Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part 1

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Joshua Weilerstein

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🗓️ 2 February 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The most famous thing about Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring is the riot that took place at its premiere. Perhaps its overcompensating for classical music's reputation for being a bit stuffy, but musicians and musicologists LOVE talking about the riot at the Rite of Spring, and I’m no exception. But you might be surprised to know that the Rite Riot was by no means the only disturbance at a classical concert. There are myriad stories of chaos at concerts throughout musical history, but none of them are as famous as what happened on May 29th, 1913. We'll talk about the riot, why it happened, and its aftermath. We'll also discuss this groundbreaking piece, which was revolutionary in almost every way, while being more grounded in the past than you might think. As the great writer Tom Service says, “there’s nothing so old as a musical revolution.” Join us this week for part 1, the Adoration of the Earth!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes, the Classical Music Podcast.
0:12.5	My name is Joshua Weylerstein, I'm a conductor, and I'm the Music Director of the Phoenix
0:16.2	Orchestra of Boston, and the Chief Conductor Designate of the All-Borg Symphony.
0:21.0	This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting
0:25.7	ready to dive into this amazing world of incredible music.
0:29.6	Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors, Vic and Rachel, and
0:33.6	all of my other Patreon sponsors for making season 9 possible.
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0:54.2	I'm recording this on a Monday, about to head off to Vancouver.
1:00.1	Tomorrow for a concert with the Vancouver Symphony, we're doing a really fun program.
1:04.6	The first half is all based around Heiden.
1:07.2	We're doing the overture to the creation of Heiden, then Caroline Shaw's Interact, which
1:11.8	is based off of a harmonic transition that she heard in a Heiden quartet, as some of
1:15.9	you have heard me mention before.
1:17.6	And then we're going to be doing Heiden's C Major Telecom Charter, with the cellist
1:21.0	Yulia Hagen.
1:22.7	Then on the second half, we're going to be doing Elgar's ode to friendship, his wonderful
1:27.7	enigma variations, which I have covered before on the show.
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