Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
The Rite of Spring's 1913 premiere caused a riot and marked the violent birth of musical modernism. Stravinsky would go on to reinvent himself across six decades — primitivist, neoclassicist, serialist — remaining the most protean composer of the twentieth century.
Key works
- The Rite of Spring1913— Pagan ritual — the premiere caused a riot
- The Firebird1910— The ballet that made him famous
- Symphony of Psalms1930— Sacred austerity