
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part 1
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
The Beginning of the Diagolove by Igor Stravinsky
It's like watching a scene from the planet Earth documentaries in musical form. Every theme that rides out over the thumping and slithering texture is a variant on that opening Lithuanian folk song. The humanity of the music is carried in its theme, despite the animalistic nature at the moment. It's ritualistic, violent, and convulsive. Can you imagine how you would dance to this?
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