Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky
His Life:
„` 1882 ¡V 1971, born and raised in Oranienbaum
„` father was the leading bass at the Imperial Opera
„` musical education was kept on amateur level due his parents¡¦ wish for him to study law
„` at 20, submitted compositions to Rimsky-Korsakov, attracted the attention of Diaghilev, the impresario of the Paris-based Russian Ballet, who commissioned him to write a score for The Firebird
„` a year later, the ballet Petrushka, with dancers Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsavina in leading roles
„` The Rite of Spring ¡V was a catastrophe on opening night, presented a year later at a symphony concert, received enthusiasm and was established as a masterpiece
„` moved to Switzerland at the outbreak of war in 1914 with his family
„` the difficulty of assembling large performances during the war motivated him to work more intimated in spirit and modest in dimension
„` 1920, moved to France for the next 1...