The Firebird Suite, in addition to being a Stravinsky symphony, is also a band, or at least, is sort of a band. The elaborate story, as near as I can tell, is as follows: the Firebird Band consisted ...

A sorcerer’s curse. An infernal dance. A breathtaking finale. You’ll be spellbound by Stravinsky’s bold, rhythmic, and ...

On this week's podcast of From the Top, the victorious finale from Stravinsky's Firebird Suite is performed by a teenage pianist from Chicago. He's joined by a teenage violinist using YouTube to ...

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When Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “Firebird” premiered in 1910, it immediately “took Paris by storm.” “It was a huge success,” explains Andrew Crust, music director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.

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