This story has been updated. See note below. The introduction to “The Firebird” begins by setting the scene for the green-tongued ogre Kastchei’s enchanted garden, where he houses 13 princesses along ...

Igor Stravinsky looms large in the pantheon of modern composers. Both the White House and the Kremlin sent representatives to his April 1971 funeral in Manhattan. Two weeks later, thousands swelled ...

Marking a pivotal moment in his early career, Igor Stravinsky’s 1910 ballet The Firebird brought the composer international attention with a score that contrasted lyricism with sounds that challenged ...

Schmitt’s Psalm 47 is a powerful work for soprano, chorus, and orchestra that sets the Latin psalm text in a sweeping, dramatic style. Opening with a brilliant fanfare, the piece combines vigorous ...

It’s that classic story of boy meets mythical bird, bird gives boy magical feather, boy rescues girl from evil sorcerer king with bird’s help. “And then of course, they get married and live happily ...

The tale goes that the phoenix — the bird of fire — lives for 500 years. When it's ready to die, its nest flames up and a new phoenix rises from the ashes. Igor Stravinsky set this legend to music in ...

Stravinsky's score for the ballet "The Firebird" established his career, but he was a last-ditch choice for the assignment after a handful of other composers had failed to come through. For the first ...

David Robertson conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra during a performance of Stravinsky's Fireworks on April 25, 2019 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. Ben Torres / Special ...

(The) Faun and Shepherdess London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Scherzo fantastique London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Chant Funèbre (Funeral Song) London ...