I definitely have a Stravinsky obsession. Igor Stravinsky was arguably among the top six or seven 'classical' musicians in the world during the entire 20th century. His compositions are insanely gorgeous.
One of my favorite Stravinsky compositions, 'Scherzo a la Russe'. Three minutes of utter genius and beauty:
Here we see Stravinsky himself practicing/conducting a movement from his 'Pulcinella' suite. Words cannot describe this. He has such a definite vision of how his music is to be performed - seeing the composer himself directing an orchestra playing one of his own gorgeous masterpieces.... AMAZING:
Possibly my very favorite Stravinsky composition, 'Petrouchka'. This is a section of the Fourth Tableau, just a portion of the immense masterpiece that is Stravinsky's 'Petrouchka':
In this video, Stravinsky himself conducts the final movement of his own 'Firebird' Suite. The last two or three minutes are absolutely spectacular. The entire video is beyond words:
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