Stravinsky – The Final Chorale (DVD)

Posted by admin in Musicals/Performing ArtsJan 26th, 2008 | no responses Director Frank Scheffer examines Igor Stravinsky`s groundbreaking

Symphonies for Instruments

in this illuminating musical documentary. Composed in 1920 as a tribute to Debussy, the piece still feels original and fresh today; it`s a bold work with extremely complicated tempo relations, and was the first to use a musical

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technique. THE FINAL CHORALE is creatively structured and edited to mimic the form of Stravinsky`s composition, and it features archival footage, interviews, and music from the Netherlands Wind Ensemble with conductor Reinbert de Leeuw. Also included here is FIVE ORCHESTRAL PIECES, which looks at the creation, performance, and impact of Arnold Schoenberg`s famous atonal works.