Rite of Spring for Piano Four Hands

Composed for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, "The Rite of Spring premiered in 1913 to a near-riot that marked one of music history's most notorious debuts. Stravinsky created a version of the orchestral score for piano four hands; it was in this form that the piece was first published and became audiences' primary introduction to the work. Scaled down for rehearsal purposes, this reduction provides a practical opportunity for two pianists to perform the complete work, or for listeners to delve inside the structure behind Stravinsky's landmark opus. (USO)Stravinsky, Igor is the author of 'Rite of Spring for Piano Four Hands ' with ISBN 9780486445397 and ISBN 0486445399.