The Rite of Spring - Salonen/LA Phil (I)

Mesmerizing to watch this performed live, to see all the crazy shit each performer has to do.... especially since this is such an unusual piece, everyone has to pay super fucking close attention to their rhythm and conviction.

3.22 this is the first instance of heavy metal

Thats what I thought.

WOW! im lovin this

I absolutely LOVE Stravinsky's works, especially The Rite of Spring and The Firebird Suite. If you hate it, you hate it. Music is very subjective. No one should be forced to enjoy anything, but all the same, it's annoying to have people rip on such a genius.

I don't know. . . I kind of want to make people love this

A century later and you donkeys are still arguing about it...as if Stravinsky might still be just a fluke!

The use of the ostinati, the seemingly imbalanced rhythmic force, the fact that John Williams now makes everyone think we're on Dantooine and the idea that an entire ballet could be based off a somewhat sparse, harshly chromatic score.

When Anikan Skywalker is going to find his mother he arrives to this place where the Sand People live and the music is almost exactly as 3:22 minutes here.
John Williams was influenced by a lot of peeps including Stravinsky but especially Gustav Holst.
^_^

It's a long story but one that cannot be reduced to mediocrity and democracy. All pieces were not created equal.