Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances includes a self-quotation of the motto theme from his ill-fated First Symphony, which he had withdrawn after its disastrous premiere in 1897.
Composer Biography
Stravinsky moved to America in 1939 after personal tragedies and the onset of World War II, living there until his death in 1971.
Composition History
Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements, composed between 1942 and 1945, had hybrid origins, with its first movement originally intended as a concerto for orchestra.
Composer Biography
Rachmaninov left Europe for the US in 1939, one of many artists driven from Europe by the approach of World War II.
Performer Biography
Valery Gergiev, the conductor, won the Herbert von Karajan Conductors' Competition at age 24 and made his Mariinsky Opera debut a year later.
Compositional Technique
Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements is characterized by a powering rhythmic intensity, rooted in his response to newsreel images of World War II.
Composition History
Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, Op. 45, was his last work, composed in 1940.
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