Stravinsky developed an enthusiasm for Japanese art, particularly woodblock prints, which influenced his Three Japanese Lyrics, composed in 1913.
Composer Biography
Stravinsky wrote a miniature clarinet piece, Pour Picasso, for Pablo Picasso on an Italian telegram form in Rome in April 1917, with Picasso adding the final inscription.
Compositional Technique
Stravinsky's Pastorale, originally for soprano and piano, was later arranged by the composer for violin and woodwind quartet, extending its range and length.
Compositional Technique
Stravinsky's Two Balmont Songs are his first works to dispense with key signatures, exploring bitonality and anticipating rhythmic and harmonic density found in The Rite of Spring.
Composition History
Stravinsky's Three Pieces for Clarinet were composed in 1918 for Werner Reinhart, an industrialist and patron who sponsored the first staged production of Histoire du Soldat.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Stravinsky's Renard, a comic masterpiece based on a Russian folktale, features a cimbalom as its principal sonority, matching the acrobatic stage movement.
Recording & Production
This album is Volume 7 of "The Music of Igor Stravinsky" in "The Robert Craft Collection," titled "The Russian Stravinsky, Vol. 1."
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