Dumbarton Oaks, the estate for which Stravinsky composed his Concerto in E-flat, later became the site where the Charter of the United Nations was drawn up in 1944.
Compositional Technique
Apollon musagète, Stravinsky's ballet, is scored for a string ensemble and is technically based on the Ancient Greek iambic (short-long) verse rhythm.
Composition History
Stravinsky's ballet Apollon musagète was commissioned by the Washington Festival of Contemporary Music in 1928.
Composition History
Igor Stravinsky's Concerto in E-flat 'Dumbarton Oaks' was commissioned by Robert Woods Bliss, a high-ranking US diplomat, and his wife Mildred for their 30th wedding anniversary celebrations.
Compositional Technique
Stravinsky's Concerto in E-flat 'Dumbarton Oaks' openly engages with J.S. Bach's music, quoting from the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.
Performer Biography
Camerata Salzburg, one of the world's oldest chamber orchestras, has been performing for over 70 years and is known for its distinctive sound in Viennese Classics, especially Mozart.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Stravinsky's compositional approach to early music, as seen in 'Dumbarton Oaks', is one of 'alienation'—distorting and reshaping the original, a technique inspired by Russian formalist literature.
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