Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Here is an iconic recording – the first ever made of Stravinsky’s masterpiece The Rite of Spring that totally disrupted music one century ago. The scandalous premiere is part of the legend of artistic creation, and featured the young Pierre Monteux as conductor of the Ballets russes. He would later record many celebrated performances of this favorite work of his, but this seminal version with the newly created Grand Orchestre Symphonique de Paris is a crucial discographic milestone.