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Prom 57 - Part 2
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Andrew McGregor presents the conclusion of this New York Philharmonic Prom, with Lorin Maazel conducting Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring.
From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
This New-York Philharmonic Prom concludes with Stravinsky's seminal, ground-breaking ballet The Rite of Spring, an exploration of a dark Russian ritual, and which for many is as shocking today as it was at its riotous premiere nearly a century ago.
New York Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.
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Thu 28 Aug 200820:45
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