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World Service,4 mins

SeriesBBC Proms 2019

A revolution in dance music

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The Infernal Dance from The Firebird which, along with the rest of Stravinsky’s radically innovative score, transformed ballet music in Europe a century ago. Here it is performed at the 2019 BBC Proms by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Eotvos.

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