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Last broadcast on Fri, 21 Sep 2007, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music.
10/30. A Riot
Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring caused a riot in Paris on its premiere in May 1913. Why did it create such an uproar and how did it become an iconic piece?
Read by Simon Russell Beale.
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Fri 21 Sep 200715:45
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