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Tales from the Stave: Pulcinella
Tuesday 22 April 2008 13:30-14:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Repeated: Saturday 26 April 2008 15:30-16:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Frances Fyfield tracks down the stories behind the scores of well-known pieces of music.
Stravinsky's sketchbook for his ballet score can be found in the British Library. Written shortly after the First World War while he was living in Switzerland, the work marked a dramatic change from the power and rhythm of The Rite of Spring. The booklet shows the composer arranging and modernising a series of themes and arias originally thought to have been written by Pergolesi.
Contributors include conductor Barry Wordsworth, handwriting expert Ruth Rostron and Maureen Carr from the Pennsylvania State University.
Followed by News.
