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Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (, ) (June 17 1882 – April 6 1971) was a Russian composer, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of 20th century music.Page 2006; Robinson 2004; Anonymous 1940; Théodore and Denise Strawinsky 2004, 166; Cohen 2004, 30. He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the century.Glass 1998[LINK: http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/stravinsky.html] [1]. In addition to the recognition he received for his compositions, he also achieved fame as a pianist and a conductor, often at the premières of his works. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev and performed by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (Russian Bal

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Soulima Stravinsky plays Igor Stravinsky
Soulima Stravinsky plays Igor Stravinsky


Stravinsky: Music for Piano (1911-1942)
Stravinsky: Music for Piano (1911-1942)


Shostakovich: Complete Works for Piano Duo
Shostakovich: Complete Works for Piano Duo


Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; The Rite of Spring
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; The Rite of Spring


Stravinsky: Piano Music
Stravinsky: Piano Music


Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Stravinsky: 3 Dances from Petrouchka
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Stravinsky: 3 Dances from Petrouchka


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