The Rite Of Spring – The Adoration Of The Earth
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
Performed by The Los Angeles Philharmonic
Conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen
This is for all you pagans out there :P .
Causing riots upon it’s premiere, many see this groundbreaking piece as perhaps the first ever modern orchestral work.
I particularly like this extract.. from it’s gentle beginning and rhythmic build up, through to one of THE greatest pulsing string sequences a little over three minutes in, then on to the wild abandon of the pagan dance towards the end.
Uber 8)