Eric Whitacre Instagram – One of the consequences of all these meter changes in the second half of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring is hyper-focus. Every time I’ve seen this performed there is a palpable escalation of concentration on stage — you can actually feel the players leaning forward and digging in. I’ve always wondered if Stravinsky wrote it that way knowing that it not only sounded great, but it would also unite the orchestra by giving them an outrageous mountain they all had to climb together.
As a side note, I’ve never once seen a conductor use a score to conduct this; it’s always from memory. I think if you don’t have this music in your body at a cellular level you’re not going to be able to lead the orchestra up the mountain. | Posted on 04/Jul/2024 21:48:48
