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Summary:STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) DESCRIBED HIS COMPOSITION RENARD AS A BURLESQUE. BASED ON POPULAR RUSSIAN FOLK-TALES, USING NONSENSE VERSE SIMILAR TO OUR LIMERICKS, THE WORK IS A DELIBERATE SEND-UP OF THE MORE SOLEMN CONVENTIONS OF OPERA. IN THIS PERFORMANCE, GYMNASTS AND A CONTORTIONIST PLAY THE ANIMAL CHARACTERS, HEIGHTENING THE ATMOSPHERE OF MOCKERY AND BUFFOONERY WHICH STRAVINSKY WAS SEEKING.
Description:A SERIES OF 6 PROGRAMMES WITH THE LONDON SINFONIETTA WHICH TAKE A BOLD AND ORIGINAL APPROACH TO 20TH CENTURY MUSIC