The composer who spent most of his life driving himself to evolve, terrified of turning into a dinosaur, first became known to many of us from the dinosaur segment in Disney’s “Fantasia.”
Happy birthday, Igor Stravinsky! Fight for your “Rite” to party!
How Walt Disney got “Rite of Spring” right:
“Rite of Spring”: A classic “Fantasia” segment, whether Stravinsky liked it or not:
https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2015/10/05/rite-spring-fantasia
PHOTOS: (left) Disney and Stravinsky; (top to bottom) “The Rite of Spring” segment from “Fantasia;” George Balanchine, Stravinsky, and Disney with Pteranodon model; and Stravinsky caricature by Disney
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