Stravinsky - "No Word From Tom" (Felicity Lott)
wit they polished with the clarity of stylistic hindsight. Although the subject and text of The Rake's Progress inhabit the eighteenth century, Stravinsky's music spans both eras; it is like a collage of classical motifs fragmented and reassembled in the manner of our own time. Indeed Stravinsky ranged even more widely in his sources. His primary inspiration is probably Mozart, specifically the Mozart of Così fan Tutte, which he had recently seen in a collegiate performance in California. ...
Author: TheGreatPerformers; Tags: Igor-Stravinsky W.H.-Auden Felicity-Lott Chester-Kallmann William-Hogarth soprano aria opera classical
