Igor Stravinksy in Geneva - January, 1915
from Memories and Commentaries, page 117:
I heard a cimbalom for the first time in a Geneva café with Ansermet one evening in January 1915, and decided it could be used as a substitute for the guzla. The cimbalomist, a Mr Racz, kindly helped me find an instrument, which I purchased and kept with me troghout my Swiss and French years. I learned to play it, and to love it, and I composed Renard ‘on’ it (as I normally compose ‘on’ a piano), with two sticks in my hand, writing down as I composed.
cite as
Igor Stravinksy and Robert Craft, Memories and Commentaries (Queen Square, London, 2002), p. 117. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450295386627 accessed: 27 December, 2024
Listeners
Experience Information
| Date/Time | January, 1915 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by verafonte on Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:49:46 +0000
Approved on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:18:42 +0100