Igor Stravinksy in USA - 14 January, 1944
from Memories and Commentaries, page 234:
When I performed it with the Boston symphony, 14 January 1944, I stood with my back to the orchestra and conducted the audience, which was supposed to sing, but didn’t. No one seemed to notice that my arrangement differed from the standard version.
cite as
Igor Stravinksy and Robert Craft, Memories and Commentaries (Queen Square, London, 2002), p. 234. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450364027476 accessed: 22 November, 2024
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The Star-Spangled Banner
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by Igor Stravinksy, Boston Symphony |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 14 January, 1944 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |
Originally submitted by verafonte on Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:53:47 +0000
Approved on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:30:58 +0100