On May 29, 1913, an over-capacity audience in Paris' Th???ótre des Champs-Élys??es witnessed an historical spectacle as they became a brute catalyst in the most (in)famous opening night of the twentieth century. The Rite of Spring premiered that evening in the midst of a riot, inspired by the overwhelming primitivism both onstage and in the score. One hundred-plus years later, the music still incites the senses. The ballet was first published in 1914 in a reduction for two pianos, and serves as ...

I. Introduction - A Kiss of the Earth - II. Dance of the Young Maidens