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Watch Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite Of Spring' performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Peter Breiner.

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Igor Stravinsky - The Rite Of Spring

Performed by the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Peter Breiner, and recorded at BBC Television Centre, London, On Air will stream a performance of The Rite Of Spring by Igor Stravinsky is available to watch On Demand.

A ballet and orchestral concert work first performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 29 May 1913.  Containing many novel features for its time, including experiments in tonality, metre, rhythm, stress and dissonance, the music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century, and is one of the most recorded works in the classical repertoire.

Talking about the show, Ian Maclay - Managing Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - explains "It was a wonderful opportunity to record the three great Stravinsky ballets and to have them presented in such an exciting and imaginative way. Working with On Air was a fantastic chance for us to continue on our journey to make orchestral music accessible for all, placing it at the heart of contemporary society."

This show is available to watch on demand in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies.

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Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka

Performed by the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Peter Breiner, and recorded at BBC Television Centre, London'Petrushka' by Igor Stravinsky is available to watch On Demand.

His second complete score for the Ballets Russes which followed the success of The Firebird'Petrushka' premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in 1911.  His initial idea was for a concert piece for piano representing ‘a puppet suddenly endowed with life, exasperating the patience of the orchestra with diabolical cascades of arpeggios’. 

Talking about the show, Ian Maclay - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - explains "It was a wonderful opportunity to record the three great Stravinsky ballets and to have them presented in such an exciting and imaginative way. Working with On Air was a fantastic chance for us to continue on our journey to make orchestral music accessible for all, placing it at the heart of contemporary society."

This show is available to watch on demand in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies.

Square Petrushka artwork featuring a puppet crown advertising the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's global livestream performance of Igor Stravinsky Petrushka with conductor Peter Breiner

Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird

Performed by the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Peter Breiner, and recorded at BBC Television Centre, London, 'The Firebird' by Igor Stravinsky is now available to watch On Demand.

A ballet and orchestral concert work first performed at the Opéra de Paris on 25 June 1910, 'The Firebird' catapulted Igor Stravinsky to international fame. Although designed as a work for the stage, with specific passages accompanying characters and action, the music has achieved equal, if not greater recognition, as a concert piece.

This show is available to watch on demand in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies.

Square artwork for 'The Firebird' advertising the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's global livestream performance of Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird with conductor Peter Breiner, recorded at BBC Television Centre

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major (Jupiter Symphony)

The third and final part of On Air’s 2021 Classical Series saw Johannes Vogel and the Synchron Stage Orchestra’s performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C major (Jupiter Symphony). That full performance is now available to watch On Demand in 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos technology.

Captured in Vienna’s state-of-the-art Synchron Stage recording facility, and performed by the 40-piece Synchron Stage Orchestra, Mozart's visionary 41st Symphony, named "Jupiter" by critics as it is an example of divine perfection, is one of the most complex, most exciting compositions ever made, represents the complete possibilities of mankind.

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Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor "From the New World"

The second part of On Air’s 2021 Classical Series saw Johannes Vogel and the Synchron Stage Orchestra’s performance of Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor. That full performance is available to watch now On Demand in 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos technology.

Captured in Vienna’s state-of-the-art Synchron Stage recording facility, and performed by the 60-piece Synchron Stage Orchestra (40 strings, 9 woodwind, 9 brass, 2 percussion), Dvořák’s New World Symphony is one of the most famous works in classical music history.  Filled with the spirit of modernism whilst also paying homage to tradition, it fizzes with hope and joy, and is uplifting throughout.

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Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 in E minor

The opening part of On Air’s 2021 Classical Series saw Johannes Vogel and the Synchron Stage Orchestra’s performing Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 in E minor.

That full performance is now available to watch now On Demand in 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos technology.

Captured in Vienna’s state-of-the-art Synchron Stage recording facility, and performed by the 60-piece Synchron Stage Orchestra (40 strings, 9 woodwind, 9 brass, 2 percussion), Brahms' 4th and final symphony pulses with positive energy and swirls with trance-like melodies that serve to carry away sorrows and reminds us of the power of positivity.

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Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Originally streamed as part of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary celebration, this dazzling performance of Gustav Mahler's orchestration of Beethoven’s ‘Symphony No. 9’ is available to watch now On Demand in 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos technology.

The final complete symphony to be written by Beethoven, No 9 is regarded by many as both Beethoven's greatest work and as one of the greatest pieces of classical music ever composed.

Conducted by Johannes Vogel and featuring the 123-strong Synchron Stage Orchestra and choir, ahead of the performance Johannes Vogel explained “The decision to perform Mahler’s re-orchestration of the Ninth Symphony synchronised perfectly in my mind.  Together, they are two of my most admired composers.  His symphonies are very much influenced by Beethoven.  He should be admired in his bravery to bring Beethoven through time with the use of the early modern 20th century instruments heard in his orchestration”.

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