Artist
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky appears once in our Modernism list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Modernism
- Year
- 1913
- Highest placing
- No. 1 in Modernism
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
The Rite of Spring
1913
Ranked No. 1 in Modernism
The premiere ended in a riot, which has slightly obscured the fact that the rhythmic writing is still the most violent thing in the orchestral repertoire. Nothing has caught up.