Here is a fine overview of Igor Stravinsky’s neoclassical output, which has nothing to do with the neoclassical style of today’s Ludovico Einaudi, Jean-Michel Blais or Alexandra Streliski. Stravinsky’s neoclassicism draws less on the notion of accessibility (through an almost pop-like harmonic simplicity) than on a return to the architectural form (concerto, sonata, suite, etc.) … Continue reading James Ehnes; BBC Philharmonic / Sir Andrew Davis – Stravinsky : Violin Concerto; Scherzo à la russe; Apollon Musagète; Orchestral Suites