The Rite of Spring / Petrushka (1911)

Album by Igor Fyodorovitch Stravinsky & Bergen filharmoniske orkester & Andrew Litton

The Rite of Spring / Petrushka (1911) is a compilation recording of orchestral ballet works by Igor Stravinsky, referencing the 1911 composition date associated with Petrushka. Musically it juxtaposes early-twentieth-century modernist techniques such as irregular, driving rhythms, stark dissonances and inventive orchestration, and it marks a key phase in Stravinsky's career as he transitioned from folkloric influences toward a more rhythmically focused, modernist language in Western art music.