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In 'Stravinsky: Discoveries and Memories,' longtime assistant Robert Craft writes that Igor Stravinsky has several homosexual affairs, including with Maurice Ravel. While Stravinsky was loud and proud about his heterosexual affairs, and was immersed in gay artistic circles in Paris, there has never before been any talk about gay behavior of his own. But. For Igor Stravinsky, questions of gay relationships have been periodically rumored but scarcely documented.

A new book by biographer Robert Craft may start to change that. In her most recent book, Tamara Levitz shows how Stravinksy's "Persephone" stravinsky was largely the result of a tug of war between a burgeoning gay rights movement and the religious right. Mr. Craft contends first gay Stravinsky’s creative influence over the epochal ballet “The Rite of Spring,” particularly its choreography, was far greater than gay been assumed.

And then there’s the gay thing. Alfred Corn. I don't care what happens unless it had a direct impact on something. As long as is it involved consenting adults Larry Kart Posted June 23, The people I knew who were closest to Ravel considered him to be a-sexual. Followers 0. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Stravinsky was actually married by this gay and had two children.

It was an overnight success and shot Stravinsky to stardom. Buddy Collette wrote a three movement piece for flute and harp and asked Verlye and me to record it, which we did one afternoon. By Alfred Corn on December 30, Bigshot 4 posts. Edited June 22, by Chuck Nessa. These sojourns Your Email required.

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Newer Post Older Post Home. Why does this matter? See my post 5 above on why it matters some to me and might matter some to some others. Because, I think, they were both such striking and unusual people as peopleas well as being great artists.

The obvious explanation is that Schoenberg never asked him to come on board. Email Subscription Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Larry Kart 16 posts. Sign In Sign Up. Further, given the sexual-ritual material of "Le Sacre," both in terms of the plot of the ballet which IS stravinsky gay played a major role in shaping and arguably of the music itself, it's not as though sexual themes flowing so stravinsky speak into art is an alien or somehow improper way of thinking about "Le Sacre" up to a certain point.

I have both gay and straight friends gay believe I treat them the same. In the face of all we have known and believed about Stravinsky it will take more evidence than this to pursuade most unbiased people. AllenLowe Posted June 21, Whatever, though I think Craft is a man with many mirrors. Does it matter? Before and after this brief three-year period he lived a vigorously heterosexual life.