One of our most celebrated authors, Witi Ihimaera, recalls how his life changed when he first heard The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky, as a young boy listening to a record player in Gisborne. And NZSO double bass player Alexander Gunchenko explains the fiendish difficulty of playing the piece.
Sergei Diaghilev was taking the world of ballet by storm, rescuing it for ever from its 19th-century rut as mere light entertainment plonked into the middle of grand opera.
Triangle’s Comete Ez speakers aren’t the last word in refinement or tonal neutrality but they can be a hugely entertaining listen if treated with care.