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Watch: Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring...played on three melodicas

Gramophone
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The Melodica Men perform the opening section of Stravinsky's ballet

When Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring sparked a riot at it's premiere in 1913, it is unlikely that the composer dreamed, admid the maelstrom, that one day the piece would be rendered by three melodica virtuosos. But the video below is proof that, well, anything can happen...

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