Len Fehskens: >I thought the "riot" (Rite of Spring)was less about the music and more >about the costumes and choreography of the ballet? Great point that can't be made too often. Be it that Stravinsky took some points to the limit, it would be well worth noting that Vic Maes in his recent study on Russian Music clearly shows how Stravinsky's Rite is FIRMLY ROOTED in the Russian tradition. Although Stravinsky and his disciples never tired of boring us with their stories how he "served as the medium through which music of some unknown realm came to life", in fact most of the tunes can be traced back as (agreed: distorted) versions of Russian folk song. Of course I'm not denying the influence of the piece, and of course nobody will be deaf to the immediate "impact" of this, but let's stop reproducing CD sleeve notes. Jos