NOSPR / Lionel Bringuier - live audience & livestream - NOSPR

Igor Stravinsky, whose real career started with the success of the Firebird for the Ballets Russes, once said: "Who would take musical criticism seriously? In the vast majority of cases it is synonymous with ignorance". Francis Poulenc, whose real career started with the success of Les biches for the same ensemble, had the following suggestion for the critics of the Sinfonietta: "Stop analysing my music – just love it". Diaghilev loved and promoted music from both composers. A true love is rare to be found and even rarer to be wrong.