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Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: David Robertson
Recording date: 28 August 2009
Date of broadcast: 28 August 2009

Stravinsky composed this piece for the New York City Ballet in 1957. Though 'agon' in Ancient Greece implied struggle or contest, here there is no story: it's a 'pure' composition waiting for a choreographer. The movements of the ballet are named after French court dances.

Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: David Robertson
Recording date: 28 August 2009
Date of broadcast: 28 August 2009

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