Geniuses (2003-2007) - Season 2 Episodes and Ratings

Composer Igor Stravinsky woke up famous the morning after the Paris premiere of his "Firebird"-and no one for 60 years (!) could predict the surprises that he presented to the public in each subsequent opus. Stravinsky is the brightest modernist in the entire modern repertoire, and there are no borders for his music: in all time zones, it is equally clear and fascinating. Stravinsky entered music like an elephant into a China shop, overturned everything - and it turned out that he pushed the boundaries of a whole century...

Alexander Scriabin is an outstanding Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and mystic philosopher who dreamed of changing the world and transforming humanity through music. A brilliant innovator, he changed the musical language of the era. The boldness of his harmonic discoveries was astounding. They tried to imitate him, but it was impossible. Scriabin created an exclusively individual style and still the phenomenon of his work remains unsolved to the end...