This reissue of Leonard Bernstein’s 1958 recording of Le Sacre du Printemps is a brand new audio transfer from the original analogue reels. For the first time on CD, the package includes the original cover art of the now-iconic image by Gray Foy.

In addition, the package has photos of Bernstein and Stravinsky plus sketches and images from the premiere production and an extensive essay by Jonathan Cott, writer and editor for Rolling Stone Magazine and author of 'Dinner with Lenny: The Last Long Interview with Leonard Bernstein'. Cott’s essay details the history of the work and includes first-hand reminiscences of New York Philharmonic musicians about the recording session and commentary by noted conductors and composers.

Exactly a century ago, Le Sacre du Printemps shocked and overwhelmed its first audience – which included such luminaries as Pablo Picasso, Marcel Proust, Gertrude Stein, Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy, provoking a now-legendary riot at its Paris premiere whose notoriety and magnitude was unprecedented in the history of classical music.