Le sacre du printemps, the Rite of Spring (Holy Spring in the original Russian)
The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) wrote 'Rite of Spring' in 1913.
That was 1913.
You are probably thinking of Igor Stravinsky. The 1913 Paris premiere of his "Rite of Spring" literally caused rioting in the audience. Ravel was in the audience (or was it Debussy?) and the future conductor of the Boston Symphony, Pierre Monteaux.
In the 34 to 35 minute range - depending upon the "reading." Usually broken into two sets, one of ~16 minutes the other ~19 minutes.
It was written for a ballet.
Le sacre du printemps, the Rite of Spring (Holy Spring in the original Russian)
Russian.
Stravinsky was most famous for the Rite of Spring because of its riotous premiere in 1913. He became famous in 1910 for his popular ballet score The Firebird for the Ballet Russe, he became instantly famous. He died in New York in 1971.
The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) wrote 'Rite of Spring' in 1913.
Igor Stravinsky
The most famous (and controversial) composition created by Stravinsky was a ballet entitled The Rite of Spring. He composed it in 1913 and it was based on old Russian pagan traditions.
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is Nationalistic because it re-creates sacrificial rites of ancient Russia.
The riot occurred at the premier of Stravinky's "Le sacre du printemps," or in English, "The Rite of Spring."
Sergei Diaghilev
The Rite of Spring was choreographed by Vaslov Nijinsky, and was set to music composed by Igor Stravinsky.
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring