Fink, Robert. "Rigoroso (Eighth Note = 126)": "the Rite of Spring" and the Forging of a Modernist Performing Style." Journal of the American Musicological Society 52 (1999): 299-362. 11 Oct. 2007

In this article, Fink, a musicologist from UCLA, speculates the authenticity of “The Rite of Spring” and how we hear it today. The Joffrey Ballet tried very hard to recreate the ballet using every single detail available (sets, costumes, and choreography). Fink contrasts the realties of the original performance in 1913 with orchestrations and choreography, with that of today. He mentions that the original conductor in 1913, Pierre Monteux dismissed many of Stravinsky's metronome markings and tried to romanticize the music. Do we want to hear the way the piece actually sounded or how it was meant to sound? How does performance in art reflect it's worth? Is the performance part of the artwork?