This first book in Proust's multivolume Remembrance of Things Past is now regarded as one of the classics of world literature, but on publication, it was considered overly detailed by the critics. This is not only the best-known book in the series; it’s the one with the madeleines.

An elegant Paris audience rioted during the first performance of Igor Stravinsky's ballet "The Rite of Spring." Now a modernist classic played by orchestras the world over, its pounding, jagged rhythms and biting dissonances still have tremendous potency.