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Igor Stravinsky - Symphony in Three Movements (1946)
Berliner Philharmoniker - Pierre Boulez cond.
Sorry for the extremely long dry period! I am attempting to get back in the swing of things for right now - in the meantime, enjoy this wonderful Stravinsky symphony.
Composer: Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894)
Work: Allegro from Piano Concerto Nr. 4 in D minor (1864)
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Michael Stern
I've been gone a super long time guys, sorry about that! I'm thinking of expanding the blog to include my personal composition work, as well as musicology. Stay tuned!
Can you guys reblog this if you’re a: -instrument blog -musician blog -Orchestra blog -Band/DCI blog Or anything along those lines. I’m obsessed with these types of blogs lately and I want more to follow!
Happy birthday to Russian pianist, composer, and Movember participant Alexander Scriabin!
Born on January 6, 1872, Scriabin pioneered a distinctly Russian, post-tonal style that transitioned Western music from the late Romantic era into the 20th century. Listen to his Piano Sonata No. 5 here.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58 (1885)
I. Lento lugubure (B minor, 338 bars)
Manfred wanders in the Alps. Wearied by the fatal questions of existence, tormented by hopeless longings and the memory of past crimes, he suffers terrible spiritual yearnings. He has delved into the occult sciences and commands the mighty powers of darkness, but neither they nor anything in this world can give him the forgetfulness to which alone he vainly aspires. The memory of the lost Astarte, once passionately loved by him, gnaws at his heart, and there is neither limit nor end to Manfred's despair.
II. Vivace con spirito (B minor, 555 bars)
The Alpine Fairy appears to Manfred beneath the rainbow of a waterfall.
III. Andante con moto (G major, 282 bars)
Pastorale. A picture of the simple, free and peaceful life of the mountain folk.
IV. Allegro con fuoco (B minor–B major, 491 bars).
The subterranean palace of Arimanes. An infernal orgy. Appearance of Manfred in the midst of a bacchanal. Evocation and appearance of the spirit of Astarte, who pardons him. Death of Manfred.
If you all like Symphonie Fantastique and Harold en Italie and haven't yet heard Manfred, give this a listen - this is the Russian answer to the programmatic symphony and it is simply incredible.
Kickin off the new year with Prokofiev - Sonata No. 2 in d
omfg the thumbnail has five sharps but its in the key of d minor what the hell proko
PROKO WHY ARE YOU AN A FOREIGN KEY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME THAT YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO USE A NEW KEY SIGNATURE
Not to mention whatever sorts of modulations and borrowed chords are within there omg
Because why the hell not
Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Snowflakes (from The Nutcracker)
yesssss
FAVORITE PIECE(S)
Okay guys I’m bored and want to know what you guys like! What are some of your favorite pieces? :3
Personally, Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, Fauré’s Requiem, Saint-Saën’s 3rd ‘Organ’ Symphony, and Borodin’s 2nd Symphony top my list, though the list might be a little different if you asked me again in a month.
agreed! i LOVE Tchaikovsky 5 and the Saint-saens organ symphony! Looking at your URL, im a bit surprised Symphonie Fantastique isn’t on the list…
GOD BORODIN 2 IS SO GOOD. I’m a sucker for Rach 2. And I just did Dvorak 6 which I really loved. Overture to Candide. And Beethoven’s to Leonore (the 3rd).
The recapitulation in the first mvt of borodin 2, as well as the third mvt... goodness. Oh man I love the Scherzo in Dvorak 6 too. BERNSTEIN
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 (1876)
Tchaikovsky immersed himself in Canto V of the Inferno, which concerns Francesca da Rimini, and found himself "inflamed with a wish to write a symphonic poem on Francesca."
Her tragic love story was especially popular with the Romantics. Liszt had incorporated it in the Inferno movement in his "Dante" Symphony, while mention of Gustave Doré's illustration of the lovers occurs in Tchaikovsky's correspondence about the piece. Francesca and Paolo are tormented in the Second Circle of Hell, reserved for those who gave in to sensual pleasure. Francesca narrates the story of how she was forced into a hateful marriage with a deformed warlord but fell in love instead with his handsome brother, Paolo. As they read the romance of Lancelot and Guinevere together, it inflamed their desire. Francesca's husband, catching them making love, murdered both. Their punishment consists in being hurled relentlessly about in a hurricane of souls, "just as they used to give way in life to the tempest of sensual lust" (as Tchaikovsky writes in his preface to the score, which includes a lengthy quote from Dante's Canto V).
Commentators are fond of attempting to psychoanalyze Tchaikovsky's attraction to such subject matter -- speculating, for example, on his identification with the doomed Francesca in light of his own sexuality. Yet the story as narrated by Dante also suggested a powerful contrast between past and present that could be exploited in purely musical terms -- a structure that Tchaikovsky emphasizes in the piece. x
Arvo Pärt - Fratres (from Tabula Rasa)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Queen of Spades, Op. 68: Overture (1890)
The opera is based on a groundbreaking story by Alexander Pushkin. In it, he wrote that "two obsessions can no more exist in the same mind than two bodies can exist in the same space." If you doubt that statement, or think it's for the best, just read the story — or have a listen to Tchaikovsky's bleak, operatic version of the tale. Then think again.
Pushkin's unfortunate hero is a fellow called Hermann, who seems to have a dysfunctional soul. He observes the social lives of his friends, but stays to himself and won't participate. When a beautiful woman offers him love and companionship, he brutally exploits her for personal gain. In short, Pushkin's Hermann isn't exactly a barrel of laughs. Still, his ultimate fate does seem like a natural byproduct of his flawed personality.
Tchaikovsky's take on his story is every bit as grim as the original — and maybe grimmer, thanks to an extra layer of sentiment. In the opera, Hermann isn't quite such a cold fish — at least not at first. When he meets Lisa the two instantly fall in love, and he's overjoyed. But that love gets tangled up with obsessive greed and, in a way, the opera becomes even more tragic than Pushkin's story. Tchaikovsky gives Hermann every chance to live a meaningful and satisfying life — which in turn makes his self-destruction feel wildly irrational and sadly unnecessary. x
Tchaikovsky 4, Shostakovich 5, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Elgar Enigma Variations, Beethoven string quartet no. 13, Tchaikovsky piano concerto no. 1, Chopin ballade in g minor, and for Stravinsky, the last 1/3 of Firebird.
A solid list! The last third of the Firebird being the apotheosis? I would have to agree, it is spectacular! There was a beautiful video of (I believe) the national greek orchestra playing Nimrod at its last performance before the greek government defunded and dismantled it... if you haven't seen it, I would highly recommend doing so - I have not seen a more emotional rendition of the work!
FAVORITE PIECE(S)
Okay guys I’m bored and want to know what you guys like! What are some of your favorite pieces? :3
Personally, Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, Fauré’s Requiem, Saint-Saën’s 3rd ‘Organ’ Symphony, and Borodin’s 2nd Symphony top my list, though the list might be a little different if you asked me again in a month.
agreed! i LOVE Tchaikovsky 5 and the Saint-saens organ symphony! Looking at your URL, im a bit surprised Symphonie Fantastique isn’t on the list…
You got me! I do love Symphonie Fantastique - it would probably fill the fifth slot. I’m on a bit of a late romantic kick atm, so it’s taking a bit of a back seat right now. Who knows, though - there’s a performance of it by the BSO in April, that might shuffle the list xD
Tchaik's violin concerto, Tchaik's "October" for piano, Mendelssohn's Hebrides overture, Schumann violin concerto...where to stop? :P Also love Tchaik symphony 4 mvt 2.
Oh man I heard the Hebrides overture live in october, it was breathtaking! Regrettably haven't listened to that Schumann, hw for me! I got the Tchaikovsky edition for Christmas so I will be sure to listen to "October" at once... I am less familiar with his piano works, alas. As for the other Tchaik ALL THE YES
Where to stop... truly is the question, isn't it?
