Jan 23
Alfred Kubin (1877–1959), “Die Symphonies” (The Symphonies)
pen, ink, wash, and spray on paper, c. 1901–02
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Alfred Kubin (1877–1959), “Die Symphonies” (The Symphonies)
pen, ink, wash, and spray on paper, c. 1901–02
top symphonies rn:
tchaikovsky 5
rimsky-korsakov scheherezade (yes im counting it)
dvorak 9 new world
sibelius 2
beethoven 7
scriabin poem of ecstacy
rachmaninoff 2
shostakovich 7 leningrad
corigliano 3 circus maximus
nielsen 5
not in any particular order except tchaik 5 is at the top
Bob Pepper, Franz Schubert, Symphonies No. 1 & 2, Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra, Karl Ristenpart conductor, 1975.
Arvo Part; LAPO, Salonen — Symphony No 4. 2010 : ECM.
by JJGrace42
Favorite Beethoven symphony
No. 1 in C
No. 2 in D
No. 3 in E-flat "Eroica"
No. 4 in B-flat
No. 5 in C minor ("dun dun dun dunnnnn")
No. 6 in F "Pastoral"
No. 7 in A
No. 8 in F
No. 9 in D minor "Choral" (includes "Ode to Joy")
Picking the 9th as your favorite has been #basic since the 1820s but in this regard I am happy to be the most basic of bitches
A few months ago, the symphony in my city went bankrupt and closed permanently. I was shocked. My SIL and I had season's tickets and were preparing to go to the first concert that very week. I had extra tickets so my kids could go to Music and Magic later in the season. The year before, I had brought my oldest for the first time to see Cirque du Symphony (Cirque du Soleil + symphony) and he loved it. I'm not sure he loved the music but he enjoyed the performance.
I'd been going since a friend in university gave me her extra tickets. Back then I could go for about $25 as a student and sit anywhere in the house. My SIL and I aren't rich, we paid for tickets in the back of the mezzanine. We weren't terribly cultured, we went to the Pops series which had dancing and other performances, not the Classic series. But I loved it, I love when the music goes straight through your body and fills you up. I miss that feeling. You can't get it with pre-recorded music. Now I can't have it again unless I want to drive for hours.
I just feel profoundly sad about it. I went to the bankruptcy meeting and I felt so betrayed. They never told the public, it was completely out of the blue. They didn't ask us to try to save them. Now it's gone and it may never come back. And I sat there beside the musicians who had no idea what they would do now, because symphonies everywhere are closing and there aren't new ones taking their place. Something is gone that I wanted for my children and this is the first time I've experienced that feeling. It's dreadful. Also, the meeting was filmed and I cried on local TV (did not realize they were filming me until my in-laws texted me...)
I know it's a hard time for everyone, and maybe we don't have enough money to support the arts. And maybe people don't care anymore, I was often one of the youngest people in the audience. But I regret this loss. The arts are important in an intangible way that I can't describe. I loved living in a smaller city with a symphony, I don't anymore.
It died, and I am only a single person, and I can't bring it back.