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Prom 5 - 17.07.17: Sibelius, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostDvorak's Cello Concerto, the American Quartet, and his last three symphonies are definitely Premier League ! As are Kreisleriana , Kinderszenen and the Piano Concerto .
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Originally posted by Maclintick View PostYes indeed, but Andrew Morris's opinion diverges somewhat from that of the majority of boarders who have posted thus far, & who found BBCNOW/Søndergård's Sibelius 7 a little lacklustre & underpowered, while fulsomely praising their Shosta 10, & he rates the concert with a niggardly (?) 3 stars. Recognising that it'd be a boring old world if we all agreed... etc,etc, I still can't accept the notion that late Sibelius conforms to a "passive-contemplative" ideal in the face of cold/impersonal/majestic/Darwinian or whatever "Nature" one presumes to specify. Like Ed, I suspect, I hear a ruggedly confrontational aspect in Sibelius 7 & other late pieces -- "Man vs. Nature" (maybe his own ?). Must dash to catch tonight's....Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 19-07-17, 04:12.
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Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostI'm not sure the Sibelius 6 has anything "confrontational" about it, or where one might locate that in Tapiola either....nor do I register conflict or confrontation in the 7th, more a counterpoint of evolutionary energies existing side-by-side; the human presence (the strings' extended chorale in the first section, the strong, serene voice in the trombone) seems observational (in every sense) of the natural, earthly and cosmic forces swirling around it (yet sensing a kinship within them). When the final climaxes arrive they seem more of a letting go - an exulting surrender to the glories of nature, in our very lack of "dominion" over Earth, or the Universe, of all those awesome, overwhelming forces we cannot control; a reconciliation to our true, un-Godlike character; and the philosophical joy in that reconciliation, that acceptance, that wisdom.Last edited by Maclintick; 19-07-17, 09:22.
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Originally posted by edashtav View Postcheers, ER! I' off to hear the work at the Barbican plus Finzi's final, tragic masterpiece next February, and am busy getting DSCH fit!
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