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Post Subject: Re: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth SymphonyPosted by dazzdax on: 10/30/2005
Well Ronnie, welcome to the world of classical music! Tschaikovsky 4th
is actually my favourite Tschaikovsky symphony (Mravinsky!), followed
by the 6th symphony (also Mravinsky). The 4th is dramatic, dynamic and
opera like, the 6th is tragic: when hearing the first movement I always
feel a lump in my throat, it's as if the world has ended. It's the
ultimate expression of someone who is desperate. Regarding Russian
composers: besides Tschaikovsky, who is actually not very Russian as a
composer compared to Moessorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff and Stravinsky, some
of them also belong to my list of favourite composers. One of the most
strangest composers also was Russian: Alexander Skrjabin. When hearing
his piano pieces played by the great Vladimir Horowitz, it's like a
form of ecstasy.
Chris
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