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- From: ns14@crux2.crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Nathan Otto Siemers)
- Subject: Re: Shaking the shostakovich tree.
- In-Reply-To: rmc@wang.com's message of Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:21:26 GMT
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- >>>>> On Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:21:26 GMT, rmc@wang.com (rmc) said:
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- rmc> Discussing possible pieces for a Shostakovich "Best Of" tape to
- rmc> pique peoples' interest, ns14@crux2.crux2.cit.cornell.edu
- rmc> (Nathan Otto Siemers) writes:
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- > Third mvmt of 5th symphony. The beautiful soprano solo in
- > Lady Macbeth. A couple preludes and fugues. One of the songs in
- > the 14th symphony. (Madam! Look! You've dropped something!). And
- > finish it with the WHOLE 8th quartet.
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- rmc> Well, if we include the WHOLE 8th quartet, some of the
- rmc> architectural problems could go away. My favorite movement is
- rmc> Symphony 15 movement 3 and i would request it NOT be included;
- rmc> it was the specific example i was thinking of when i noted that
- rmc> Shostakovich's symphonies work together as a whole and not as
- rmc> exceprts. I find the movement excruciatingly beautiful, but
- rmc> without the setup from the not-quite-as-slow second movement the
- rmc> theme seems too simple.
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- Is that the movement that keeps waltzing? I agree whole heartedly.
-
- rmc> There is a really catchy work for two pianos, i think its just
- rmc> titled "Fantasy", that could be included. Father and son
- rmc> recorded it together, with the son taking the fast, showy treble
- rmc> part. My favorite song from the 14th is "Three Lilies", but
- rmc> paired with "Macbeth" this might paint too morbid a picture.
-
- Excuse me? Shostakovich?
-
- rmc> The cello sonata would be a good choice, especially if one could
- rmc> find a copy of the old Melodiya recording with DSch handling the
- rmc> piano. It's short enough that one could do another whole piece
- rmc> rather than an excerpt.
-
- Even as a cellist, the sonata doesn't seem to get to me, although I
- spent five years listening to the 15th symphony before i got it. ;)
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- rmc> Building such a tape as a "thought experiment" seems fun.
- rmc> Building the real tape would seem somewhat dubious morality
- rmc> wise, although we can always fall back on the "building
- rmc> potential new customers" argument fans always seem to rely on
- rmc> for bootlegging.
-
- Dubious morality wise? Come now, the record company lobby
- just passed the bill that will make us pay THEM a royalty whenever we
- buy a blank dat tape. I have no moral qualms.
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- rmc> R Mark Chilenskas Chilenskas@Office.wang.com
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- Nathan Siemers :)
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