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- From: tho@tik.vtt.fi (Timo Honkela)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.shostakovich
- Subject: Re: Shostakovich sampler
- Date: 21 Nov 92 22:29:36
- Organization: Technical Research Centre of Finland, Laboratory for Information
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- References: <1992Nov13.020024.18012@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
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- In-reply-to: raeram@kittyhawk.aero.rmit.OZ.AU's message of 19 Nov 92 08:07:12 GMT
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- We would like to recommend the piano quintet (g minor, opus 57).
- It has got the Stalin prize (year 1941) but in spite of that
- it is one his most touching pieces. Although the third part -
- scherzo - is most famous and it's fun to see it played,
- we prefer the heart-taking fourth part, intermezzo. Far from
- being light interplay it builds up a sombre climax.
- In a good performance the players must cry several gallons
- tears or otherwise they don't understand the universe, life
- or anything.
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- The first two movements are serious with a lot of concentrated
- silent, beautiful moments. The change from the second to the third
- movement is like a sudden jump from a cathedral to an amusement
- park. And then, the fourth movement is a jump back. The fifth
- movement ends enigmatically consciously without any clear
- solution.
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- The Fitzwilliam quartet with Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca) plays
- the piece with appropriate feeling and understanding. The
- recording contains also lamenting Elegy (a theme from
- Lady Macbeth). Hilarious Polka (from the ballet Golden Age)
- has its first recording. Highly recommendable!
-
- Tapio Vailahti (Vailahti_Tapio_SETEC@smail.relay.nokia.com)
- Timo Honkela (tho@tik.vtt.fi)
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