The 15 best pieces of Russian classical music
Jul 3, 2017 14:49:32 #
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Jul 3, 2017 19:08:35 #
DOOK wrote:
Good stuff, but not for everybody. 
True. You really have to be a classic aficionado, and I am not. I can handle a little but not too much!
Jul 3, 2017 21:39:53 #
Thanks Brian. I just saw Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor performed at NJPAC. For me, it is the most melodic of all of his compositions. I can listen to it all day & all night long. Not only Journey's "All by Myself" but "Full Moon & Empty Arms" is also derived from this fantastic piano concerto.
Mark
Mark
bcheary wrote:
http://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/latest/best-russian-classical-music/
Jul 3, 2017 23:24:27 #
markngolf wrote:
Thanks Brian. I just saw Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor performed at NJPAC. For me, it is the most melodic of all of his compositions. I can listen to it all day & all night long. Not only Journey's "All by Myself" but "Full Moon & Empty Arms" is also derived from this fantastic piano concerto.
Mark
Mark
Glad you enjoyed it Mark.
Jul 4, 2017 05:25:48 #
Good list. Thanks for posting. Familiar with everything on it except 'Islamey'. Is playing now. A few years ago saw there was a Bolshoi performance of Spartacus at the Kennedy Center in D.C. Purchased one of the last three tickets. I'm not particularly interested in ballet but was blown away by the performance. A superb meld of music, dance, and story.
Jul 4, 2017 09:08:27 #
Jul 4, 2017 09:22:47 #
Good list - I've bookmarked it to put on the big screen with Apple TV. Like all such lists, one can nit pick the choices. I prefer the original piano version of Pictures (e.g., Horowitz) and how about Rach 4 or Stravinsky's Firebird, etc. etc. The problem is that there is so much great Russian music. It's like a list of great Italian operas - what do you leave out.
Jul 4, 2017 09:39:27 #
frjack wrote:
Good list. Thanks for posting. Familiar with everything on it except 'Islamey'. Is playing now. A few years ago saw there was a Bolshoi performance of Spartacus at the Kennedy Center in D.C. Purchased one of the last three tickets. I'm not particularly interested in ballet but was blown away by the performance. A superb meld of music, dance, and story.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Jul 4, 2017 09:39:47 #
Kishka wrote:
Nice sampler exhibiting the history of Russian music, thanks!
Jul 4, 2017 09:40:34 #
cdayton wrote:
Good list - I've bookmarked it to put on the big screen with Apple TV. Like all such lists, one can nit pick the choices. I prefer the original piano version of Pictures (e.g., Horowitz) and how about Rach 4 or Stravinsky's Firebird, etc. etc. The problem is that there is so much great Russian music. It's like a list of great Italian operas - what do you leave out.
Good question.
Jul 4, 2017 11:03:21 #
Tchaikovsky's "Sérénade mélancolique, Op.26 " would have made my list.
Jul 4, 2017 12:30:14 #
chienfou wrote:
Tchaikovsky's "Sérénade mélancolique, Op.26 " would have made my list.
Jul 4, 2017 12:32:49 #
First time I've heard César Cui's Orientale. Remarkably similar to the theme in Tchaikovsky's March Slav. The list is good listening all around and I can never get enough of Scheherazade! I would have included Russian Easter Overture.
Jul 4, 2017 12:54:53 #
bw79st wrote:
First time I've heard César Cui's Orientale. Remarkably similar to the theme in Tchaikovsky's March Slav. The list is good listening all around and I can never get enough of Scheherazade! I would have included Russian Easter Overture.
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