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  • 17-06-2009 1:18pm
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    rcaz
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    Happy birthday Igor! My favourite composer by a mile. I suppose I'll have to listen to The Firebird today.

    The man himself;
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGA6bpscj8


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    The Mad Hatter
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    El Pr0n wrote: »
    Happy birthday Igor! My favourite composer by a mile. I suppose I'll have to listen to The Firebird today.

    The man himself;
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGA6bpscj8

    Wussat?

    Bah. Wake me when he gets to the Rite.


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    Clinker
    Registered Users Posts: 271 ✭✭Clinker


    Really? I think the good stuff starts with Petrushka!


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    funky penguin
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    Bam bam bam bam bam bam bam bam bam BAM bam BAM bam bam bam bam bam BAM bam bam BAM bam bam bam bam BAM bam bam

    :)


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    The Mad Hatter
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    Clinker wrote: »
    Really? I think the good stuff starts with Petrushka!

    Meh. The only pieces that interest me are The Rite and Pulcinella.


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    Clinker
    Registered Users Posts: 271 ✭✭Clinker


    Off the top of my head:
    • Petrushka
    • The Rite of Spring
    • Svadebka/Les Noces
    • Symphony of Psalms
    • Oedipus Rex
    • Symphony in C
    • Symphony in Three Movements
    • Symphonies of Wind Instruments
    • Dumbarton Oaks Concerto
    • Violin Concerto
    • The Soldier's Tale
    • Concerto for Piano and Wind
    • Octet
    • Agon
    All wonderful!


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    The Mad Hatter
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    Yeah, I know a lot of people like all that, I just don't know why. Typically, I find he had no sense of melody at all, his harmonies were bland and voice leading generally was not a concern to him at all.

    I know those things aren't important to everyone, but they're important to me.


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    banquo
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    Balalaka (impossible to spell) from Suite 1. Good stuff.


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    Dirigent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭Dirigent


    funky penguin wrote: »
    Bam bam bam bam bam bam bam bam bam BAM bam BAM bam bam bam bam bam BAM bam bam BAM bam bam bam bam BAM bam bam

    :)

    Love it! But I'm a Shostakovitch kinda guy!


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    funky penguin
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    I'm not MAD for him, but Firebird, Rite of Spring and Symphony in C are all important for me personally.


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    rcaz
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    How come people don't seem to care much for The Firebird? I know it's the Rite that gets most of the attention, and the Rite is ****ing animal, but The Firebird is not a bad composition by any means (imho).


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    banquo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,487 ✭✭✭banquo


    Seriously, give Suite 1 a go. Like el pron says it's not the Rite, but neither is anything else. It's short enough too.


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