The Bogatyr Gates or The Great Gate of Kiev
from Pictures at an Expedition
Modest Mussorgsky (21 March 1839 – 28 March 1881)
Viktor Hartmann (5 May 1834 – 4 August 1873
Showing posts with label Maurice Ravel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maurice Ravel. Show all posts
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Saturday Night Music – The Great Gate of Kiev
Saturday, December 09, 2017
Saturday Night Music
Martha Argerich *5 June 1941
Robert Schumann (8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856)
Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886)
Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937)
Saturday, September 02, 2017
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Praise of a 'mad man'
"I only composed one master work, that is the Bolero; unfortunately, there is no music in it", Maurice Ravel once remarked with regard to what is said to have been his master work.
In so far, it had been not consequential if, after the first performance a lady whose name remained unknown cried: "Oh God, a mad man!", the composer had not said she was the only one to understand him, hm?
Well, anyway.
If I told what the Bolero achieves to conjure up whenever I happen to hear its first tone there'd certainly more than one (wo)man understand :) me.
That's why I won't tell.
Instead, I restrict myself to write: Happy birthday, 'mad man'!
And here's ... the Bolero. Enjoy!
... can't get enough? Longing for the finale furioso? :)
Here's Part II:
In so far, it had been not consequential if, after the first performance a lady whose name remained unknown cried: "Oh God, a mad man!", the composer had not said she was the only one to understand him, hm?
Well, anyway.
If I told what the Bolero achieves to conjure up whenever I happen to hear its first tone there'd certainly more than one (wo)man understand :) me.
That's why I won't tell.
Instead, I restrict myself to write: Happy birthday, 'mad man'!
And here's ... the Bolero. Enjoy!
... can't get enough? Longing for the finale furioso? :)
Here's Part II:
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