In Reply to: "When he is bad, he is awful. posted by steve.ott@kctcs.edu on January 20, 2016 at 12:55:20:
When I hear the beginning of the Fifth Symphony finale, I can't help but think of a gorilla pounding his chest in rhythm to the timpani! ;-)One of my favorite Shostakovich symphony movements is the long, slow first movement of the Eleventh, the calm before the storm, so to speak. Actually, I really do like that movement. Still. . .
I'd rather be listening to Glazunov! ;-)
BTW, I've got to get out my Shostakovich Cello Sonata and get it back up to snuff, since I'm playing it again in less than two weeks. If only people would play the Myaskovsky First Sonata instead! ;-)
Edits: 01/20/16
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- Milton Cross - one person with an opinion, no more, no less - Chris from Lafayette 15:13:57 01/20/16 (2)
- A: "opinions are like asses; everybody's got one" - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 17:35:20 01/20/16 (1)
- I couldn't agree more [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 18:37:50 01/20/16 (0)