In Reply to: I did, of course, know that. You've heard of irony?... posted by clarkjohnsen on March 21, 2007 at 12:07:10:
I do not know if you have a change to listen it to the end, perhaps you ran away to cook some food or to watch beer/baseball… :-).To me the Chicago/Measur 87-88 was exactly the last movement that was unbeatable. It was a perfect balance between the “progress of the program†and density of pressure accumulation…
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Topic - What is a version of the Shostakovich 5th that has a triumphant as opposed ot a"forced rejoicing" finale? - Iczerman 21:03:20 03/19/07 (24)
- Bernstein, at the time, was said to have astounded (and surprised) the Russkis with that triumphant tempo. - clarkjohnsen 13:39:40 03/20/07 (8)
- "Now"? Well, no. "Testimony" has been 'controversial' for over two decades. - markrohr 04:08:15 03/21/07 (0)
- the Bernstein was my first exposure to the 5th in my youth... - BJordan 20:52:35 03/20/07 (0)
- Re: Bernstein, at the time, was said to have astounded (and surprised) the Russkis with that triumphant tempo. - Brian Cheney 17:41:33 03/20/07 (5)
- Oh, well, that settles things... nt - clarkjohnsen 11:09:28 03/21/07 (4)
- Re: Oh, well, that settles things... nt - Brian Cheney 17:37:48 03/22/07 (0)
- Is there such a thing? - Thornhill 08:39:37 03/20/07 (2)
- Almost all of them before - markrohr 09:03:11 03/20/07 (1)
- Re: Almost all of them before - Thornhill 20:52:55 03/20/07 (0)
- Kondrashin/Moscow Philharmonic? - rlindsa 06:48:12 03/20/07 (1)
- The Kondrashin is awesome -- BUT in a "slit your wrists" kind of way! n/t - SE 08:10:14 03/20/07 (0)
- Re: What is a version of the Shostakovich 5th that has a triumphant as opposed ot a"forced rejoicing" finale? - Terry 06:31:45 03/20/07 (0)
- This is a slippery slope with Shostakovich... - SE 06:16:15 03/20/07 (8)
- Yes...powerful is good! - Iczerman 07:55:59 03/20/07 (0)
- It's simpler than that. - markrohr 07:21:27 03/20/07 (6)
- Only partially true? Doesn't account for... - SE 08:12:07 03/20/07 (5)
- Was talking about "slippery slope/non-musical context" - markrohr 08:57:25 03/20/07 (4)
- Not sure what you mean... - SE 09:09:12 03/20/07 (3)
- Sorry, I was responding to a post that said - markrohr 10:12:57 03/20/07 (2)
- Yes, thanks... - SE 10:38:18 03/20/07 (1)
- Gotcha. nt - markrohr 12:38:29 03/20/07 (0)