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The Rite of Spring

I re-interpreted your question to mean 'which classical work do you never get tired of listening to?', and for me that would be (if I had to choose just one) Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring', which never ceases to amaze and excite me. I'm ALWAYS interested in hearing new recordings of the work, and invariably there'll be an interpretive touch or two that I've never heard done before. Case in point: on the new Salonen/LA Phil recording on DG, I've never heard anyone else extend the brass chord at the very end of Part I the way he does. I didn't care too much for the performance overall, however (just a bit too slick and efficient), but it was still fascinating to hear yet another take on this endlessly fascinating music.

Russell


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