It cannot be played too slowly, it cannot be too exciting, there's no "too much" in this piece, no excess is enough.
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Work: The Firebird Suite, Finale
Recording: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
#54 The Smell of Edification
The finale of The Firebird gives you the unique feeling there's Good and there's Heaven. It's uprising, forcing you to stand up and tell it: Yes! Do whatever you have to do but keep the music playing!
It cannot be played too slowly, it cannot be too exciting, there's no "too much" in this piece, no excess is enough.
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Work: The Firebird Suite, Finale
Recording: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
It cannot be played too slowly, it cannot be too exciting, there's no "too much" in this piece, no excess is enough.
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Work: The Firebird Suite, Finale
Recording: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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