TCHAIKOVSKY's Sym. #6 ain't that depressing.
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The English with their Prince Phillip strain of expression call it "the Suicide Symphony" because it was Pyotr Illich's last thing before he supposedly committed suicide. But it's got the trademark TCHAIKOVSKY melodic loveliness and a rousing march in the 3rd movement. What was OMZ to sticklers was that the final movement was slow instead of show stopping, but it comes across more reserved and resigned than down.
That said, I must extend kudos to my taste because, after the drama of cleaning my 60 dusty CDs for the first time and now testing them to see whether some are damaged, I'm focusing on my homemade copies from vinyl, and they seem to be O.K. What I'm getting at is that I had recorded different pieces together on individual CDs, and after something that is supposed to be uniquely moving like "the Suicide Symphony," what do you follow with?!1 Well, my choice was perfect, it turns out from so many years ago, with my sensibilities of today: RAVEL's Pavane pour une infante defunte.
I'd link here, but my machine is having lots of "YouTube" and all other websites (except DU) Not Responding" problems. Is it my machine, my router, the fact that I wet cleaned the keyboard?!1
On Edit, unplugged and replugged the machine and for now, here we go:
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at the 35:00 mark is what I call "the lullaby music," to which I wrote these words:
The wind blows,
The sea rolls,
The days and nights go by...
And I live
And you live
And someday we will die...
Both composer and conductor were at magnificent heights in this #6. And how 'bout those lyrics of mine?!1 I've got a few, mint Lenny postage stamps, be back in a minute to post. ... Here 'tis:
Dunno about the 'die' part, kind of like Rockabye Baby, cradle will FALL! When we mothers REALIZE what the words say, we STOP that lullabye!!!
OH, LENNY!
I have always loved this, from the first hearing...
Ravel is so good.
