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Topic: Something different this time...  (Read 2593 times)

Offline electrafingers

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Something different this time...
on: December 14, 2007, 02:42:16 PM
A piece by the Romanian-Israeli composer Sergiu Natra:
Three Street Corteges
1. Carnival
2. Funeral Procession
3. Demonstration

Comments are welcome as always,
Ishay
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Re: Something different this time...
Reply #1 on: January 02, 2008, 05:01:13 PM
wow!! super super playing
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Re: Something different this time...
Reply #2 on: January 05, 2008, 06:29:28 PM
I'm not familiar with neither the pieces nor the composer, but I did really like this. Somewhat similiar to the works of Shchedrin. Following in the footsteps of Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

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Re: Something different this time...
Reply #3 on: January 06, 2008, 02:22:02 AM
Superb playing!

The Funeral Procession conveys the angst of deep mourning effectively.  I sense that Natra gives a nod to Liszt and his "Funerailles".  I was also reminded of Chopin's Prelude in Cm, also portraying a funeral procession receding down the way into the far distance.  The Carnival parade conveys the promise of amusement as well as hints of its darker side.  And the Demonstration's dissonant edginess conveys rising tension and anger so effectively.  All three pieces have much to commend them.  There is a lot of contemporary music that I dislike, but I throughly enjoyed this set of pieces.

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