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In Reply to: RE: Listening Briefs: Berlioz Requiem, Shosty 4th with Wigglesroom, Muti's hot-blooded Romeo, lovely early Debussy posted by jdaniel@jps.net on October 16, 2016 at 19:57:22
Fascinating works - and I agree that many listeners probably do not know them, and perhaps may not even be aware of them.If you'll permit me a self-indulgent reminiscence here, I once performed (in SF in the mid 80's - soon after these pieces were "rediscovered" and published) in a staged ballet using two of these works as the music, together with other music by Debussy. Of course, I wasn't one of the dancers, but I was the live pianist on stage performing the Debussy works. (There seemed to be a fad for this kind of ballet/dance staging around that time.) The lead female dancer was Clare Whistler, the (great?) granddaughter of James MacNeil Whistler - which would make her the great great grandaughter of Whistler's Mother. ;-) It was just a single performance (which I thought went pretty decently).
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Cool!
The 1st piece, "lent" is pretty easy to play, such sublimely beautiful stuff. The more agitated central section's "counterpoint" always seemed a little odd to me, but might make more sense orchestrated.
The Debussy is in my QOBUZ Favorites since it was issued. Her new Satie is sadly no longer available for streaming(it was for a short time), just 30 seconds of each track and a notice that it is unavailable. :-(And it 'HIP", Historically Informed Piano!
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