Frosty 0 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Dmitri would have been 100 today, September 25, according to the new roman calander. Old calendar was September 12.Happy Birthday!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodMusician 53 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 THat's funny...We played a piece in orchestra by him...was it Finlandia?I dunno, but it was written in German I believe...so his name was spelled "Wactakabnu"So we have this running joke between a few friends and mine about this so called 'Wactakabnu' and only we know who it really is :-pHappy Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Finlandia is Sibelius... and I've never heard of a "Wacktakabnu"?? :? Symphony #11 (Shostakovich) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 480 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I believe the German title of Finlandia would be... Finnland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 6,294 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I love his Hamlet score. It's one of the best ever IMO. And his final duel music from this film has more energy than BOTH. Now this is what I call perfect scoring!Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 He died 25 years ago, but he's still alive in our memories, in all the concert halls in the world and in all the music he has inspired (including John Williams'). Thanks so much for all your symphonies, your opera Lady Macbeth, your piano, violin and cello concertos, your sonatas and all the hymns and overtures, maestro!My favorite classical composer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I love his Hamlet score. It's one of the best ever IMO. And his final duel music from this film has more energy than BOTH. Now this is what I call perfect scoring!I think Williams got some bits for Desert Chase from that score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 6,294 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Probably.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 He died 25 years ago, but he's still alive in our memories, in all the concert halls in the world and in all the music he has inspired (including John Williams'). Thanks so much for all your symphonies, your opera Lady Macbeth, your piano, violin and cello concertos, your sonatas and all the hymns and overtures, maestro!My favorite classical composer 25 years? Jeez I thought it was longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf 3 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I'll tell you what....I've been getting very into Shostakovich lately, mostly in part due to the sheer amount of his pieces that were played at the BBC Proms this year. I had only a passing knowledge of his work until recently, but since then it's been a journey listening to his Symphonies and other orchestral works, especially considering the climate within which he had to compose.Happy Birthday indeed! 'Symphony No. 10' - Dmitri ShostakovichEDIT:The march from the first movement of the 'Symphony No. 7' always sends shivers down my spine - it makes me think of the absurdity of War through the obvious black humor represented in the evolution of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I believe the German title of Finlandia would be... Finnland?Indeed. And the piece is basically a hymn for Finland's independence from Russia... attributing it to a Russian composer is a bit ironic. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAfonso 159 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Actually "Shostakovich" in kyrillic writing looks more like "Woctakobny" than "Wactakabnu" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Whoops, I'm a day late. Happy birthday anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Actually "Shostakovich" in kyrillic writing looks more like "Woctakobny" than "Wactakabnu" ...not that people 'round these parts usually write in Kyrillic, just to clear things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Finlandia is SibeliusYou can't beat the definitive Michael Palin song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 Finlandia is SibeliusYou can't beat the definitive Michael Palin song. LOL My feelings exactlyFinland, Finland, Finland... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 385 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Belated happy birthday, Dmitri Dmitrievich!Actually, we did quite a bit of celebrating here in Norway, with a concert of his works Monday night. And last weekend saw the premiere of my symphony no.1 (Dmitri Shostakovich in memoriam), with performances on Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th. Happy brithday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 violin concertos His violin concerto No. 1 is quite incredible. I have the Vengerov/Rostropovich version. Which one do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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