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Classical Music

sprinkleeninow

(20,254 posts) Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:55 AM Jun 2020

von Koch: 'Symphony No.2' Pipkov: 'Symphony No.1'/Borodin: 'Symphony No. 3 in a Minor'

Erland von Koch--'Symphony No 2, Sinfonia Dalecarlia' (1945)

Lubomir Pipkov--'Symphony No.1'

[This one gets me always.😪]
Alexander Borodin--'Symphony No.3 in A minor [Unfinished]'

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von Koch: 'Symphony No.2' Pipkov: 'Symphony No.1'/Borodin: 'Symphony No. 3 in a Minor' (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 OP

The Borodin is so bright and Jane Austin Jun 2020 #1

The opening melody imparts a sense of tenderness that's moving. sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 #2

Jane Austin

(9,199 posts)

1. The Borodin is so bright and

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2020, 04:06 AM

Jun 2020

light-hearted.

What about it gets to you?

I guess I kept expecting something tragic to come crashing down, since it is Russian.

Thanks for posting this.

sprinkleeninow

(20,254 posts)

2. The opening melody imparts a sense of tenderness that's moving.

Reply to Jane Austin (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 28, 2020, 01:55 AM

Jun 2020

Also, being of Slavic heritage [not Russian but Slovak] my soul identifies strongly with these kinds of pieces I suppose.

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