Verblüffend episch!
Yes, I broke out my trusty old Deutsch dictionary to find out what the proper term for the adverb, "amazingly" - yes I suck at remembering this stuff.
Anyways, what I say is amazingly epic, is Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Yes, I'm such a lame-ass to say that it moves me. It really does, I just listened to the most wonderful recording (I'll found out who/where/conductor in a sec) on WRR and I almost started crying. Seriously, once you hear the fireworks, the cannons booming and the heavy bell clanging away, you're just...transported.
Listening to the WRR recording today actually reminded me of the first time I heard the Overture - live and with a real Orchestra...it was my first Concerts in the Garden and it was amazing. Truly amazing. I remember thinking to myself (as the fireworks and the cannon went) that "life just can't get much better than this, can it?" [I really do mean it - that all I want to do is to make enough money to sustain going to as many recitals and concerts as I can...you can't compare a live sound to a recording, it's just not the same.]
I think the reason why the 1812 Overture is so famous is because it so obviously tells a story and it just forces people to be creative about what they're listening and imagining to. Seriously.
Ironically, as you know, it has absolutely nothing to do with the American Revolution or American history - it's amazing how many people don't know that, but it sounds American, doesn't it? No, no - you're thinking "Well, Angie, that's because the1812 Overture is synonymous to America," no, not really. If you sat back and listened to this and say...something Copeland, you'd probably think they were both American composers - if you didn't know any better.
Okay. Shutting up now. You enjoy. Tell me what you think, I'd love to hear your opinion.
Happy 4th, everyone! Tomorrow I'll be driving and driving on my way to the Nebraska wedding of an old college friend - so if anything happens, know that I love you all and hope you stay happy in whatever you do!
(Rossini's William Tell Overture is also amazing - but that's for another day...)
Anyways, what I say is amazingly epic, is Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Yes, I'm such a lame-ass to say that it moves me. It really does, I just listened to the most wonderful recording (I'll found out who/where/conductor in a sec) on WRR and I almost started crying. Seriously, once you hear the fireworks, the cannons booming and the heavy bell clanging away, you're just...transported.
Listening to the WRR recording today actually reminded me of the first time I heard the Overture - live and with a real Orchestra...it was my first Concerts in the Garden and it was amazing. Truly amazing. I remember thinking to myself (as the fireworks and the cannon went) that "life just can't get much better than this, can it?" [I really do mean it - that all I want to do is to make enough money to sustain going to as many recitals and concerts as I can...you can't compare a live sound to a recording, it's just not the same.]
I think the reason why the 1812 Overture is so famous is because it so obviously tells a story and it just forces people to be creative about what they're listening and imagining to. Seriously.
Click to viewIronically, as you know, it has absolutely nothing to do with the American Revolution or American history - it's amazing how many people don't know that, but it sounds American, doesn't it? No, no - you're thinking "Well, Angie, that's because the1812 Overture is synonymous to America," no, not really. If you sat back and listened to this and say...something Copeland, you'd probably think they were both American composers - if you didn't know any better.
Okay. Shutting up now. You enjoy. Tell me what you think, I'd love to hear your opinion.
Happy 4th, everyone! Tomorrow I'll be driving and driving on my way to the Nebraska wedding of an old college friend - so if anything happens, know that I love you all and hope you stay happy in whatever you do!
(Rossini's William Tell Overture is also amazing - but that's for another day...)