Word: elegiaco
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...Bach's Suite for Flute and Figured Bass in C minor, Chopin's Masurkas, Elgar's concerto in E minor (Opus 85), Barber's Overture to "The School for Scandal" (Opus 5), Adagio for Strings, Essay for Orchestra (no. 1, Opus 12), Rangstrom's King Erie's Songs, Divertimento Elegiaco for Strings, Holst's The Perfect Fool, Ballet Suite (Opus...
Randall Thompson's Symphony No. 3, which filled out the program, seemed to be quite uneven. The opening largo elegiaco begins with a somber, compelling string sequence that later blends subtly with more agitated material. The orchestration is sometimes sharply contemporary, sometimes comfortably old-fashioned, but there is always an inner logic to this movement (and to the next one) that is almost relentless in its forward motion. Thompson, however, does not seem to sustain these feelings. The last two movements, if heard out of context, would be quite enjoyable; there is a nice, smooth melodic line in the third...
...Tschaikowsky--Trio in A minor for violin, violoncello and piano. "In Memory of a Great Artist." I. Pezzo Elegiaco. II. Tema con Variazione. Violin, M. Grunberg '07; violoncello, A. W. Sprague 1G.; pianoforte, P. G. Clapp...
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