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...face.The final piece of the night was Richard Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben,” or “A Heroic Life,” an exultant six-piece tone poem that depicts a hero’s journey. Though “Ein Heldenleben?? has been criticized for its over-inflated and self-indulgent rhapsodic qualities, it was an apt and satisfying finale to the concert.The first movement, “The Hero,” featured a soaring trumpet’s clarion call led brilliantly by the HRO trumpeters, among them...
...because it fuses incredible African and Latin rhythms that make it impossible not to get up and dance! You’ll find yourself getting jiggy to your head phones on the way to class.To satisfy my classical craving, I’ve also rediscovered “Ein Heldenleben?? by Strauss. The German title means “A Hero’s Life” in English. I love it because it’s so bold and playful at the same time, and every instrument has a good part...
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