Word: moderato
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Where Davidson's talent lies in the succinctly evocative, Kletzsch grants himself a freer hand over his composition, allowing the generous repetition of themes to broaden his canvas. Sometimes, as in moments during the first movement, 'moderato cantabile', the repetition tends to long-windedness; a series of triplet structures, for example, seem a bit too obvious in their last few recapitulations (especially after the piece's lovely opening, reminiscent of a Bach sarabande...
Those who don't have an ear for music will be able to remember a line in the moderato of the Shostakovich that sounds just like the theme from Million Dollar Movie. The Tubin, similarly, contains rhapsodic, whistling tunes of the Bohemian life. And Gaudeamus Igitur--well, a trip to the Hasty Pudding might be just as good...