23 June 2009

Music: Moving Into Modern

I guess I'm still in the mood for Russian music. Two recordings, the first by Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) and the second by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987).

First piece: Prince Igor: Polovtsian March
Second piece: Colas Breugnon, Op.24 -- Overture

What's so interesting about listening to these composers one after the other is getting a sense of the transition in music from late Romantic to modern.

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