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The Music Room => Composing and Performing => Topic started by: (poco) Sforzando on April 03, 2024, 07:33:46 AM

Title: This is brilliant!
Post by: (poco) Sforzando on April 03, 2024, 07:33:46 AM
I'm sure we have a Shostakovich topic here somewhere, but I can't find it. But you all have to enjoy and marvel at this brilliant YouTube by an undergraduate composition major at McGill University:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yoxJ62RnDM
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: Karl Henning on April 03, 2024, 08:52:49 AM
Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on April 03, 2024, 07:33:46 AMI'm sure we have a Shostakovich topic here somewhere, but I can't find it. But you all have to enjoy and marvel at this brilliant YouTube by an undergraduate composition major at McGill University:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yoxJ62RnDM
Stunning! And clocking under four minutes! As anime Greg would say: Ubloobideega!
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: Cato on April 03, 2024, 09:54:56 AM
Quote from: Karl Henning on April 03, 2024, 08:52:49 AMStunning! And clocking under fout minutes! As anima Greg would say: Ubloobideega!


A triple AMEN!!!  😇😇😇

Classical Music is not completely moribund with such young people around!
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: (poco) Sforzando on April 03, 2024, 11:35:14 AM
In some ways even more brilliant, because of the greater tempo fluctuations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEC2QIeWaNs
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: Pohjolas Daughter on April 03, 2024, 11:43:58 AM
Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on April 03, 2024, 07:33:46 AMI'm sure we have a Shostakovich topic here somewhere, but I can't find it. But you all have to enjoy and marvel at this brilliant YouTube by an undergraduate composition major at McGill University:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yoxJ62RnDM
It's called "Dmitri's Dacha".
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: DavidW on April 03, 2024, 11:47:20 AM
That is a lot of work to pull off, expertise on multiple instruments, and very careful editing... hats off to that musician!
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: lunar22 on April 03, 2024, 11:53:10 AM
17 instruments! Nae bad...
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: (poco) Sforzando on April 03, 2024, 01:15:16 PM
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 03, 2024, 11:43:58 AMIt's called "Dmitri's Dacha".


They couldn't say his last name?  ;D
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: Pohjolas Daughter on April 03, 2024, 01:16:46 PM
Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on April 03, 2024, 01:15:16 PMThey couldn't say his last name?  ;D
Talk to Karl!  ;) Maybe he could adjust the title?  :)



Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: Karl Henning on April 03, 2024, 01:43:55 PM
Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on April 03, 2024, 01:15:16 PMThey couldn't say his last name?  ;D
I elected not to, though I appreciate your quarrel ;)
Title: Re: This is brilliant!
Post by: Szykneij on April 03, 2024, 03:22:51 PM
Quote from: lunar22 on April 03, 2024, 11:53:10 AM17 instruments! Nae bad...

... including bassoon and French horn !!!