Three favourite depictions of a storm in music.

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pjme

Quote from: Symphonic Addict on April 19, 2020, 04:43:01 PM
I was mentioning Nystroem's The Tempest on other threads. What an extraordinary work. You can't ask for anything more descriptive than this:

A really good storm! The chorus adds greatly to the spectacular effect.
Thanks!

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Quote from: vandermolen on April 20, 2020, 03:08:43 AM
This sounds terrific Cesar. I must find my CD of the work. I was listening the other day to the 'Snowstorm' from Prokofiev's opera 'War and Peace' which has been mentioned above - a wonderfully evocative section.

I do know that Suite, Jeffrey. It's Prokofiev at his most lyrical and not too harsh as in other works of his.
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Quote from: pjme on April 20, 2020, 03:39:23 AM
A really good storm! The chorus adds greatly to the spectacular effect.
Thanks!

My pleasure. Indeed, the female chorus was a touch of genius here.
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Madiel

Quote from: Symphonic Addict on April 19, 2020, 04:43:01 PM
I was mentioning Nystroem's The Tempest on other threads. What an extraordinary work. You can't ask for anything more descriptive than this:

https://www.youtube.com/v/Bq-FKP-8ZV0

That was rather good!

Nystroem is already on my list of composers to explore. I checked.
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vandermolen

Quote from: Madiel on April 20, 2020, 04:41:12 PM
That was rather good!

Nystroem is already on my list of composers to explore. I checked.

Try Sinfonia del Mare
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