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Tue 10th April 2012
JKH
For no particular reason other than the fact that I'd not listened to it for ages, earlier today I played the Jarvi recording of Rachmaninov's Aleko. It's certainly a slightly uneven work, but astonishing for a graduation piece. There is some really arresting music in it, both vocal and orchestral (of which there is a considerable amount considering it's a one-acter). I certainly couldn't immediately think of a similarly accomplished student work in the operatic field. Admittedly I didn't think very hard, but can anyone think of any?
Wed 11th April 2012
RE: Not bad for a student.
I wouldn't call Aleko a "slightly uneven" work, but I can share your general appreciation of the work, taking into serious consideration that it's a very early work of a predominantly piano composer.
Being far from my base, I can't go into any research for and I can't think of any other accomplished student work in the operatic field. However, I believe we may appreciate much more the very first works of quite a few operatic composers (Mozart, Weber, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini and the list could go on).
Hugh Farquhar
JKH wrote:
Not in the operatic field I admit - Shostakovich first symphony
tagalie
I'm having the same problem. Lots of examples in orchestral composition (add Simpson and Rawsthorne to those already mentioned) but I can't think of a single opera.
Thu 12th April 2012
None in the operatic field, but, yes Shosta's 1st Symphony, composed when he was only 19 yo is really impressive, so is Mendelssohn's Overture to Midsummer Night's Dream: 17 yo!
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