tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post7850644621816184470..comments2023-09-06T01:53:41.634-07:00Comments on doug's Site: Procession of the Nobles, Rimsky-Korsakov-Christopher Ocasek, Conductor Doug's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09219952832674415239noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-44317545349700855662010-02-21T08:17:52.000-08:002010-02-21T08:17:52.000-08:00It is a very moving work I think, AA., and from my...It is a very moving work I think, AA., and from my ears authentically Russian. doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-35188765167120722192010-02-21T01:12:41.000-08:002010-02-21T01:12:41.000-08:00Very Russian sounding with those folk melodies run...Very Russian sounding with those folk melodies running through the piece, great music Doug thanks for posting the clipAaran Aardvarkhttp://aaranaardvark.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-1673245832202880452010-02-15T15:43:49.000-08:002010-02-15T15:43:49.000-08:00You're right Astra. The only writers and musi...You're right Astra. The only writers and musicians I remember as a kid hearing about much in the media were the emigres and dissidents. The mindset was the whole culture after 1917 was backward. <br /><br /><br />I often wonder how many Americans, inadvertently listening to music like this might have said--"these people are capable of great art--they can't possibly be any less human than we are!" <br /><br /> The same might have been said for Russians listening to Western jazz and groups like the Beatles. Who knows what music has accomplished without our ever knowing, to greater hopes for peace!doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-63467137149895810552010-02-15T15:37:26.000-08:002010-02-15T15:37:26.000-08:00It does almost bring one to their feet, Cassandra,...It does almost bring one to their feet, Cassandra, its so stirring--you certainly expect someone important to come on stage. I can see why this would make great opera music. doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-84456815582259996772010-02-15T15:34:34.000-08:002010-02-15T15:34:34.000-08:00I think I can as well Christy. I remember hearing...I think I can as well Christy. I remember hearing this one years ago played by my high school band. I had to go out and find it by an orchestra. This was my introduction to Russian music I suppose, after "Peter and the Wolf" of course.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-36231480597210501702010-02-15T07:04:36.000-08:002010-02-15T07:04:36.000-08:00We miss so much Russian art (whether written, comp...We miss so much Russian art (whether written, composed, or painted) because of the Cold War, and the indoctrination we all received as kids that Russian = Bad.<br /><br />Thanks for this!Astra Navigohttp://astranavigo08.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-8966460128750084612010-02-14T23:22:39.000-08:002010-02-14T23:22:39.000-08:00Thank you Doug, a wonderful piece of music, which ...Thank you Doug, a wonderful piece of music, which without actually seeing the Ballet, paints a picture in the mind's eye. Rimsky Korsakov embraced Russian antiquity and folklore and brought it alive in another age.Cassandra La jeune fille blondehttp://eyhdi2cassandrias.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-29754497253611809182010-02-14T22:42:15.000-08:002010-02-14T22:42:15.000-08:00Gosh... I feel like I can actually see the process...Gosh... I feel like I can actually see the procession...Christy Kidhttp://christykid.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-36801238481071227542010-02-14T22:40:29.000-08:002010-02-14T22:40:29.000-08:00I just love Rimsky-Korsakoff!! Such stirring musi...I just love Rimsky-Korsakoff!! Such stirring music.... gives me chills. I do like a lot of other Russian composers, too -- especially Borodin.Christy Kidhttp://christykid.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-32542952517080349222010-02-14T20:26:19.000-08:002010-02-14T20:26:19.000-08:00Glad you enjoyed this one Mary Ellen. This is an ...Glad you enjoyed this one Mary Ellen. This is an old favorite of mine. doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-9244608461144692832010-02-14T20:20:25.000-08:002010-02-14T20:20:25.000-08:00Bravo!Bravo!Mary Ellenhttp://skeezicks1957.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com