David D.

Student in MUS 351 at SBU.

[David D. @davdavsbu]

@DrCanonic Brahms has great symphonies, but can't beat the mass grandiosity of Mahler! No empathy there! :)

[David D. @davdavsbu]

@DrCanonic I most certainly will. Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later....!

[David D. @davdavsbu]

Quite the busy semester... was backed up all the way from mid-October. Everything's accounted for now. Thank you @DrCanonic for the amnesty!

[David D. @davdavsbu]

Quiet subtlety and lyrical "singing" of the first violin in #BeethovenCavatina is almost a kind of religious listening experience. #MUS351SB

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I doubt I am the first to say that, though. The "fate theme" is strongly present in the Mahler. #EvenEvenMoreBeethoven5 #MUS351SB

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...a fair bit of merit to it. I think of a pretty strong connection of Beethoven 5 to Mahler 5... #EvenMoreBeethoven5 #MUS351SB.

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Come to think of it, my comment about Mahler being the first to really tackle the symphony like Beethoven had... #MoreBeethoven5 #MUS351SB

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Amazing that such a simple rhythm has such a lasting impact on everyone. It's also every conductor's worst nightmare! #Beethoven5 #MUS351SB

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Eb is a special note; love, heroism, the like. #BeethovenEroica is no exception, an amazing piece playing around that one triad. #MUS351SB

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Beethoven had a great ensemble in #BeethovenSeptet, I feel like he short-changed them when he could have wrote something much more grand.

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Haydn Surprise Symphony has nothing on #BeethovenPathetique. For someone that doesn't know it, allegro is a big surprise. #MUS351SB

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All units in the coda are so masterfully intertwined. Not the only testament, but a huge one to Mozart's immense genius. #Mozart41 #MUS351SB

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#Mozart40 is so beautiful, like an unravelling of emotions. Almost operatic writing in the lyrical lines. Popular for a reason #MUS351SB

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#MozartConcerto for the listener sounds very nice and relaxed... not for the pianist, they're doing quite a bit of work! #MUS351SB

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So much to say about this opera not a chance in 140 characters. This is my dream role! #MozartDon #MUS351SB

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mm. 27-32 Haydn giving clarinets a chance to do what we do best, lyrical lines over arpeggiated chords and runs. #HaydnCreation #MUS351SB

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I think Schumann ripped off #HaydnLondon a bit in his second symphony (...the beginning...) Haydn much better symphonist, though #MUS351SB

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I think Haydn took the joke a little too far, the weak cadence at the end left me wanting more, not laughing... #HaydnJoke #MUS351SB

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#HaydnFarewell first movement is very gripping. Creates lots of tension with triadic harmonies well within the minor key. #MUS351SB

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While still obviously early #JCBachSymphony sounds much like its descendants, more thoroughly developed throughout the movement. #MUS351SB