Music that always works

[Jot the Dot Dot]

"Keep On Working" by Pete Townsend, "Working Man" by Rush.

[gkelly]

Actually I don't think I have ever truly enjoyed any program using either Rhapsody

Overused in the 90s and can tend toward the schmaltzy (sorry Jun ) but usually successful if you like that kind of thing.

I did like the music cuts in this version.

or Variations on a Theme by Paganini.

How can you not like these dances?

[Triple Butz]

I wish someone would skate to the original Liszt piece.

The true original is a Gregorian chant "Dies Irae" that was used in various forms by hundreds of composers before Liszt utilized it.

[poths]

Nino Rota, La Strada. R&K were amazing in 94 and Takahashi's was superb. It demands a great sense of musicality but no one who lacks CH ability would ever tackle it.

Has any lady ever used it?

[poths]

Also, Harlem Nocturne ...... guaranteed to make anyone a void.

[piano18]

If this was 2006, Requiem for a Dream for sure!! But since then my mind is becoming
programmed to liken this music to mediocrity every time a skater/team, especially lesser
teams skate to this music. Moreso the senior skaters, rather than the supposedly less
mature juniors. lol. Either the team/skaters produce a dead soulless interpretation, no
personality, zero interest blablablab. Or, others just have bad choreography to go along
with the music. Either case, ANY case with any piece when beautiful music suffers such
an indignity such as bad choreography or whatever the case may be I want to
blacklist the music choice for everyone.

[Fallcolor]

How can you not like these dances?

thanks for bringing that up. funny how i still remember it so vividly since the first time i watched it. i thought it was one of the more artistic FD's of that season.

[piano18]

Overused in the 90s and can tend toward the schmaltzy (sorry Jun ) but usually successful if you like that kind of thing.

I did like the music cuts in this version.



How can you not like these dances?

What hilarity! Awesome!

[BmcC102]

The true original is a Gregorian chant "Dies Irae" that was used in various forms by hundreds of composers before Liszt utilized it.

Triple Butz, you just blew my mind; I just wrote a grad school Music History paper about the use of "Dies Irae" in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastic. Are you also a music teacher or something???

I agree that some original Lizst music would be nice. There is SO much music out there that would work very well for skating, but we never seem to hear it.

[GoldenMichelle]

Moonlight Sonata

[gkelly]

Nino Rota, La Strada. R&K were amazing in 94 and Takahashi's was superb. It demands a great sense of musicality but no one who lacks CH ability would ever tackle it.

Has any lady ever used it?

I vaguely think I have seen at least one, but I can't remember who when or where. Probably not an elite skater.

Kiri Baga plans to use it for her LP this coming season.

I agree that some original Lizst music would be nice. There is SO much music out there that would work very well for skating, but we never seem to hear it.

Well the Hungarian Rhapsody #2 has long been a favorite of skaters, and Liebestraume has also had some memorable performances.

On a lighter note...

[Triple Butz]

Triple Butz, you just blew my mind; I just wrote a grad school Music History paper about the use of "Dies Irae" in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastic. Are you also a music teacher or something???

I agree that some original Lizst music would be nice. There is SO much music out there that would work very well for skating, but we never seem to hear it.

I'm an orchestral musician- actually the Berlioz is our season opener in September, can't wait to play it again.

[Kwantumleap]

^ what do you play? violist here.

[Triple Butz]

^ what do you play? violist here.

Clarinet. Violist? So many jokes come to mind...

[BmcC102]

I play clarinet, but my main string instrument is viola...

[bek]

Rac 2. Feeling Begins works well for just about everyone IMO. Although if your a dance team do you want to be compared to G/P. Question would Feeling Begins be even allowed under the new rules. What's so uplifting about a Harem girl getting killed?

[Marco]

Also, Harlem Nocturne ...... guaranteed to make anyone a void.

Which lady besides Markova and Poth used it?

Nino Rota, La Strada. R&K were amazing in 94 and Takahashi's was superb. It demands a great sense of musicality but no one who lacks CH ability would ever tackle it.

Has any lady ever used it?

Not that I recall, but Buttle's version was brilliant!

[Marco]

Moonlight Sonata

Fumie

[Fozzie Bear]

Nino Rota, La Strada. R&K were amazing in 94 and Takahashi's was superb. It demands a great sense of musicality but no one who lacks CH ability would ever tackle it.

Has any lady ever used it?

Yoshie Onda used it in 2005.

Fumie

I concur!

Another selection that I think always works is the Amelie soundtrack. It actually made me kinda like B/A.

[giselle23]

[QUOTE=BmcC102;2826688]Triple Butz, you just blew my mind; I just wrote a grad school Music History paper about the use of "Dies Irae" in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastic. Are you also a music teacher or something???
[QUOTE]

Rachmaninoff also used the Dies Irae as a recurring theme in Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.