Underused classical music

[eusebius]

Baroque music in general is criminally underrated.

Yes!! Denkova/Staviski Baroque OD is still my absolute fave.

 

[Taso]

They were never the judges favorites but I always had a soft spot for these two.

Me too I even did for Eltsova & Bushkov, some of their programs at least

 

[Amantide]

Yes!! Denkova/Staviski Baroque OD is still my absolute fave.

Yep. Also Delobel&Schoenfelder FD in Torino 2006, while not really baroque had that kind of feeling and style. Although I think they should've gone for full classic baroque. I remember loving the choreo & costumes, but not quite there with the music.

Me too I even did for Eltsova & Bushkov, some of their programs at least

OMG! Me too. Same exact thing. It was almost like a guilty pleasure.

 

[Holy Headband]

Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov! I want someone to skate a SP to it.

 

[Sylvia]

Reviving this thread with @SkateFanBerlin's post in Levito's fan thread:

Watched Matt Savoie skating to Samuel Barber`s Adagio for Strings. This would be great vehicle for Isabeau in a couple years. Not many skaters could pull this off (Jason?).

Would someone like to start our annual general thread for program music suggestions here in the Trash Can?

 

[screech]

In general I find the music of Strauss II to be greatly underused, considering how many spectacular pieces he created. My mind goes to Davis/White's 'Die Fledermaus' and Bourne/Kraatz's Waltz/Polka from 2003 Worlds, but he created so many wonderful waltzes, polkas, marches and operettas that his music should be used much more than it is.

 

[DustPuppyOI]

Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien is woefully underused. My vague recollection is Menzies & Bombardier using it in a long program way back. (I'm old.)

Bruch's Violin Concerto too.

 

[Karen-W]

Copland is woefully under-used in skating, despite Clare Seo's 2nd half of the season SP to Simple Gifts.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

If any skater used Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, I would uber them forever. It's been my favorite piece for probably 30 yearsnow.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Copland is woefully under-used in skating, despite Clare Seo's 2nd half of the season SP to Simple Gifts.

Who was that Am Russian guy - Alex K. - who used Rodeo as a junior long program? Wore a little neck kerchief.

 

[tony]

If any skater used Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, I would uber them forever. It's been my favorite piece for probably 30 yearsnow.

Many skaters have used it throughout the years.

 

[Sylvia]

Who was that Am Russian guy - Alex K. - who used Rodeo as a junior long program? Wore a little neck kerchief.

Krasnozhon (in college and his new sport is Jiu Jitsu).

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Many skaters have used it throughout the years.

I'll have to Google because I can't remember the last time I heard it.

 

[Frau Muller]

Delibes’ Sylvia ballet, especially the majestic music.

Darcey Bussell - Sylvia - Royal Ballet

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Something cool and different (not “whiney woman vocal”) for Amber Glenn?

 

[coppertop1]

Delibes’ Sylvia ballet, especially the majestic music.

Darcey Bussell - Sylvia - Royal Ballet

www.youtube.com

Something cool and different (not “whiney woman vocal”) for Amber Glenn?

Yes! I would love to see more skaters do this music.

 

[eusebius]

In general I find the music of Strauss II to be greatly underused, considering how many spectacular pieces he created. My mind goes to Davis/White's 'Die Fledermaus' and Bourne/Kraatz's Waltz/Polka from 2003 Worlds, but he created so many wonderful waltzes, polkas, marches and operettas that his music should be used much more than it is.

Kazuki Tomono has been using the Fledermaus overture, which he hilariously conducts at the beginning. It’s true though, not much else gets used!

 

[Rukia]

Copland is woefully under-used in skating, despite Clare Seo's 2nd half of the season SP to Simple Gifts.

It'd probably be a beast to edit, but I'd love someone to do Copland's Clarinet Concerto.

 

[eusebius]

It'd probably be a beast to edit, but I'd love someone to do Copland's Clarinet Concerto.

Having accompanied this a few times I second both parts of this sentence

 

[kwanfan1818]

"Underused classical music" is pretty much the vast majority of it.

I was listening to William Grant Still's 2nd symphony last night and thought it could be edited into a nice piece of skaing music.

 

[DustPuppyOI]

"Underused classical music" is pretty much the vast majority of it.

I was listening to William Grant Still's 2nd symphony last night and thought it could be edited into a nice piece of skaing music.

Yup. Skaters don't even have to go to rarely heard classical pieces that much either. Even a lot of popular classics (aside from Rachmaninoff Piano Concerti recently and the Die Fleidermaus overture which was used a lot for a stretch in skating and ye olden gymnastics compulsory routines), like Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, or Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, aren't used as often as Phantom of the Opera or various Billie Eilish. There's a lot more than Ravel's Bolero that is audience accessible and hasn't been associated with an iconic program. Has anyone used the 1812 Overture in recent memory?

Almost anything non-ballet classical music that Balanchine choreographed should be fair game too. Alright... so maybe some of the Stravinsky works might not be that audience friendly but why hasn't been Bizet's Symphony No. 1 in C major been used that frequently? https://www.nycballet.com/discover/ballet-repertory/symphony-in-c/

Symphony in C New York City Ballet (1973)

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Or the music from Don Sebastian used in Donizetti Variations https://www.nycballet.com/discover/ballet-repertory/donizetti-variations/

NYCB Donizetti Variations (2015) - Ashley Bouder & Andrew Veyette

George Balanchine's Donizetti Variations, featuring principal dancers Ashley Bouder and Andrew Veyette, and dancers Sara Adams, Alina Dronova, Emilie Gerrity...

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Or Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 75 https://www.nycballet.com/discover/ballet-repertory/allegro-brillante/

Balanchine: Allegro Brillante - Tiler Peck and Andrew Veyette

Allegro Brillante from New York City Ballet (2017) © The George Balanchine TrustMusic: Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyChoreography: George BalanchineCast: Tiler P...

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Or Gottschalk's Grand Tarantelle (and it still bugs the h*ck out of me that Balanchine cut the music near the end but I suppose the dancers would be too exhausted) https://www.nycballet.com/discover/ballet-repertory/tarantella/

Tarantella (George Balanchine): Patricia McBride & Edward Villela - New York City Ballet

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Nadia Weintraub plays Gottschalk - Grand Tarantella

Nadia Weintraub, pianist -Ra'anana Symphony Orchestra-Sivan Elbo,conductor Louis Moreau Gottschalk - Grand Tarantella

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[alexikeguchi]

Things I played in orchestra that I wanted to skate to:
Hebrides Overture
Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo (could be great for Isabeau)
Adagio from Emperor Concerto
Mozart Clarinet Concerto (though I think maybe Satoko Miyahara may have used a snippet?)
Semiramide Overture

 

[Marco]

In general I find the music of Strauss II to be greatly underused, considering how many spectacular pieces he created. My mind goes to Davis/White's 'Die Fledermaus' and Bourne/Kraatz's Waltz/Polka from 2003 Worlds, but he created so many wonderful waltzes, polkas, marches and operettas that his music should be used much more than it is.

I was watching Kristi skate to Blue Danube (1992) the other day and wondered why people didn't use it more. It was beautiful music. Probably too repetitive as a free skate but would make great short program music.

 

[Marco]

I'll have to Google because I can't remember the last time I heard it.

Alexei Urmanov 1999 comes to mind - but I am not sure if he was the last one to use it (probably not).

 

[jennysk8oboe]

I don’t recall anyone using The Lark Ascending for many years. Or either of the Romanian Rhapsodies. Or Don Quixote by R. Strauss. Or every oboist’s favorite: Le Tombeau de Couperin! I also think portions of Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances would be lovely for skating.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

I don’t recall anyone using The Lark Ascending for many years. Or either of the Romanian Rhapsodies. Or Don Quixote by R. Strauss. Or every oboist’s favorite: Le Tombeau de Couperin! I also think portions of Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances would be lovely for skating.

Lark, yes

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Alexei Urmanov 1999 comes to mind - but I am not sure if he was the last one to use it (probably not).

No I think I heard it earlier in the season, but I'll be darned if I can remember who it was. But it is underused as least by those who typically skate in the later groups in the bigger comps. I admit I fast forward through a lot of the early groups at Euros and Worlds.

The last Lark Ascending I remember is Yuna Kim's junior program. It's really the only program of hers that I've liked.

 

[screech]

I also kind of want someone to skate to Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody. I love the way it builds at this, the most iconic part.

 

[Taso]

Or either of the Romanian Rhapsodies.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hard to keep up the pace in the fast parts, but if some of the slower portions were focused on that would be lovely.

BTW The American pairs of Lyons & Wells used the first for their free skate in 1997 IIRC. Doesn't seem to be on youtube, oddly enough, even though 2 videos exist of their SP from US Nationals that year

 

[A.H.Black]

I don’t recall anyone using The Lark Ascending for many years. Or either of the Romanian Rhapsodies. Or Don Quixote by R. Strauss. Or every oboist’s favorite: Le Tombeau de Couperin! I also think portions of Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances would be lovely for skating.

The only one I really remember was Angela Nikodinov. It was lovely. Can't find a video - it was short program 1998-99.

 

[tony]

The only one I really remember was Angela Nikodinov. It was lovely. Can't find a video - it was short program 1998-99.

1999 US National Championships - Ladies Short Program - Angela Nikodinov

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