I adore you.
Ahh! So many things I want to blog about right now! But first (and quickly) I just wanted to share this little snippet of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. Can I just say, that I don't think I've ever been so excited to see a piece of theatre in all my life as I am for this ballet in March. First reason: geniusly interperted by Bourne, this work of ballet-inspired contemporary dance boasts to, 'change the way you see ballet for ever' (What's On), with its all-male ballet corps of magestic but, moreover, powerful swans. Second reason: Swan Lake bears some of the most haunting and sensational pieces of music that I hold dear; Tchaikovsky, you truly are a master. I love this little clip also because of its music. The torment is so clear from the start in the introductory Moderato assai, Allegro non troppo (full piece below because I love it!!) and when the strings mirror the oboe's opening melody, ahh!! -- chills! As it heightens and gains animation up to that awesome (and I mean literally, awe!) brass crescendo, what can I say? Just hear it for yourselves. There are few pieces of music that can make every single hair on my body stand on end for so long, and do so repeatedly. That little breath in the drumroll kills me!
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake Trailer
(for some reason blogger won't let me embed this one, so enjoy a link)
http://www.sadlerswells.com/standalonevideo.php?video=/assets/videos/1847321795,22325755001&show=2428&dp=1&show=2428&more=1
Ahh! So many things I want to blog about right now! But first (and quickly) I just wanted to share this little snippet of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. Can I just say, that I don't think I've ever been so excited to see a piece of theatre in all my life as I am for this ballet in March. First reason: geniusly interperted by Bourne, this work of ballet-inspired contemporary dance boasts to, 'change the way you see ballet for ever' (What's On), with its all-male ballet corps of magestic but, moreover, powerful swans. Second reason: Swan Lake bears some of the most haunting and sensational pieces of music that I hold dear; Tchaikovsky, you truly are a master. I love this little clip also because of its music. The torment is so clear from the start in the introductory Moderato assai, Allegro non troppo (full piece below because I love it!!) and when the strings mirror the oboe's opening melody, ahh!! -- chills! As it heightens and gains animation up to that awesome (and I mean literally, awe!) brass crescendo, what can I say? Just hear it for yourselves. There are few pieces of music that can make every single hair on my body stand on end for so long, and do so repeatedly. That little breath in the drumroll kills me!
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake Trailer
(for some reason blogger won't let me embed this one, so enjoy a link)
http://www.sadlerswells.com/standalonevideo.php?video=/assets/videos/1847321795,22325755001&show=2428&dp=1&show=2428&more=1
Tchaikovsky -- Prologue: Moderato assai, Allegro non troppo
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