Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
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Rachmananov's Dances
Rachmananov achieves that unique color by asking the trumpets and horns to play with the instruments muted, creating that raspy, nasty sound. The dance ends peacefully, though with the daradah motif never too far away. It's a limping waltz, always fighting to get from place to place, almost dragging its feet.
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