Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
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The Last Waltz of the 20th Century
The music rides around, always in very small, chromatic steps. It's as if you've entered a smoke-filled room watching this waltz for ghosts through the haze. So despite this movement being quite ghostly, it also has a seductive side. This dance can bring up some parallels to another great waltz of the 20th century, Ravel's Lavelce.
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