S2.E97 Bach St John Passion, Walton Scherzo Symphony 1, Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Chopin Piano Concerto 1, last movement

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In the Christian calendar, the season of Lent goes hand in hand with the music of Ba. So although we've listened to a couple of his pieces recently, I make no apology for one last visit before he said. In the past, I've shared my love of the Sun Matthew Passion. But the Sun John Pashion, which we see, although telling exactly the same story, is clearly in an altogether different approach of music. The best way of demonstration is to listen to the opening chorus of the Sun John. And the words themselves are much more welcoming exitation. I only know that date precisely because, well, it's the day after my own birthday. Several years earlier, of course. And his first symphony is very much on my mind because I went to listen to it last week in London. But also it is nearly 300 years later than the piece we just listened to. It has his dramatic scan, so which extends the menace. It's not on Malaysia, which I don't think I need to translate. It's one of the great instructions in symphonic writing, which I doubt has been repeated anywhere since Walton only wrote two symphony and he took his time to complete the first one. Apparently experiencing the equivalent of writer's block due to the breakup of a long love with a German aristocrat. But it is a case of sort of when it comes to matters of the heart lots of things can be done. And it's also given a bit more credibility on the ground writing reason for the final heart. Be honest, if you haven't heard that before, you thought it had finished a few seconds before it actually did. I certainly did the first time I heard it. Speaking of not hearing it before, one of the pitfalls of a very famous piece is that quite often only one part of it is played, leaving you with the impression that that's all there is to it. I wouldn't be at all surprised if these opening bars were familiar to you. Which is a shame because there are, in fact, three other movements. And those bars were actually the beginning of the last. Actually, I don't think I've ever heard it introduced as the final movement of Brooks' Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra. So by way of setting the record straight a little, as well as introducing some much needed piece.

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