Musical Heroes #1: Sir Donald Francis Tovey
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Vince Sheehan discusses this great musical figure, particularly regarding his 'Essays In Musical Analysis.'
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What a lovely introduction to Tovey! I'm new to his analyses.
I'm a big fan of Tovey as well, and I truly appreciate your frank, heartfelt, and passionate presentation. His analyses of the Beethoven piano sonatas are gold dust as well.
What a touching discussion. I love how ubiquitous Tovey is when reading (or listening to) other analysts of music: he seems as much a part of the repertoire as the composers themselves. Though I suppose it's not surprising: as you say, he's such a fantastic writer. I often find myself alternately chortling or shaking my head in amazement at the brilliance of his turn of phrase.
What a wonderful series; I feel you do indeed keep alive Tovey's excellent concept of how to listen. What shines through is your passion and enthusiasm for music.
Many are of the total misconception that what is vaguely termed as "classical music" to be restful and relaxing. Whilst this may seem to be so in the superficial hearing with ears, when it comes to listening with feeling, the whole spectrum of feelings; from tragic or nostalgic to heroic or pure joy is imparted. Looking forward to further videos, thank you.
Thank you very much
His descriptions of the less appreciated works, such as Dvorak 7, are so helpful. His wit is extraordinary. Reminds me of Conan Doyle in the Holmes stories.
Great point
We had Tovey's books in the school library and I read most of them several times. One thing I particularly liked was he spent some time on analysing Bruckner symphonies when performances were very rare events.
Yes, excellent point. He also wrote about Mahler's 4th symphony - long before Mahler was in vogue.
Great discussion! If you’ve never heard his Piano Quartet, Op.12, then I would encourage you to listen to it. It is absolutely divine - it reminds me a little of the Beethoven Op.90 piano sonata.
I don’t know any of his music - so I will check that out. Thanks!
It’s in two movements and in e minor with second movement in e major (just like the Beethoven Op.90). It’s the second movement that you should pay attention to as it’s in theme and variation form. About half way through it goes into 9/8 (like a sarabande) and is incredibly hypnotic all the way to the end. I was in tears by the end (I didn’t want it to end) the first time I heard it.