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oliver sudden
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« Reply #30 on: 18:29:39, 29-10-2007 »
St François d'Assise is a big fave of mine... the most violent thing that happens is a very loud door-knock.
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« Reply #31 on: 22:18:32, 29-10-2007 »
Quote from: ernani on 16:54:17, 29-10-2007
I remember reading about a modern (German?) opera based on Seneca's Thyestes, although I can't recall who wrote it. That is bound to be a pretty gruesome piece, with murder and cannibalism thrown into the mix  Wink

ernani,

I think you mean Thyeste by the (late) Dutch composer Jan van Vlijmen. The libretto is a translation in French of a play by the Belgian writer Hugo Claus.



http://arts.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article324190.ece
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« Reply #32 on: 00:31:51, 30-10-2007 »
Just thought of James MacMillan's "Ines de Castro" which has surely got to be worth throwing into the mix.
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« Reply #33 on: 21:05:44, 30-10-2007 »
Quote from: Reiner Torheit on 19:06:50, 27-10-2007
Quote from: pim_derks on 18:49:33, 27-10-2007
Have you heard Suk's "Asrael Symphony" by now, Reiner?
Yes, and thanks for the link to it, Pim!  I can't say it's a "neglected masterpiece", but there is some good writing in places.

That's true, Reiner: I know at least five recordings of the Asrael Symphony, so it isn't really being neglected. Wink

Oh, look:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/afternoonon3/pip/bbha9/

There's more Suk on Radio 3 coming Thursday! Smiley
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