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Rimsky-Korsakov : Comments

By Don Aitkin, published 4/9/2018

If you read about Rimsky-Korsakov you learn a lot about the chaotic life of 19th Century Russia.

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Indy,

I'm consistently surprised the things that people seem
uninterested in. But then I guess we all have our separate
interests that we're passionate about.

This might make you
smile just a little. I recently bought a DVD for my
grand-daughter to watch - the title was "The Star." It was
an animated version of the birth of baby Jesus. Which I hadn't
realised. I thought it was going to be about astronomy. Anyway,
it was a very entertaining DVD - and she enjoyed it very much.
However she wanted to know who baby Jesus was. The best I could
('cause she's quite young) was explain that he was a "Superhero"
who one day would "Save the world," just like the Marvel
Superheroes of "The Justice League," that she was familiar with - like - "Wonder
Woman," "Spiderman", and so on. It then made sense to her.

I suppose the point is - people take more of an interest if
things are put in familiar terms - that they can understand.

I hope this makes sense. Also, don't forget that your link had
to be translated to be read - perhaps some people may not
have realised that they could do that.

Just a thought.
Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 6 September 2018 10:58:49 AM
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Dear Foxy,

There are some composers who I really love, that I have great affection for - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Dvorak, Mahler, Bach and Mozart of course. I'm in singing group and a couple of years back, had to pick a Xmas song to sing, so I chose the Lullaby of the Sea Princess from RK's 'Sadko', in Russian. Not that I understood more than a few words. Not that it as a Christmas song either, but RK's genius prevailed. There are some wonderful singers of this beautiful song on Youtube, the amazing young Tartar soprano, Aida Garifullina, for example.

It's interesting how many great composers were of mixed ancestry - Borodin with a Georgian serf mother, Shostakovich with Polish and Siberian grand-parents, Chopin with a French parent ( I forget which one), Balakirev with Tartar ancestry, Khachaturian being Armenian, and so on. OR that they had very different, un-musical, early experiences, RK as a naval officer, Tchaikovsky as a lawyer, Dvorak as an apprentice butcher, Wagner selling life insurance (I made that up).

Timeless music which will long outlast the DOOF DOOF.

Love,

Joe
Posted by Loudmouth, Friday, 7 September 2018 3:47:02 PM
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Dear Joe,

Thank You for sharing something so personal.

My grandmother used to sing me Russian lullabies
and read me beautiful Russian children's stories,
folklore and mythology. I loved her dearly - she
was such a special woman - strong-fast and
determined. She saw a lot in her life time. She
came out to Australia with my parents. Died of
Lukemia back in the 1950s.

Russia and her people have always been special to me.
But what a history.
Posted by Foxy, Friday, 7 September 2018 9:13:20 PM
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Dearest Foxy,

I'm so sorry that your grandmother endured so much, to die (I presume) much too young. But she lives on in your heart and I'm sure is always on your shoulder :)

Love,

Joe
Posted by Loudmouth, Saturday, 8 September 2018 2:20:01 PM
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Dear Joe,

My grandmother was in her early sixties.

It was too young to die.

I got my love of Russian music from her - and I love
to sing. I also learned the joy of storytelling from her.
Which I now am passing on to my grand-children.

Quality, was an obsession of my grand-mothers. Her belief
in dressing up both the mind and the body is one I
wholeheartedly share. I love dressing up. Even as a child
and playing "fantasy games" of being wrapped up in Baroque
splendour and later as I grew - of investing in the
ultimate accessory, a witty velvet slipper, designer fragrance,
a slip of silk, small exquisite pieces that are the lynch
pins of style and can change your mood, your style.

But now I'm rambling.

Thanks again for your comments.
Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 8 September 2018 3:11:54 PM
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