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Hula Popper

(374 posts) Tue Apr 18, 2017, 01:53 PM Apr 2017

Finlandia & Sabre Dance which is better?

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Finlandia & Sabre Dance which is better? (Original Post) Hula Popper Apr 2017 OP

Finlandia. Because Sibelius was a better composer than Khatchaturian. stopbush Apr 2017 #1

YES! elleng Apr 2017 #2

come on... Hula Popper Apr 2017 #3

You're welcome, Hula; it's one of the things I do! elleng Apr 2017 #6

I'll take the sabre dance if I must choose DFW Apr 2017 #4

Sabre Dance redwitch Apr 2017 #5

Sabre Dance! LeftInTX Apr 2017 #7

Finlandia Jean Sibelius, coming up! elleng Apr 2017 #8

stopbush

(24,808 posts)

1. Finlandia. Because Sibelius was a better composer than Khatchaturian.

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Tue Apr 18, 2017, 01:57 PM

Apr 2017

elleng

(141,926 posts)

2. YES!

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Tue Apr 18, 2017, 01:59 PM

Apr 2017

Hula Popper

(374 posts)

3. come on...

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Tue Apr 18, 2017, 02:22 PM

Apr 2017

I think you need to listen to the entire ballet and thank you ellen for all the great music!

elleng

(141,926 posts)

6. You're welcome, Hula; it's one of the things I do!

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Wed Apr 19, 2017, 09:06 PM

Apr 2017

And thanks for the Khachaturian! Saw one of his ballets when I visited in Moscow (YEARS ago, when I was in college.)

DFW

(60,182 posts)

4. I'll take the sabre dance if I must choose

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Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:56 PM

Apr 2017

Finlandia is no 1812 Overture. It has its moments, but it mostly sounds to me like an amalgam of the Star Wars theme, blended with a heavy dose of Beethoven with a little "Dragnet" theme blended in. Great scenery, though. I've been there, and it really is like that for practically the southern two thirds of the country.