Virgil Thomson (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra)

[@earscapesmusic6091]

Some fantastic polytonality happening (I believe) at the 8:47 mark. Sounds shockingly Rautavaara-like to my ears. What a beautiful piece by Thompson which I've apparently been deprived of all these years! Thanks for sharing this and so many other great composers. It brings me back to a time in my younger days (in the late 80s, and early 90s while studying music comp) when I explored quite a lot of American composers.

[@pgroove163]

sounds shockingly hip...out of this world...i dig

[@MuseDuCafe]

The remarkable and lovely second movement is from 07:55 to 17:00. Well worth a listen. Thanks much for this post!

[@barbarasmith6005]

I'm listening to the second movement right now, and it's great.

[@bertcarter6176]

Thanks for posting this! Truly wonderful to hear!

[@harvestedvoltage4324]

0:00 I. Rider on the Plains 7:55 II. Variations on a Southern Hymn 17:02 III. Children's Game(s)

[@juliogarciadebidegain364]

Hallo, ich finde dass dieses Cello-Konzert so recht schoen und recht gut zu verstehen ist, obwohl er ein Komponist aus dem 20 Jahrtausend war, bei anderen Komponisten aus seinem selben Jahrtausend ist deren Musik so UNMOEGLICH zu verstehen. Viel Spass bei so schoener Musik.

[@Wkkbooks]

Pictures are lovely and well-chosen. Speak directly of Thomson's background.

[@Glinkaism1]

YES!

[@andrewpetersen5272]

Actually find them a bit Victorian fo Thomson's time. Some Benton would work better.

[@Wkkbooks]

@@andrewpetersen5272 -- these pictures are Thomson's actual background, Benton would be another interpretation of that background by a contemporary of Thomson.

[@andrewpetersen5272]

@@Wkkbooks Sorry Mark, Thomson's background was a little more modern than that in KC at the beginning of the century. This paintings reflect an era around 1870-90s.

[@andrewpetersen5272]

@@Wkkbooks Of course, we are here for the hearing, an I suspect you have excellent taste!

[@Glinkaism1]

Thanks for posting this! Wowser!

[@pgroove163]

sounds incredible while stoned on nyc subway at 2:00am in morning !!!! wooooooooooooooooooooow

[@MuseDuCafe]

Sounds great, period. Lol.

[@juliogarciadebidegain5440]

In my personal opinion, is marvellous a so great work like this to listen, by youtube there were always the suite from the film -the river- and also -the plough that broke the plains- well known works from his catalogue.

[@JAMESLEVEE]

The key is D Major. There are no tempo indications for the outer movements, just metronome markings (dotted quarter note = 96 in the opening movement, quarter note = 144 in the finale). The slow movement is subtitled Andante, and has a metronome marking of half note = 72.

[@kuang-licheng402]

曲調優美

[@Renee2004lr]

One would have to be a pianist to know this, but in that last movement he stole "a few measures" from a Beethoven Piano Sonata (Opus 10 # 2 & 3rd mm) which really threw me back in time when I was learning that work while in HS!!!!!!!!

[@johncarr8238]

These paintings (except perhaps for the one which appears at approximately the 15 minute mark) have nothing to do with the Hudson River School , even if from that era. They are unidentified and I would hesitate to guess their provenance, except to describe them as 19th c. genre paintings, precursors of painter-illustrators such as Norman Rockwell. I would agree that, particularly with respect to the first movement, they appear to have little to do with Thomson's titles.

[@mosaicclassics]

As noted in the description, the paintings are by Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919). There is some significant overlap with the artist's lifespan and that of the composer.

[@andrewpetersen5272]

@@mosaicclassics Not that much. Some Thomas Hart Benton would be better. He was from Kansas City as well.

[@ctfamily40]

@@andrewpetersen5272 Great, then you can create your own KZbin channel as a public service and choose your own artwork to accompany the music. Just provide a link when it's up and running 👍

[@ethanhill9738]

This music is modern. (The video's images are Hudson River School era. Jars me.) Granted, the music isn't E. Carter. The composer provides here simple music for a complicated era. Carter provides complicated music for a complicated era. Parts of the work are plain pretty, and that's welcomed in modern classical.

[@brianhammer5107]

Eliot Carter's music stinks. Unlistenable.

[@harvestedvoltage4324]

@@brianhammer5107 Philistine

[@brianhammer5107]

@@harvestedvoltage4324 English, actually.

[@andrewpetersen5272]

Simple? Ask the cellist. And Carter is indeed not worth the ear's time.