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Turangalila part?
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 6:19 pm
by mbeastep
Next year's schedule has been released, and it contains the Messiaen piece Turangalila-Symphonie. Not knowing this famous piece, I bought a recording. Besides being highly unpleasant on first listening, it sounds difficult. Does anyone here have a tuba part I could look at by way of preparation? I don't think Abe Torchinsky got around to this one! Thanks.
mbeastep
Re: Turangalila part?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 2:17 pm
by Mark
mbeastep wrote:Next year's schedule has been released, and it contains the Messiaen piece Turangalila-Symphonie. Not knowing this famous piece, I bought a recording. Besides being highly unpleasant on first listening, it sounds difficult. Does anyone here have a tuba part I could look at by way of preparation? I don't think Abe Torchinsky got around to this one!
I played the Seattle premier of this a few years ago. There are some counting issues, but the tuba part is not that hard. There is also a lot of tacet in the part, a lot. No real technical or range issues. The part I had was marked with some interesting performance dates, including Boston in, I think, 1949. It is a very long work. It will grow on you a little bit. There are a lot of very bad recordings and only a few good ones, so don't give up on the work after listening to only one or two recordings.
Re: Turangalila part?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 1:32 am
by Chuck Jackson
Mark wrote:There are a lot of very bad recordings and only a few good ones, so don't give up on the work after listening to only one or two recordings.
Good advice. I really like the piece, and came to like it only after ten or so listenings. Try to find the newer version with the LSO (not sure of the conductor) with Maurice Murphy playing Principal Trumpet. Ozawa also did a nice job with Toronto. It really is a stunningly beautiful work.
Chuck
Re: Turangalila part?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:46 pm
by bbocaner
mbeastep wrote: Besides being highly unpleasant on first listening
mbeastep
Unpleasant?? It's absolutely gorgeous!
Re: Turangalila part?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:37 am
by mbeastep
bbocaner wrote:mbeastep wrote: Besides being highly unpleasant on first listening
mbeastep
Unpleasant?? It's absolutely gorgeous!
I stand corrected. I'll keep listening. My recording is by the Concertgebow. Thanks for the help. I now have a score and the tuba part.
mbe