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October 29, 2005
Symphony no. 5
Strange melodies from the 5th symphony by a guy with bad eyes. What I like most about Shostakovich's symphony no. 5 is the first movement. You can almost see the violent weather, the rain falling and thunder crashing.
Somehow the whole thing calmed me down quite a bit. I've been running so little lately, and dreaming about bad things happening Monday night. In one dream version, a huge earthquake topples building all along the course. We end up having to stop and help the injured, then run through rubble while trying to make up for lost time. I finish in 4:30.
At the end of the allegro non troppo fifth movement, I was thinking of leaving my watch at work.
Then the loud bit at the end seemed contrived, self-mocking. I wonder why Shostakovich ended it like that. But I didn't wonder long. Diane got up from her nap and wanted me to read Dumbo to her.
Posted by Mark at October 29, 2005 03:05 PM
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