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"sambodidley" <scoobydoo(a)looneyville.com> wrote in message news:b00d3$4b96af83$62143800$30803(a)ALLTEL.NET...
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> "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> wrote in message news:hn5t9c$rkb$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>> Yea. I can see why they said that.
>> It seems to fall right into place.
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>> The reason I think Prokofiev is the waltz king is that I've never heard anyone come close to his imagination,
>> harmonic structure and character especially when he puts that evil sounding spin on it.
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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOV7yWEv54o
>> That's just a short example that doesn't even get to the end of the piece.
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> I've had the pleasure of playing the principle oboe part in concert on his 5th symphony. That thing really gets wild in the last
> movement.

Just pulled it up and got it on right now.
I really like his orchestral works.