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Gesamtkunstwerk wrote:Oh, and Il Pini di Villa Appia...drool!!

I love that one too. Just imagine the Roman army marching in full force after conquering a land like Gaul or Britain!

allegroamabile wrote: I love that one too. Just imagine the Roman army marching in full force after conquering a land like Gaul or Britain!

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1. free scores
2. temporarily blocked scores
3. scores that even Julius Caesar and his Legions couldn't get their hot Roman hands on.

--Sixtus

...almost forgot! Richard Strauss's Solome has the most amazing show-biz climax at the end .

The climatic section towards the end of the first movement in Sibelius's Symphony No. 2 is very moving. He takes the somber second theme of the piece and alters it by transforming it into a majestic, triumphant brass fanfare.

ZacPB189 wrote: Richard Strauss's Solome has the most amazing show-biz climax at the end .

Do you mean the very end, where she get crushed (the squealing woodwinds at 362 are inspired) or the preceding multi-peak climax of the scene with the head (I like the famous grinding chord a half measure before 361, though the ultimate climax of the vocal line is a few bars before this)?

--Sixtus

sbeckmesser wrote:

ZacPB189 wrote: Richard Strauss's Solome has the most amazing show-biz climax at the end .

Do you mean the very end, where she get crushed (the squealing woodwinds at 362 are inspired) or the preceding multi-peak climax of the scene with the head (I like the famous grinding chord a half measure before 361, though the ultimate climax of the vocal line is a few bars before this)?

--Sixtus

"*Crash!* Ich habe deinen MUND----- gekuesst" That's the climax, the shield crushing is more of a coda.

The unexpected climax in the first movement of An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss is amazing, especially since it relatively comes from nowhere. I love the addition of the snare drum Strauss adds to the orchestration, creating a fusillade of sound which carries us from the nighttime atmosphere to the majestic sunrise.

My favourite climax is in Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Marche Slave" in the introduction to the main theme.