![]() Still, I’m not convinced those details are the whole boule de cire. Nothing says This piece was built within ten years and ten kilometres of the Eiffel Tower like a phrase that ends on iii. But just listen to that moment at 1:16 and see if you don’t hear a wistful harmonic lift-and-sigh in the strings. My keyboard is on the fritz (sorry, I mean on the françois) or I’d give you two sound files to show the difference. And the chord at 1:16, the one that ends the phrase! Instead of your average half cadence on V , he ends on iii. ![]() If the second chord (1:10) had been V, for example, it would have been clunky and ordinary. Potentially, the Flower Duet is one of the most famous opera duets ever, and it is scored for a soprano and mezzo-soprano. TUBA DUET (EB MAJOR) EUPHONIUM & TUBA (EB MAJOR) EUPHONIUM DUET (C MAJOR) FLUGELHORN DUET (G MAJOR). The chords are elegant and slightly nonstandard in that I’m-a-pretty-little-Frenchman way that makes me think of Satie at his Gymnopediest. But I’m already sold by the time I get to 1:40, so that’s not it. The way the sopranos separate at the beginning of each measure, then join and rise together in thirds is an aural dance if ever there was, and 1:40-2:07 is some of the most elegant vocal writing I’ve ever heard. Delibes: The Flower Duet (From 'Lakmé') - YouTube Music Home Explore Library Sign in New recommendations Up next Lyrics Related Autoplay Add similar songs to the end of the queue Ocean KAROL G. Flower Duet: Sous le dme pais (Act I No.2) For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) Complete Performance 697275 - 8. Sure, I can find a captivating thing or three. But here’s a piece that I think is absolutely captivating, and I’m not entirely sure why that is. I usually know why a piece of music slays me. Herbert von Karajan described her voice as the best gift God has given, and Le Monde suggested, Even fairies listen to her songs. ![]() For the South Korean lyric coloratura Sumi Jo, technical difficulties simply don’t exist. ![]() It demands full vocal control over extended lyrical melodies, and intricate agility when dealing with ornamentation. (#7 in the Laney’s List series - a music prof chooses 36 pieces to introduce his 16-year-old daughter to classical music.) The Flower Duet takes superb technical agility from both performers. ![]()
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