this is a classic piece, in the upper echelons in terms of importance in the western music tradition, perhaps one of the ten most important pieces of music in the history of western civilization, and i'm not sure i can add much of a worthwhile analysis to the history texts. i have not seen it live and am looking forward to it.

if you have never heard this, you should hear it.

just a few brief updates on some things i've been listening to...

i've listened to this at least 20 times, now, and it hasn't really generated a reaction in me at all, which is very bad. it's just hitting me as a sort of second-rate debussy piece - not bad enough to react negatively to, but not exciting enough to get excited about, either. i don't actually really have much else to say about it.

it's the fourth piece in the stravinsky/ravel/poulenc/debussy program that i will very likely attend next weekend.