Donna Mitchell - Consolation No. 2

  My personal review:      We had already discussed what a Consolation is in music in a previous article , as well as the possible sources of inspiration for Franz Liszt, the first composer to use the name Consolation for one of his pieces.      Donna Mitchell's Consolation No. 2 creates a calm, poetic, meditative atmosphere.      It is a piece in two sections, each of which is divided into three subsections, plus an introduction and a coda; its slow and leisurely tempo, as well as the constant accompaniment of arpeggios, are the main characteristic of this piece.      It is worth noting that the second section, although it feels like a restatement, has certain variations (especially in the second subsection), which create some interest for the listener, which is further enlivened by the surprising coda.      Mitchell's social links:      YouTube (Channel 1)      YouTube (Chann...

Ирина Степанова-Боровская - Irina Stepanova-Borovskaya - Мазурка Nº 5 - Mazurka No. 5

 My review:

     Mazurka 5 by Ukrainian composer Irina Stepanova-Borovskaya is a piece of music in two sections and a coda.
    Although the entire piece flows naturally and continuously, at a moderate tempo, the greatest contrast that we can find between each section is that the first is in the key of C minor, the second in C major, and the coda is made up of a series of chromatic triplets.

     Stepanova-Borovskaya's social links:

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    Let's enjoy Irina Stepanova-Borovskaya's Mazurka 5 performed by Carlos Marín Trigo: 




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