Adagio Lamentoso (dedicated to Gustav mahler)

Originally Posted by goodridge_winners

What an ABSOLUTE BEAUTY!
This is such a heart gripping piece, really squeezes all emotion out of it. And the sound of the strings...is this GPO?

Thank you for listening. I'm glad you liked it
The strings sound is not from GPO but from East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Gold XP.

Regards,
Bruno

Oh... this is beautiful. Just fantastic.

What coincidence! What amazement! What splendor! What majesty!

What humanity.

Only the greatest of the late Romantics could have envisioned such intensity and deep love for humanity and existence. I don't hear "lamentoso" so much in this piece (precedents set by Tchaikovsky's 6th) until the development arrives, but that does not preclude it from being considered beautiful and amazing. The violin soli and cello ideas in particular stirred me to a height that I have not felt since I first heard Tchaikovsky's sixth and Mahler's fifth. Those two symphonies created a lasting impact upon my life and set my path onto music FOREVER. Anything which reminds me of those symphonies desires the greatest adulation, praise, and attention.

The reference to Mahler's first symphony towards the end of the middle section (I have not read the score), with the highest A possible - if only for a brief, beautiful moment - is truly heart-wrenching. All the memories of "Titan", the Traürmärchen from the second and fifth symphonies, the grand beauty and humanity of that dying candle that is Romanticism. I hear a thousand symphonies, one million human voices crying out in love and light, and suddenly, in a moment of darkness, the cries of sorrow and loss echo in the marble halls. Not only does this music SUCCINCTLY capture the pre-war feeling of an elegy or adagio, but as a symphonic poem alone it stands tall.

I can say nothing more of this music other than that it is a testament to humanity and time immemorial, much like Mahler's statements of sorrow, love, hope, death, and glory were. From all that rests at the very bottom of my musical spirit, and the very CORE, I thank you for this.

This piece is really beautiful. It reminds me a little bit, very little bit of Ennio Morricone "Gabriel's Oboe".
Again really beautiful, really enjoyable, I feel the Mahler. As goodridge said, very heart gripping. I loved it. The only thing that bothered me was at mes. 12, the A nat, for me, felt a little to sudden during the mood you were creating at that time. But than that was it. A truly beautiful piece.
Nice work.

Scott.

Originally Posted by JairCrawford

Oh... this is beautiful. Just fantastic.

Thank you Jair.

Originally Posted by Ian C. Williams

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I can say nothing more of this music other than that it is a testament to humanity and time immemorial, much like Mahler's statements of sorrow, love, hope, death, and glory were. From all that rests at the very bottom of my musical spirit, and the very CORE, I thank you for this.

Dear Ian,

I thank you for your passionate review of my work. There's nothing more important for a composer than knowing that his work is appreciated and, specially, that his creation touched the soul of another person.

Your words describe perfectly the feelings I tried to transmit by this piece.
I have a deep passion for Mahler's music, it taught me a lot and, to a certain extent, I can even say that it also affected my personal life. So, this work is above all, the way I found to express this passion, because there are certain things that words can not describe...

Kind regards,
Bruno

Originally Posted by tenor10

This piece is really beautiful. It reminds me a little bit, very little bit of Ennio Morricone "Gabriel's Oboe".
Again really beautiful, really enjoyable, I feel the Mahler. As goodridge said, very heart gripping. I loved it. The only thing that bothered me was at mes. 12, the A nat, for me, felt a little to sudden during the mood you were creating at that time. But than that was it. A truly beautiful piece.
Nice work.

Scott.

Ennio Morricone's "Gabriel's oboe"? Well that's a quite different mood, don't you think?

Thank you for listening and for your comments.

regards,
Bruno

Originally Posted by bmiranda

Ennio Morricone's "Gabriel's oboe"? Well that's a quite different mood, don't you think?

Thank you for listening and for your comments.

regards,
Bruno

I did say very very very little, didn't I? "

i have nothing to say except this is one of the most beautiful pieces ive ever heard

Originally Posted by thatguy

i have nothing to say except this is one of the most beautiful pieces ive ever heard

Thank you for your compliment.

Regards,
B.