Mimi Ezust wrote:

> It seems I am always in the middle of one of these sticky pieces.
>
> For a few weeks I was stuck on the middle movement of the Rachmaninoff
> Symphonic Dances.  Today I seem to be stuck on the second movement of
> Sibelius Third Symphony.

I feel the same way about the Sibelius 1st symphony.

Almost every Sunday evening I play the whole piece. To me, its like a
wonderful story  - and the solo clarinet bids me sit down and listen. I
think the opening bars of the 2nd movement are some of the most sublime
music I have ever heard - but the trio of the scherzo is also moving.

Listening to this symphony, I tap into parts of my life where I'm still
trying to understand myself But the parts come out as emotions and I'm
still trying to find the words.

Dave Harman
El Paso, TX

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