The underlying beat is provided by the snare drum, which gets louder as the piece goes on. Which of course could be an aural equivalent of sexeuterpe said:As I recall it, "Bolero" builds not just with volume, but with a driving rhythmic beat. The music starts out light and sinous with just the hint of percussion, then the music gets gradually wilder and the beat more and more insistent. In the movie "10","Bolero" was used as the aural equivalent of sex.
Vash01 said:I totally disagree with this. Why should a piece of music be 'retired' just because someone had a great skate to it? Does that mean Don Q. should not have been skated to after John Curry's 1976 performance, or nobody should ever skate to Moonlight Sonata because G&G skated great to it? Music is just music and anyone should be allowed to interpret it in his/her own way. Some people may have difficulty accepting someone else skate to their faves' music but that is their problem. Music is forever and it should never be retired, no matter how well anyone skates to it.
Joesitz said:However, Kwan's Salome is a different kettle of fish. Salome is the total opposite of Carmen. Where Carmen is a 'loose' woman, Salome is a virgin but she is coming of age. Kwan got that whether by accident or she actually felt it, I am not sure. I would love to see Kwan skate to Salome now that she has lived a bit more.
Mathman said:II didn't want to be the first to mention sex,..... because, really, what else is that music good for?
MK is kind of sexy without trying, I agree with some posters that she has not tried to be sexy with her prior programs. But IMHO there is more ways to interpret Bolero than the Dudley, Bo interpretation.LOL, but since it came up...To me, Michelle trying to be sexy is still a lot like a little girl playing dress-up.
So I think this will be a challenge to her
Mathman
tripleflutz said:According to the USFSA site, Yebin Mok who is trying for a comeback this year(health permitting) is also using Bolero, but her's will be in her SP.
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That’s a great observation, Joe. If you’re setting up for a triple Lutz, trying your darnedest to stay on the correct edge, you can’t really be bothered with trying to bat your eyes at the audience at the same time.Joesitz said:All these young girls are... too involved with technique to skate in a sexy manner...
I quite agree, RT. Some of these interpretations are almost tinny.rtureck said:OTOH a razor sharp (kill the tempo with speed) bloodless interpretation by e.g Toscanini is not good for ahem .....
I don’t know what Milstein had in mind, but there is a depressing aspect to this tune. It (like life) starts out so hopefully, like, hey, maybe this is going to work out OK after all. But then, nah, you fall into a rut, and after a few more meaningless repetitions you die. (Wait -- that is sort of like sex, LOL.)Nathan Milstein thought this is one of the most depressing piece of music, I don't think he had sex in mind.
I think what is “sexy without trying” about Michelle comes out in a performance like 2003 Aranjuez. This is an amazing piece of athletic virtuosity. She is flying along, happy as clam, leaping joyously into the air, kicking up her heels, all the while calling to the audience, hey everybody check this out! Youth, strength, confidence, joie de vie -- now that's sexy!MK is kind of sexy without trying, I agree with some posters that she has not tried to be sexy with her prior programs. But IMHO there is more ways to interpret Bolero than the Dudley, Bo interpretation.