Greetings fellow Classical Music Furs! I am  matthiasrat and am honored to be helping  svelto bring beautiful music to FA!

Since tomorrow is the seventieth anniversary of D-Day, I thought I would share this piece written about the war: Mark Blitzstein's Airborne Symphony. In twelve connected sections, it begins with the theory of flight, the history and mythology, and the quiet triumph of Kittyhawk before turning to the war itself. Section V which introduces the enemy includes a sarcastic and almost sadistic march to Hitler. Section VII is chilling as it recounts the cities bombed to ruin in the war. Section IX is a hilarious send up to the motto 'Hurry up and Wait'. Section X, the Ballad of the Bombadier, is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard and moves me to tears. The final triumph in Sections XI and XII is piercd at the very end by a cry of warning that we not create the enemy again.

This piece was a favorite of Leonard Bernstein, and in this recording is narrated by the great Orson Welles.

https://youtu.be/_rEGmcQBbFk?list=P.....VEjvqTJ7cf-fI8

Please enjoy my dear fellow Classical Music Furs!

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