Composer Alexander Goldstein, who works with figure skaters, appreciated the new programs of the athletes of the national team.
— How would you rate the musical style of the new programs of Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov?
– I have not watched the short one yet, and the free music, in my opinion, is not very successful. For two years of work with Marina Zueva, the skaters have acquired a champion gloss, and this music is a step back. Although Eteri Tutberidze’s group usually has a great selection of music. But something didn’t work out here. You don’t usually win with this kind of music, but I would really like to be wrong.
– I would like your expert opinion on the new programs of our national figure skaters.
– Let me emphasize right away: I evaluate only the music of programs, no other components. I talk about what I hear while watching. I ask you not to attribute anything else to me (laughs). So, the programs of Mark Kondratyuk, Alena Kostornaya and Maya Khromykh were impressive. The reason why I did not like “Spartacus” by Pyotr Gumennik, I explained (“neglect or ignorance of the laws of musical form affected”). The composition “Schindler’s List” by Mikhail Kolyada is well composed in terms of musical form. But the image of Schindler himself is almost impossible to convey with this music. When Yulia Lipnitskaya was skating, everything was clear: she was that girl in the red coat. And for Schindler, it seems to me that there is no suitable music in the soundtrack.
The general impression of this season’s programs is that there is little novelty. Especially for men, everything is rolled over many times. Although many coaches often think that familiar music helps to better understand the program. I disagree. I especially want to see innovation among leaders.
The new free program of Tarasova and Morozov was set to the composition of Patrick Watson “Lighthouse”. The director was the choreographer of the Tutberidze group Daniil Gleikhengauz.
Source: Match TV
