Scythian Suite

I know that these entries are supposed to be much more than just rants about nothing (or should it), but thought you guys might be interested in hearing a piece of music I came across a couple weeks ago, while I was on my dreaded Saddening Goat sabbatical.

The piece is Scythian Suite by Sergei Prokofiev. One of his more primal works, it was actually nearly set to a ballet, which would have been amazing. Its a great piece, although the link I'm posting is only a 4 minute segment of it. But the 4 minutes are sure great. The performers are the Rotterdam Orchestra, noted for their colourful interpretation of post romantic music, and the charismatic Valery Gergiev. Some say his conducting style is on the verge of violent, and he has been known to scream mid-piece and grunt. It may be scary from a performer's point of view, but the results are magnificent, especially when he works with his main orchestra, Kirov Orchestra in Russia. I can't wait to see what he will do with the London Symphony Orchestra, now that he has been appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. For those not too familiar with orchestras, the LSO is the orchestra that brought you the music to Star Wars (all 6 movies) and Harry Potter.

Enjoy and post your reactions to this AMAZING piece:

Scythian Suite-Valery Gergiev, Rotterdam Orchestra
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-hQglagzHqI

Also, for some humor, some guy made fun of Gergiev on YouTube..its quite hillarious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGQdjdGv2A&NR=1