pilchardman
Dances With Penguins
I think that means belonging to the onion family.ernestolynch said:fuckin get him - 'aleatory'.............
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*Classical Composers: The Best
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Another 20th century Frog worth having a crack at is Ravel. Much underated and a directly political composer.
His song cycle Chansons Madecasses (soprano, flute, cello and piano) caused a sensation for attacking French imperialism in Madagascar, where the French were behaving with particular brutality in the 1920s (I think they still might be. Isn't Madagascar still a French colony?)
The middle song, entitled Mefiez-vous des blancs (Beware of the white men) caused the trouble.
His song cycle Chansons Madecasses (soprano, flute, cello and piano) caused a sensation for attacking French imperialism in Madagascar, where the French were behaving with particular brutality in the 1920s (I think they still might be. Isn't Madagascar still a French colony?)
The middle song, entitled Mefiez-vous des blancs (Beware of the white men) caused the trouble.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
From that list Wagner but including others then Prokofiev. Always reminds me of Woody Allen dancing off with the Grim Reaper at the end of Love and Death.
Cloo
Banana for scale
BTW folks - this year's Prom lineup is now available on the BBC website . A bit of a Messiaen bonanza this year... cool!
pilchardman
Dances With Penguins
Then you'll love waiting to speak to a real person after pressing 5 on the 7th menu.kait said:
Louloubelle
Well-Known Member
I love Bach, Shostkovich, so many on the poll but voted 'other' as there are others that are not on the list who I love
debussy
sati
charles ives
samuel coeridge taylor
abbess hildergard of bingen
berlioz
arvo part
to name but a few
debussy
sati
charles ives
samuel coeridge taylor
abbess hildergard of bingen
berlioz
arvo part
to name but a few
Tavener Ultimos Ritos at St Paul's
My vote goes to Bach, about which no more needs to be said really
I don't know Taverner's Ultimos Ritos but it is being performed in St Paul's on the 23 June. I suggest an Urban outing if you Londoners out there are up for it. Tickets: £10, £20, £25, £35 (ouch!)
My vote goes to Bach, about which no more needs to be said really
I don't know Taverner's Ultimos Ritos but it is being performed in St Paul's on the 23 June. I suggest an Urban outing if you Londoners out there are up for it. Tickets: £10, £20, £25, £35 (ouch!)
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
richard strauss - i love his tone poems an ting. i'd recommend 'till eulenspiegel', 'ein heldenleben', 'salome', and 'also sprach zarathustra' (as featured in 2001). all are available on deutsche gramophone played by the berlin philharmonic conducted by von karrajan.
Rachmaninov would get my vote, I love his piano concertos and Symphony no 2 is amazing. Don't listen to classical stuff very often but sometimes it's perfect.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
bristle-krs said:
The "Metamorphosen"/"Tod und Verklarung" CD on DG conducted by the old fart is beautiful as well.
Boogie Boy
Rockin' on the 1210s
Beethoven and Wagner.
No doubts.
No questions.
Just the music.
BB
No doubts.
No questions.
Just the music.
BB
Shameless fucking bump and a request for an asterisk please
pilchardman
Dances With Penguins
Ah, I wondered why this was back.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Shostakovich
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
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Merci beaucoup Madame Je ne sais quoi
Good Intentions
Pst Mdrn Cntxt Mnstr
I will also add my voice to recommending Rachmaninov, especially his 3rd piano concetro, 2nd symphony and Rhapsodies on a Theme of Paganinni.
If you like Ludwig, ernie, you should at least be able to listen to Rachmaninov. Get his 3rd piano concerto. It is grandious. It is exuberant. It is epic. It interposes moments of delicate intricacy with some loud-ass banging which sounds like the angels of heaven having a piss-up. Like Beethoven, it uses an enormous range of dynamics, going from sky-splitting to whispers in seconds. It is more dissonant, but no less determined. It is an event. My mother, blessed woman that she is, got me the triple CD of Ashkenazy playing Rachmaninov, conducted by Solti if I remember correctly. If you can get yourself mp3s of those, it will help. Music that sounds good with a normal recording sounds fantastic with someone like Solti leading the way.
If you like Ludwig, ernie, you should at least be able to listen to Rachmaninov. Get his 3rd piano concerto. It is grandious. It is exuberant. It is epic. It interposes moments of delicate intricacy with some loud-ass banging which sounds like the angels of heaven having a piss-up. Like Beethoven, it uses an enormous range of dynamics, going from sky-splitting to whispers in seconds. It is more dissonant, but no less determined. It is an event. My mother, blessed woman that she is, got me the triple CD of Ashkenazy playing Rachmaninov, conducted by Solti if I remember correctly. If you can get yourself mp3s of those, it will help. Music that sounds good with a normal recording sounds fantastic with someone like Solti leading the way.
Solarblast
...in due course...
And I think all three are kicked to touch by 7. Probably my favourite piece of music. Second movement is spine tingling.ernestolynch said:
pilchardman
Dances With Penguins
What classical CDs are people listening to these days?
Ummm...
Well, actually, I've been listening to quite a lot of opera recently.
There's a sentence I never thought I'd type a few years ago
Nothing unknown to suggest, but I have been enjoying Carmen, La Traviata and Aida recently. Very nice when curled up with a book, particularly when the dramatic periods in the two combine. Very satisfying. I sort of know the story of Carmen, but I can't follow it. As for the other two, I have no idea as to what they're about, but they're good to listen to.
*scurries away*
Other than that, the Gavrilov (sp?) recordings of Chopin's Etudes are quite lovely.
Well, actually, I've been listening to quite a lot of opera recently.
There's a sentence I never thought I'd type a few years ago
Nothing unknown to suggest, but I have been enjoying Carmen, La Traviata and Aida recently. Very nice when curled up with a book, particularly when the dramatic periods in the two combine. Very satisfying. I sort of know the story of Carmen, but I can't follow it. As for the other two, I have no idea as to what they're about, but they're good to listen to.
*scurries away*
Other than that, the Gavrilov (sp?) recordings of Chopin's Etudes are quite lovely.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Not a huge listener to classical but Beethoven and Tchaikosky cut through my punk/class war ear muffs. Big swirly ocrchestras banging out drama and passion.
Bach always sounds cold, mathematical and relentless to me - intellect over soul.
Mozart - his stuff does my head in - cant articualte why - it just annoying, cloying and has the same unignoreable quality as a dentist drill, a nail on a blackbord or charlie parker.
I though Amedeus was a great film nearly ruined by some fucking awful music.
Bach always sounds cold, mathematical and relentless to me - intellect over soul.
Mozart - his stuff does my head in - cant articualte why - it just annoying, cloying and has the same unignoreable quality as a dentist drill, a nail on a blackbord or charlie parker.
I though Amedeus was a great film nearly ruined by some fucking awful music.
BadlyDrawnGirl
Piano Tuna
Pah. Classical music!pilchardman said:
Actually, for me Satie's 'Gymnopedies #1' and Vaughn Williams' 'The Lark Rising' can't really be beaten.
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
It's hard to pick a favourite.
Of the big names, I prefer the Mozart symphonies to Beethoven, but B ain't bad either.
I like Bach, especially the Brandenburg Concertos. I like Bela Bartok, Dvorak, Smetana. I like Lieutenant Kije Suite by Prokofiev.
Of the big names, I prefer the Mozart symphonies to Beethoven, but B ain't bad either.
I like Bach, especially the Brandenburg Concertos. I like Bela Bartok, Dvorak, Smetana. I like Lieutenant Kije Suite by Prokofiev.
Liszt is my favourite but Bach is the best.
As for Beethoven, he's a bit too 'crash-bang-wallop' for me, and relies on superficial musical effects where Bach would rely on the deepth and intricacy of his counterpoint...
Actually, I don't like any classical music, it's all snobby tory stuff perpetuated by the bourgeoisie.
lol
As for Beethoven, he's a bit too 'crash-bang-wallop' for me, and relies on superficial musical effects where Bach would rely on the deepth and intricacy of his counterpoint...
Actually, I don't like any classical music, it's all snobby tory stuff perpetuated by the bourgeoisie.
lol
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Last night I played an old 78 (Dawn) from Peter Grimes on my wind-up gramophone....Blind Lemon found the spare box of needles (behind the sock we use for volume control) so with a bit of organisation I shall listen to a whole concerto....I've got some great stuff (eg Arturo Toscanini conducting Verdi) but it takes careful setting up of the records in a pile and plenty of judicious winding and needle changes....
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