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RE: (western) classical music discussion
June 9, 2015 at 2:12 am
(June 9, 2015 at 1:02 am)Minimalist Wrote: Haydn's Quartet op 76, #3 in C
The second movement is known for having been borrowed for another purpose.
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
June 9, 2015 at 2:18 am
In Haydn's defense he called it Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser.
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June 9, 2015 at 2:23 am
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(June 9, 2015 at 2:18 am)Minimalist Wrote: In Haydn's defense he called it Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser.
Yeah, they just took it and changed the words a few times. I wonder what ol Haydn would have thought of that!
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
June 9, 2015 at 10:23 am
(June 9, 2015 at 2:09 am)Alex K Wrote: Looks like a good selection.
Ah, I like Andras Schiff's versions of the Partitas. I couldn't do with one version of the Art of Fugue and other things. At least a ood piano version and the Canadian brass version. Same goes for the SMP - one in a big setting, and a more intimate version, depending on mood. No St.John's passion?
I know Glenn Gould has done many recordings that are considered classics, but I can't quite warm up to him yet...
Well, I decided to add Phillipe Herreweghe's 1999 version of the SMP to the pile. I never particularly cared for the St. John's passion, partly because of the fact that it's a big letdown, not being as excellent as the St. Matthew Passion, and partly because of the dodgy references to the Jews, although, that said, given other Passion settings of the time, the fact that it's only dodgy is a step up. I may add John Gardiner's St. John Passion to the mix.
Also, for what it's worth, Glenn Gould's 1955 version of The Goldberg Variations was my big gateway drug to Bach.
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June 9, 2015 at 10:28 am
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Oh right. I notice that I like the 1955 version much better than the 1981 one! I think. I'll have to let it sink in a bit.
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June 9, 2015 at 10:48 am
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June 9, 2015 at 2:35 pm
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
June 9, 2015 at 5:14 pm
(June 9, 2015 at 2:09 am)Alex K Wrote: ...
I know Glenn Gould has done many recordings that are considered classics, but I can't quite warm up to him yet...
I have never liked him either. I believe he is a polarizing figure in classical music. I don't like him, and never have. (There seems to me to be a coldness about him, or, in some cases, an inappropriate emotion. Of course, I cannot explain that, so anyone may feel free to ignore the comment entirely.) But many people love him. It is interesting that there are people who are worshiped by some, and hated by others. And other people are more universal in their appeal or lack of appeal.
For some interesting Bach on piano, I recommend:
http://www.amazon.de/Wohltemperierte-Kla...B000G8NVZC
Of course, it can be had at amazon.com and other places as well.
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
June 9, 2015 at 5:20 pm
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Ah very good, the Well Tempered Clavier is still missing in my CD collection. What other recordings of it would you recommend? How do you like Pollini (if you have an opinion)?
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