RE: (western) classical music discussion
November 2, 2015 at 7:34 pm
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2015 at 7:35 pm by JesusHChrist.)
You're missing out Min. There are many masters and master works in the 20th century.
Just gotta stretch those ears!
Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Bartok, Copland, Scriabin for starters. Prokofiev's 2nd and 3rd piano concertos are awesome, especially if you are pianist. The 3rd is quite romantic even. I can't imagine a musical world without what 20th century composers have brought to the table. Of course, much of it is angry and dissonant. I like it as it befits my bitter atheist soul and atheist rage! The symphonies and string quarters of Shostakovitch! The piano works of Ives, Benjamin Lees! All of the Bartok piano concerti, the solo piano music, the string quartets, the orchestral works. So much...
I like my pre-1900 music as much as any one, but there are many gems after that date as well.
This is a fun piece from Rachmaninoff. Aggressive, but not dissonant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFMNhx2-VDE
Just gotta stretch those ears!
Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Bartok, Copland, Scriabin for starters. Prokofiev's 2nd and 3rd piano concertos are awesome, especially if you are pianist. The 3rd is quite romantic even. I can't imagine a musical world without what 20th century composers have brought to the table. Of course, much of it is angry and dissonant. I like it as it befits my bitter atheist soul and atheist rage! The symphonies and string quarters of Shostakovitch! The piano works of Ives, Benjamin Lees! All of the Bartok piano concerti, the solo piano music, the string quartets, the orchestral works. So much...
I like my pre-1900 music as much as any one, but there are many gems after that date as well.
This is a fun piece from Rachmaninoff. Aggressive, but not dissonant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFMNhx2-VDE