(western) classical music discussion

[Phosphorescent Panties]

Yes, I've listened to his complete string quartets. I listened to the whole thing all the way through just once or twice, actually. It's about 3 grooling hours of dense music, I found it particularly hard to sit through. I'd of course, be willing to do it again, because I'm a slut for intense works of art 

I've listened to multiple string quartets. Alfred Schnittke, Schoenberg. Ligeti, Beethoven's late string quartets, I have many more to listen to. I've always wanted to get into classical music, but have always been daunted by the prospect. I found that it's easiest to just download a ton of music and listen to everything. That's how I go about getting into new music.

It makes sense - how else are you going to get an overview over what exists and what you like. You don't have to like everything that's considered a "classic", and so it doesn't really make sense to stick just with the most well-known works. Most of Mozart's music does very little for me (with a few very notable exceptions), for example, and if all I had ever been exposed to was that, I would maybe never have gotten into classical music.

Talking about extreme works of art and string quartets.... I think I've posted it before here, but who cares

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEZXjW_s...tml5=False

Wow, this is pretty cool. These performers are on the ball. I was trying to find the album this was on, maybe it's this? https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/..._quartet_/
I don't know if this is part of the late string quartets, because if they are then I already have a version which was recommended to me by an art dealer that I have been enjoying. He swears by the Emerson String quartet, and went on a schtick about how he's listened to beethoven's late string quartets thousands of times, which is what he studied most closely in college. He claims it boosts intelligence levels to listen to classical music and he would not be as successful as he is today if it weren't for Beethoven's late string quartets, and that pop rap music actually detriments your intelligence level. I'm incredulous about that, but I really like his theory. He's a cool guy. 

I'm guessing that song you linked is part of his art of fuge. I have a version of that I downloaded.