RE: (western) classical music discussion
January 26, 2017 at 5:36 pm
(This post was last modified: January 26, 2017 at 6:28 pm by I_am_not_mafia.)
OK well I've got into Bartok in a serious way now. Running out of music of his that I haven't heard yet. His string quartets sat in my collection for about a couple of years before I gave them a second listen after needing something else to listen to. It started to grow on me so I bought some of his orchestral pieces and now I'm hooked. It makes a change from Prokofiev and Rachmaninov.
I particularly love the second movement of his second Rhapsody
So I've started scouring my collection for other composers that I should probably try listening to again. I've actually gained a new appreciation for Berg but I only have his Violin concerto and find it a bit depressing. I'm considering buying all his works on 8 CDs.
Scouting around the web I came across Schnittke, whose influence was Shostakovich. I used to be a big fan of Shostakovich's music but eventually yearned for more tonally complex music. But I absolutely love this piece from Schnittke.
I've just bought his film music and downloading it now. If I like it he's done ten symphonies that I can buy. I've started listening to Khachaturian again but most of the stuff being sold on amazon is by the Naxos label and I don't like how they mix their recordings. It's always a bit muddy for me.
I'm listening to music throughout the working day so I'm going through it all rather quickly.
Need. Moar. Moosick!
I particularly love the second movement of his second Rhapsody
So I've started scouring my collection for other composers that I should probably try listening to again. I've actually gained a new appreciation for Berg but I only have his Violin concerto and find it a bit depressing. I'm considering buying all his works on 8 CDs.
Scouting around the web I came across Schnittke, whose influence was Shostakovich. I used to be a big fan of Shostakovich's music but eventually yearned for more tonally complex music. But I absolutely love this piece from Schnittke.
I've just bought his film music and downloading it now. If I like it he's done ten symphonies that I can buy. I've started listening to Khachaturian again but most of the stuff being sold on amazon is by the Naxos label and I don't like how they mix their recordings. It's always a bit muddy for me.
I'm listening to music throughout the working day so I'm going through it all rather quickly.
Need. Moar. Moosick!