RE: (western) classical music discussion
March 16, 2015 at 4:22 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2015 at 4:28 pm by I_am_not_mafia.)
(March 16, 2015 at 1:54 pm)Dystopia Wrote: I'm also exploring Stravinsky and Schubert. Any recommendations are grateful
Prokofiev.
Some composers like Arnold Berg have tried breaking free of classical restrictions but to some ears they just make a discordant mess. Prokofiev makes it work so that you don't even notice it. Tchaikovsky has multiple melodies working together to create a tune bigger than the sum of its parts. Prokofiev does that too but also with tone. Writers talk about Stravinsky breaking new ground in the same era as Picasso and other artists. Prokofiev took it beyond proof of concept.
I find his music always intellectually and emotionally stimulating but all the time still music.