Bespin 8,480 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I just reorganized some of my classical mp3s on my micro SD cards. I had the habit of putting all the CDs of a boxset in the same root folder, but discovered recently that I rarely listened to those big boxsets, because I never really remember what I listened the last time... So I just created sub-folders, just to subdivide the boxsets by categories (ex. for Beethoven piano sonatas: early sonatas, middle sonatas, late sonatas; or just by group of works, ex. Solo Concertos, Double Concertos... Triple Concertos... ah this Bach!!!). For Beethoven and Mozart String Quartets... it made a big difference too! Except maybe for Bach (where it's harder to know which works are youth works or late works), but for the majority of composers, it's interresting to listen their works a little more "chronologically" than the way it can be usually found on boxsets, where strange matches are often made. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 19 hours ago, publicist said: Quite excellent. As far as I understand, it is a rather recent completion of sketches that RVW had for the second movement of an unfinished cello concerto. Quite a loss to music that he never got around to finishing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtw42 61 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Rossini's Stabat Mater ... introduced to me via the Simon Boswell soundtrack to Hardware. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I fell in love once again with Béla Bartòk's music in the last few days. I'm going through some of his orchestral warhorses. Checking out these two masterpieces in particular: If you love Goldsmith and Williams you definitely must check them out too. karelm and Loert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I saw Strobel conduct this live last (?) year. I should pick up the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Bach and coffee, have a good week-end! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Then you gotta listen to his coffee cantatas. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I am currently enjoying the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski's Song of the Night (Symphony No. 3). If you are a fan of Debussy/Ravel/early Stravinsky, you'll enjoy this beauty! His music is consistently gorgeous and very imaginatively orchestrated. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KK 3,307 Posted March 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2018 This lovely work by Marianelli. Further evidence that film should make more use of his talents. Those delicious pedal tones... karelm, Alessoundtrack and dtw42 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 It's surely a deadly sin to do that.. but I'm currently listening to all the slow movements from Beethoven's five piano concerti. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade The Tale of the Kalendar Prince is the best excerpt BTW. Loert and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Groundwork for oh-so many of Goldsmith's bigger action/adventure cues, i. e. Star Trek: Nemesis or Total Recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Shame they didn't play the whole thing given they had a choir standing right there behind the orchestra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 This morning, BBC Radio 3 played SAKURA - CHERRY BLOSSOMS by Toro Takemitsu. Absolutely beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 publicist and Dixon Hill 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Listening to ... If somebody told me that this was Sakamoto then I would believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 They two have collaborated before. Jóhannsson doing Sakamoto: The original Sakamoto: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 In honor of the Easter season, there is a very fine and dramatic new Easter cantata by a composer I hadn't heard before named Franghiz Ali-Zadeh and her Passion cantata premiered in 2017 which I think is excellent. The rest of the recording is very good too but I don't know how to link to her work only and it isn't on youtube. She starts on track 8. SteveMc and Dixon Hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I really enjoyed this piece by the neglected American composer Arnold Rosner (1945-2013): I would have preferred the same piece without the narration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Nice. But the more I listen to it, the more I think that the Kempe/Vienna Philharmonic version (which I've posted before) has to be among the best performances (of anything) I've heard: Love that hectic string sound that's always there but never distracts from the brass melody. Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 That's my favourite performance too, but I enjoy seeing Levine conduct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Everything by Levine now has a bad aftertaste... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 08/04/2018 at 12:11 PM, Loert said: That's my favourite performance too, but I enjoy seeing Levine conduct! Looks a bit hectic. On 08/04/2018 at 12:13 PM, Jurassic Shark said: Everything by Levine now has a bad aftertaste... Has had for decades, as far as I know. They've just finally drawn some consequences. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2018 20 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: Has had for decades, as far as I know. They've just finally drawn some consequences. The true crime over the years, though, was his hair. Sharkissimo, Loert and karelm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 # publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Sharky said: # Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I am seeing the Richmond Symphony perform this program later tonight: I can't wait. They're a fine group of musicians. Should be a night of great music. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 These are indeed strange days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I am seeing the Richmond Symphony perform this program later tonight: I can't wait. They're a fine group of musicians. Should be a night of great music. Hey, you're back too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 minute ago, KK said: Hey, you're back too! http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/27948-john-powells-ferdinand-2017/&do=findComment&comment=1471794 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Judging by your new avatar, @Disco Stuyou need a shave. Ps, welcome back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I'm thinking of doing a Disco Stu and showing my mug. Will I regret it? Will Bespin make a pass? Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Sharky said: I'm thinking of doing a Disco Stu and showing my face. Will I regret it? I didn't regret it, and it's nice to see the real people behind the avatars. But I did get tired of my own face after a while. 14 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I am seeing the Richmond Symphony perform this program later tonight: I can't wait. They're a fine group of musicians. Should be a night of great music. The concert made me ecstatically happy, still buzzing. To paraphrase one of my favorite lines from Howards End, Dvorak's 9th symphony is among the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man. I also quite enjoyed the Brahms concerto, particularly the 2nd movement which I thought was incredibly emotional and touching: Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I didn't regret it, and it's nice to see the real people behind the avatars. But I did get tired of my own face after a while. Did you also hide your mirrors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I've recently discovered Israeli composer Tzvi Avni. His harmonic sensibility shares a lot in common with that of Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 This makes me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Sublime music . Lewya and Loert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 A very fine Cello Concerto that reminds me of John Williams' Cello Concerto. I can't paste the entire list because they all point to this same movement when I paste but listen to the entire playlist. A very good CD of great contemporary American cello concertos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 On 7/10/2017 at 5:49 AM, BloodBoal said: OK, need your classical music experts' help, once more! Here are a few pieces of music which I believe come from the classical repertoire (at least 2, 4 and 5 sounds like samples from classical works to me) but which I haven't be able to identify. Do they sound familiar to anyone? #1 EDIT: Original piece identified by karelm! #2 #3 #4 #5 P.S.: I know about the Ride Of The Valkyries quote in the 5th sample. I'm trying to identify the rest of the music heard in that one. @BloodBoal, what movie were these from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Hi, guys, I thought that I'd give you a heads-up, as BBC Radio 3 is having a week-long retrospective on Copland. Now, I thought that Copland was all RED PONY, Obama getting done, and ripping-off Emerson Lake and Palmer, but no! His early stuff is fantastic, and its easy to see where a certain J. Williams esq. got some of his inspiration for the violin concerto. I've just listened to BILLY THE KID (at least, I think that's what it's called), and it's proper good! Anyway, I'll be tuning-in for the rest of the week, at 12:00 bst. Don't touch that dial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 karelm and Loert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 11 hours ago, Sharky said: Stravinsky at his most French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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