Will 2,215 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Just discovered this tonight. It's a borderline case as to whether it counts as "classical," but it's pretty frickin' awesome either way. I love the original Reich piece but this is even better. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,843 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Can anyone recommend any piece ofr percussion ONLY (except Varese's Ionisation) for which I could preferably find the sheet music too please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 An inspired performance of this wonderful medieval piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 6/5/2018 at 6:31 AM, filmmusic said: Can anyone recommend any piece ofr percussion ONLY (except Varese's Ionisation) for which I could preferably find the sheet music too please? If you accept pianos into the definition, then try Bartok's Sonata for two pianos and percussion: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I've got one of those incredibly common classical melodies stuck in my head that get included with children's toys because they're public domain. Everyone in the world knows it and I just can't place it this morning. Killing me! UPDATE: It was "Rondo alla Turca" because of course it was. Just needed my morning coffee to place it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: I've got one of those incredibly common classical melodies stuck in my head that get included with children's toys because they're public domain. Everyone in the world knows it and I just can't place it this morning. Killing me! UPDATE: It was "Rondo alla Turca" because of course it was. Just needed my morning coffee to place it. That's the out of tune door bell tune at my office... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 40 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: That's the out of tune door bell tune at my office... I hear it 20 times a day from my 3-year-old daughter's toy "laptop" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I've become super into Copland's Piano Concerto this year, especially the second movement. It's brash, jazzy, dissonant, melodic, and just righteously rhythmic and wonderful. The syncopated theme introduced a couple of minutes into that movement is so much fun. Love this part: When the horns blast the melody out at 13:44, and then the whole orchestra builds to a crescendo, the hairs stand up on my neck. I'm pretty obsessed with all eras of Copland, even his late-career dalliances with serialism, but I especially love the bold music he composed in his 20s Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Yes! One of my favourite piano concerti. I would love to be able to perform it some day. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, Loert said: Yes! One of my favourite piano concerti. I would love to be able to perform it some day. And I really should have mentioned how transfixing Copland's playing in that performance is. What a pianist! Still, I would love to have a recording of him performing the concerto as a young man. Also, I don't want to discount the aching beauty of the first movement. The contrasts in this work are part of what makes it so awe-inspiring. When the first movement melody is brought back at the end of the second, it's so gratifying. Feels like a real journey to get back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,915 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 artguy360 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Another soviet legend that sounds like a great Golden Age score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Get outta here with the Copland, Adams and Gliere, you're classin' the place up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Alexander Nemtin's realization of Scriabin's last sketches for his Prefatory Action is a unique piece of music. Effectively a soup of sumptuous harmonies and orchestrations, it lasts a little over two and a half hours yet captures Scriabin's sense of structure and symmetry quite well. After listening to the piece over the past few days I think my favourite section is Tres lent, contemplatif from Part Three: "Transiguration" (1:44:47 - 1:55:00). The floating soprano together with the slow, pensive ostinato create an especially otherwordly atmosphere. And then the big swell in the orchestra towards the end...it's just brilliant! (Btw, for Part One "Universe" I slightly prefer the older analogue recording by Kondrashin which, despite some audible tape damage here or there, brings out the individual instrumental groups in greater detail. The newer Ashkenazy recording I linked above is also great, but more "humid".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Farewell to one of the most prolific and luminous figures responsible for bringing film music to life for many years. karelm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 The inventions holds a great place in my life. They reminds me my youth, as I played Looping on my Colecovision game station, among others. There are not many good interpretations of them as they are considered, by many professionnal pianists, as inferior works. They are not. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Omen II 1,235 Posted May 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2018 I went to a concert given by the Eric Whitacre Singers, conducted by the composer, a couple of weeks ago at St. James's Church in Piccadilly. It was very moving to hear You Rise, I Fall from his new work The Sacred Veil, a choral work whose text was written by one of Whitacre's close friends whose wife had died from cancer. The movement in question concerned the moment of death itself. Although it was not the final piece in the concert, when it finished there was a standing ovation. You can hear the piece in this recording from another concert at 1:39:18. I would be interested to read what others think of this piece. Sharkissimo, TownerFan and Dixon Hill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,984 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 A beautiful orchestral suite by Bohuslav Martinů, a composer who never fails to impress me: Great use of colors, almost post-impressionistic piece. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2018 Current mood: the second movement of Copland's "Music for a Great City." Good night, JWFan. SteveMc, Sharkissimo, Omen II and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I heard the original version of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring yesterday, played by a chamber orchestra at St. John's Smith Square in London. It is longer than the famous orchestral suite with which I suspect many of us are more familiar and dare I say even better for it. It's such an engaging a piece of music with so many good tunes peppered throughout the piece. I just hope I wasn't humming along! Here is a recording of the original version. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Just now, Omen II said: I heard the original version of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring yesterday, played by a chamber orchestra at St. John's Smith Square in London. It is longer than the famous orchestral suite with which I suspect many of us are more familiar and dare I say even better for it. It's such an engaging a piece of music with so many good tunes peppered throughout the piece. I just hope I wasn't humming along! Here is a recording of the original version. The Tilson Thomas recording of the full Appalachian Spring is a personal favorite. Because I don't live in a musical wonderland like London I have sadly never been able to see a Copland piece performed live. Some day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Yes, we are very lucky. In fact there is a whole season of concerts at St. John's called Americana '18, including another in a few weeks featuring Copland's Latin American Sketches and Old American Songs, which should be good. St. John's Smith Square is a baroque former church in Westminster just a stone's throw from Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament and they have loads of great concerts there for smaller ensembles. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Superb spring evening music. http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=712669 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 More like early summer here, so I’d reach the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21. Perfect for the beginning of summer before you tire of the heat and humidity. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: More like early summer here, so I’d reach the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21. Perfect for the beginning of summer before you tire of the heat and humidity. Can you tell me the perfect temperature and humidyty % to listen to it please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 85 degrees 80% humidity. This was all laid out in Wolfgang’s accompanying program notes, Bespin Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Going back to this 1963 classic Beethoven Symphony cycle. Unbeatable! Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Simply lovely. publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Magical and gripping. Recently, I was lucky enough to hear it performed live by Junge Deutsche Philharmonie; what a great experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 This Bach by way of Elgar transcription that the President's Own recorded for their last album really is something else. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Rather into Fanny Mendelssohn lately. Underappreciated composer, who, despite the conditions of her time, was able to still give us some great music like her fantastic Piano Trio in D minor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 It is all about the fourth and final movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 It's an older piece, but it checks out: Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,915 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I really enjoy the very interesting and prolific Finnish composer, Kalevi Aho, and this brand new CD of his timpani concerto and piano concerto no. 1. He was a student of Einojuhani Rautavaara and I really don't think I've heard a work of his I dislike. His early music is somewhat like Mahler/Shostakovich but his mid period and after is much more colorful. His Finnish roots is very clear in much of his music such as Symphony No. 12 which is for orchestra and separate chamber orchestra along with vocalists as a sort of modern version of Richard Strauss's Alpensinfonie. I believe he has written more concertos for diverse instruments than anyone else: Violin Concerto No. 1 (1981) Cello Concerto No. 1 (1983–84) Piano Concerto No. 1 (1988–89) Tuba Concerto (2000–01) Piano Concerto No. 2 (for Piano and 20 Strings) (2001–02) Flute Concerto (2002) Concerto for Two Cellos & Orchestra (2003) Bassoon Concerto (2004) Contrabassoon Concerto (2004–05) Double Bass Concerto (2005) Clarinet Concerto (2005) Viola Concerto (for Viola & Chamber Orchestra) (2006) Oboe Concerto (2007) The Bells. Concerto for Saxophone Quartet & Orchestra (2008) Trombone Concerto (2010) Sieidi. Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra (2010) Trumpet Concerto (for Trumpet & Wind Orchestra) (2011) Horn Concerto (for Horn & Chamber Orchestra) (2011) Eight Seasons. Concerto for Theremin & Chamber orchestra (2011) Cello Concerto No. 2 (2013) Double Concerto for Cor Anglais, Harp and Orchestra (2014) Soprano Saxophone Concerto (for Soprano Saxophone & Chamber Orchestra) (2014–15) Timpani Concerto (2015) Tenor Saxophone Concerto (2015) Violin Concerto No. 2 (2015) Accordion Concerto (for Accordion, 20 strings and bassoon) (2015–16) Mearra. Chamber concerto for harp and 13 strings (2016) Double Concerto for Two Bassoons and Orchestra (2016) Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Chamber orchestra (2018) Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Very enjoyable piece. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Loert said: Very enjoyable piece. I wasn't familiar with this. Very enjoyable indeed! Lots of fun. Sounds very much in line with the golden age of symphonic poems a la Saint Saens and Strauss, which I definitely have a soft spot for. Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 An Academy classic, playing the sound of Norway: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Hamelin's first recording of Alkan's masterpiece: Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Hamelin's first recording of Alkan's masterpiece: Wow, I'm so glad to see this on here! This piece essentially catalyzed my love for classical music when I was about 10 years old and gave me a solid reason for pursuing music composition. Alkan is such a uniquely daring and witty composer, and his music is infused with a certain spirit of spontaneity which I tried to recreate in my early composing efforts. In fact, I copied out this entire work some 10 years ago because I was fascinated by Alkan's musical thinking. And of course, Hamelin is such a fine pianist. I am more familiar with his later recording for the Hyperion label (which, apparently, was one of the ways in which the label attempted to save itself from serious financial troubles) but this is a great recording too. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Loert said: Very enjoyable piece. Alfven is cool, this set is certainly worth having: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alfvén-Complete-Symphonies-Swedish-Rhapsodies/dp/B001716JR4/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Luigi Cherubini - Ali Baba Overture This one has quite tickled my fancy. I'd never heard of this guy, he was quite popular in the 19th century I read. Doesn't seem like his legacy has lasted to the 21st? Am I wrong on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 18 hours ago, Loert said: Wow, I'm so glad to see this on here! This piece essentially catalyzed my love for classical music when I was about 10 years old and gave me a reason for seriously pursuing music composition. Alkan is such a uniquely daring and witty composer, and his music is infused with a certain spirit of spontaneity which I tried to recreate in my early composing efforts. In fact, I copied out this entire work some 10 years ago because I was fascinated by Alkan's musical thinking. And of course, Hamelin is such a fine pianist. I am more familiar with his later recording for the Hyperion label (which, apparently, was one of the ways in which the label attempted to save itself from serious financial troubles) but this is a great recording too. In some ways I like this better than his Hyperion recording. Good job copying out the whole work, btw! Have you checked out Brilliant Classics' relatively new Alkan box? There's some quite good recordings in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 16 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Luigi Cherubini - Ali Baba Overture This one has quite tickled my fancy. I'd never heard of this guy, he was quite popular in the 19th century I read. Doesn't seem like his legacy has lasted to the 21st? Am I wrong on that? I'm most familiar with his Requiem - check out the Dies Irae: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 6:31 AM, filmmusic said: Can anyone recommend any piece ofr percussion ONLY (except Varese's Ionisation) for which I could preferably find the sheet music too please? Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 This morning's listening "Meditation - to the victims of Tsunami 3.11" by Toshio Hosokawa I have to admit this scared the shit out of me. He's not comforting the victims, he's voicing their horror. Having free access to the entire Naxos library through work is a lovely thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,915 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: This morning's listening "Meditation - to the victims of Tsunami 3.11" by Toshio Hosokawa I have to admit this scared the shit out of me. He's not comforting the victims, he's voicing their horror. Having free access to the entire Naxos library through work is a lovely thing I quite like this composer and will have to check out this disc. It seems to be new. Yes, his music is rather full of relentless tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, karelm said: I quite like this composer and will have to check out this disc. It seems to be new. Yes, his music is rather full of relentless tension. I hope you check it out! The orchestration is fascinating even if it is a bit scary. Use of percussion is very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,915 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: I hope you check it out! The orchestration is fascinating even if it is a bit scary. Use of percussion is very cool. This was the work of his that I was referring to. It is dedicated to the victims of the Hiroshima atomic bomb so he seems to have a lot of angst in his music and thoughts. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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