What Classical Music are you listening to?

grindy · 07-01-2018, 12:54 PM

It's like age descriptions, where they describe what age something is appropriate for.

**Frownland** · 07-01-2018, 12:55 PM

*restriptions

My bad

josht23musiclover · 07-03-2018, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Didn't notice you'd said this until now. I personally didn't start buying classical music until just last year. It's a slowly growing interest of mine, but just the 10 or so CD's that I have so far contain a LOT to absorb. I don't swing by this thread so often because I don't listen to classical so often. But when I'm in the mood, it's great. I might be a bit more active in here in a year or two... right now, I'm carefully feeling my way forward - one step at a time.

Fair enough

Of course, I only made the thread last week and you've been the most active poster other than me. It's interesting (and great) that you have taken to Schoenberg the most, as he's often considered to be quite difficult. Which works of his have you listened to?

josht23musiclover · 07-03-2018, 10:45 AM

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-03-2018, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by josht23musiclover

Fair enough

Of course, I only made the thread last week and you've been the most active poster other than me. It's interesting (and great) that you have taken to Schoenberg the most, as he's often considered to be quite difficult. Which works of his have you listened to?

There's just something about his music that grabs me. It really seems to come alive. I've got a CD with a work named Pelleas und Melisande. It's the only thing I've familiarized myself with so far, but I've owned this CD for quite a while by now. I'll definitely get some more Schöenberg when the opportunity presents itself (a local record store that I frequent has a large classical section that I skim now and then. It's unsorted, so I just get lucky and find something good now and then).

josht23musiclover · 07-07-2018, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

There's just something about his music that grabs me. It really seems to come alive. I've got a CD with a work named Pelleas und Melisande. It's the only thing I've familiarized myself with so far, but I've owned this CD for quite a while by now. I'll definitely get some more Schöenberg when the opportunity presents itself (a local record store that I frequent has a large classical section that I skim now and then. It's unsorted, so I just get lucky and find something good now and then).

Ahh, Pelleas is from before his switch to atonality, which is the point when lots of people seem to lose interest: of course, it's their loss as those who do 'get' him tend to consider him to be one of the greatest composers, whether it's his tonal, atonal, or twelve-tone music. I'd suggest Verklärte Nacht and then Gurre-Lieder for the next Schoenberg to explore: they are just as good as the (fantastic) Pelleas, and from the same period of his life.

josht23musiclover · 07-07-2018, 08:00 AM

Beautiful piece.

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-07-2018, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by josht23musiclover

Ahh, Pelleas is from before his switch to atonality, which is the point when lots of people seem to lose interest: of course, it's their loss as those who do 'get' him tend to consider him to be one of the greatest composers, whether it's his tonal, atonal, or twelve-tone music. I'd suggest Verklärte Nacht and then Gurre-Lieder for the next Schoenberg to explore: they are just as good as the (fantastic) Pelleas, and from the same period of his life.

I'm thinking I must have heard some of his later stuff already, but I'm not good with names on classical pieces.

Oh and a couple days ago I got two new CD's, so I've been listening to some Bartók (string quartets) and some Mussorgsky (Pictures at an exhibition plus various other, smaller piano pieces). Getting along with both really well so far

josht23musiclover · 07-07-2018, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I'm thinking I must have heard some of his later stuff already, but I'm not good with names on classical pieces.

Oh and a couple days ago I got two new CD's, so I've been listening to some Bartók (string quartets) and some Mussorgsky (Pictures at an exhibition plus various other, smaller piano pieces). Getting along with both really well so far

Great choices

josht23musiclover · 07-12-2018, 12:57 AM

Haha this is cool: a quartet for PS4 controllers...

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