Under appreciated composers
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- mhschmieder
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Re: Under appreciated composers
Not much at his Wiki site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Mart ... omposer%29
I have long been familiar with his flute and saxophone works (and a great admirer), but was surprised to see so little else mentioned on Wiki. I guess he wasn't very prolific.
Thanks for the heads-up on Golgotha though; I must hunt that one down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Mart ... omposer%29
I have long been familiar with his flute and saxophone works (and a great admirer), but was surprised to see so little else mentioned on Wiki. I guess he wasn't very prolific.
Thanks for the heads-up on Golgotha though; I must hunt that one down.
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Re: Under appreciated composers
On the Schoenberg/Berg tip: I picked up the score for Webern's Five Movements for String Orchestra (Op. 5) a couple of weeks ago and it's still blowing my mind!
I'd also stick Varese on the list; Ameriques is incalculably insane.
P.S. I wouldn't have posted anything here had this thread not been presented to me as being ON FIRE.
I'd also stick Varese on the list; Ameriques is incalculably insane.
P.S. I wouldn't have posted anything here had this thread not been presented to me as being ON FIRE.
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Re: Under appreciated composers
Movies wrote:On the Schoenberg/Berg tip: I picked up the score for Webern's Five Movements for String Orchestra (Op. 5) a couple of weeks ago and it's still blowing my mind!
I'd also stick Varese on the list; Ameriques is incalculably insane.
P.S. I wouldn't have posted anything here had this thread not been presented to me as being ON FIRE.
Holy crap! I hadn't listened to it for ages, just did so again on your reminder. Unreal!
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Re: Under appreciated composers
yeah Varese is amazing!
I have been listening lately to
Chailley and Boulez conducting Varese,totally different perspectives,fascinating!
I have been listening lately to
Chailley and Boulez conducting Varese,totally different perspectives,fascinating!
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Re: Under appreciated composers
Pierre Boulez is an AMAZING conductor. The detail he extracts from whomever is in front of him is mind (ear?) blowing!kgdrum wrote:yeah Varese is amazing!
I have been listening lately to
Chailley and Boulez conducting Varese,totally different perspectives,fascinating!
I prefer his conducting over his writing, but some of it is actually nice (except for the poor pianist -or whatever- who attempts to learn one of his pieces ).
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Re: Under appreciated composers
agreed Boulez is an amazing conductor!
re:Varese
Chailly has the music performed Orch w/ tape as Varese wrote it,Boulez on the other hand does not use tape w/ Orch.I expected to like with tape more but I honestly like both and sometimes prefer Boulez's versions because he has such a clear vision of what he wants from the music,he is a very strong,brave as well as honest conductor.
he is one of the best conductors for 20th century classical music imo
his interpretations of Berg,Varese,Carter etc....set the standard for me.
I vaguely remember he was not very well received when he was w/ the NY Philharmonic,I suspect he was too progressive/contemporary for the critics etc.....truly brilliant
re:Varese
Chailly has the music performed Orch w/ tape as Varese wrote it,Boulez on the other hand does not use tape w/ Orch.I expected to like with tape more but I honestly like both and sometimes prefer Boulez's versions because he has such a clear vision of what he wants from the music,he is a very strong,brave as well as honest conductor.
he is one of the best conductors for 20th century classical music imo
his interpretations of Berg,Varese,Carter etc....set the standard for me.
I vaguely remember he was not very well received when he was w/ the NY Philharmonic,I suspect he was too progressive/contemporary for the critics etc.....truly brilliant
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Re: Under appreciated composers
I went to check out the second night of the Varese festival at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall a few months ago and it totally blew my mind.
I have Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but I don't think I have any other versions. I'll definitely check out the Chailly. Thanks for the 411!
I have Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but I don't think I have any other versions. I'll definitely check out the Chailly. Thanks for the 411!
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Re: Under appreciated composers
a new discovery for me..... this is a beautifully magical musical performance!
In tempus praesens
Concerto for violin and orchestra by Sofia Gubaidulina
Anne Sophie Mutter w/The London Symphony Orchestra
conductor : Gergiev
In tempus praesens
Concerto for violin and orchestra by Sofia Gubaidulina
Anne Sophie Mutter w/The London Symphony Orchestra
conductor : Gergiev
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Re: Under appreciated composers
I love Sofia Gubaidulina!
I bought "The Canticle of the Sun" a while back. I love it, but it's deeply complex in a way that I can't exactly parse. I've been looking all over for the score, but can't seem to find it anywhere.
I bought "The Canticle of the Sun" a while back. I love it, but it's deeply complex in a way that I can't exactly parse. I've been looking all over for the score, but can't seem to find it anywhere.
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Under appreciated composers
here's for me an interesting composer I started to get into recently : Shulamit Ran.
Concerto da Camera 2
3 Fantasy Movements
String Quartet #1
3 Pieces for Cello & Piano
Private Game etc...
Interesting composer, worth checking out.
Concerto da Camera 2
3 Fantasy Movements
String Quartet #1
3 Pieces for Cello & Piano
Private Game etc...
Interesting composer, worth checking out.
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- KenNickels
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
Much of the interest here has been afforded to high brow composers who remain in the margins because of their avant guard attitudes, which I am hip to and fully appreciate. But ... do you know how hard it is to write a good pop song? I mean, it's really freakin difficult. I'd have given my left you-know-what to have written this song, but I guess we can't all be brilliant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoxSHYfwXeA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoxSHYfwXeA
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