What Are You Listening To?
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Listening to some mellow jazz for Sunday Morning.
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I’ve been following Stella Cole on Instagram and YouTube for some time. She finally/recently came out with an LP/CD on Spotify. Again quite lovely music for a lazy Sunday:
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Faure’s Requiem has long been one of my favorite choral works… and I’d be torn between the Faure and Mozart’s Requiem. Dutoit’s version has been my go-to recording for years. In fact… I think I first had this on a cassette tape.
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Under StLukes's wholesome influence, I am trying to expand my musical tastes, and thus I have been listening to whatever YouTube suggests:
I rather enjoyed both of the above, though didn't listen intently - I just used it as background music for drawing. Still, if it goes on like this I'll end up listening to Wagner too. I'll have to go see a doctor...
I rather enjoyed both of the above, though didn't listen intently - I just used it as background music for drawing. Still, if it goes on like this I'll end up listening to Wagner too. I'll have to go see a doctor...
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Brian, if it helps, Debussy was a great Wagner fan. For a time at least!
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But quite sensibly, he soon realized Wagner was an impostor. He went on to conclude that there were only two truly great composers in history, namely Bach and Debussy.
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But quite sensibly, he soon realized Wagner was an impostor. He went on to conclude that there were only two truly great composers in history, namely Bach and Debussy.
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A favorite recording of Mozart’s late, great symphonies. I’m currently listening to no. 39.
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Brian, I suspect Wagner was far more certain of his own genius that Debussy was of his. And he was far more correct. 
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Listened through the last 3 symphonies by Mozart: 39, 40 & 41. Now I’m continuing with Krips:
I might surprise Brian in that I’m currently listening to Brahms… Symphony no. 4. Of course, now I’ll need to play some Wagner as a chaser.
I might surprise Brian in that I’m currently listening to Brahms… Symphony no. 4. Of course, now I’ll need to play some Wagner as a chaser.
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When I was a teen, we had a box set of the Beethoven symphonies conducted by Krips. Plus an accompanying booklet about the composer and the works.
I might surprise Brian in that I’m currently listening to Brahms… Symphony no. 4. Of course, now I’ll need to play some Wagner as a chaser.
Me, I'd prefer Debussy for that.
It's actually peculiar how aesthetic fights go away in time. During their lifetimes, Debussy and Brahms had little to say to each other and Brahms and Wagner were musical enemies. And Debussy came to loathe Wagner and probably did not waste any time even thinking about Brahms. And they all had their fans, who enthusiastically participated in the fights.
But today it is perfectly normal to be a fan of all three. Plus Tchaikovsky too, and he probably did not think much of any of them (I seem to recall that he hated Brahms's music, and the feeling was very much mutual.)
No doubt we have similar things going on today.
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Yes, I am a huge fan of all three. As for Tchaikovsky, I just checked in my music database and I see that it contains only two of his works: the Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Violin Concerto. Definitely not a Tchaikovsky fan!
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I enjoy some of his pieces, and perhaps rather bizarrely, I am far fonder of his far less known second piano concerto than the famous first one. But yes, his music tends to be a bit over the top to my taste. I need to be in a particular emotional space to enjoy all that intense soul-searching.
As I recall, Tchaikovsky's own favorite composer was Mozart, perhaps a bit strangely so, considering how seldom Mozart wore his heart on his sleeve.
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Wow, never heard of this one and I've been listening to the Floyd since their first albums way back.......well a long time ago. Cool.
This was on their second? and impressed me. Made me realize that they weren't the usual psychedelic rock band. An interesting piece of contemporary classical. The other side of the album is excellent also. Check out Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast. It's happy Floyd!
My latest purchase is a CD of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Yikes. And what a story and the reaction during first performance as I'm sure you know. Watching a performance like this really adds an appreciation for what goes on. Amazing.
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John, glad to hear you like Pink Floyd. I agree that they were wonderful. I'm not surprised that you like the Rite of Spring. Have you seen the ballet live? I've seen a number of very different performances of the full ballet in different parts of the world, including a memorable athletic one in Amsterdam where the dancers were dressed in white gym outfits.
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Yeah me and a friend were into them early and bemoaned when they "went commercial" with Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall.
No I haven't seen the ballet, or any ballet for that matter but that one would be high on my list. It must be cool to see the various choreographies of it.
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I saw them perform the ANIMALS (Tour) Ballet back in the 70's... it was really cool, with exploding Pigs and all...!
