What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[Referentzhunter]

5 hours ago, T.D. said:

  

After a month of mostly Beethoven, in the mood for some weirdness.

Recommendations ?

[soulpope]

3 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said:

Recommendations ?

Yep ....

[Referentzhunter]

[T.D.]

On 8/23/2019 at 2:11 AM, Referentzhunter said:

Recommendations ?

Warning: Scelsi's music is definitely weird, and some people consider it crap. I've even seen him called a fraud of sorts - he used to tape himself playing on some kind of keyboard (I forget details) and have a trained composer transcribe it; there was an article by the latter entitled something like "I wrote Giacinto Scelsi's music"  (again forget details).

My favorite and best recommendation is this reissue of 3 discs originally on Accord:

If you can find samples, play them really loud and see if you dig 'em...[Added: Here's a good sample:

]

The Kairos discs above are pretty good IMO. I find Scelsi mostly about timbre and microtones. Some instruments / ensembles work better than others. I didn't care for his solo piano work and sold the CDs I had. Currently own only five all-Scelsi discs (the ones mentioned) - sold a number and can't find Canti del Capricorno so must have sold that too. Not planning to buy more. Periodically consider getting complete string quartets and decide against it, which may have been an error as a reasonably-priced Stradivarius reissue (with Arditti SQ) went oop.

Edited August 24, 2019 by T.D.

[Peter Friedman]

K.387  and K.421

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

Gerard Lesne at his very best ....

[Referentzhunter]

Faure - Preludes

[soulpope]

Also .... :

[Referentzhunter]

Sonatas Nos. 26,11,32

[Referentzhunter]

17 hours ago, T.D. said:

Warning: Scelsi's music is definitely weird, and some people consider it crap. I've even seen him called a fraud of sorts - he used to tape himself playing on some kind of keyboard (I forget details) and have a trained composer transcribe it; there was an article by the latter entitled something like "I wrote Giacinto Scelsi's music"  (again forget details).

My favorite and best recommendation is this reissue of 3 discs originally on Accord:

If you can find samples, play them really loud and see if you dig 'em...[Added: Here's a good sample:

]

Damn...I added the sample and destroyed stuff I previously posted. Oh well.

The Kairos discs above are pretty good IMO. I find Scelsi mostly about timbre and microtones. Some instruments / ensembles work better than others. I didn't care for his solo piano work and sold the CDs I had. Currently own only five all-Scelsi discs (the ones mentioned) - sold a number and can't find Canti del Capricorno so must have sold that too. Not planning to buy more. Periodically consider getting complete string quartets and decide against it, which may have been an error as a reasonably-priced Stradivarius reissue (with Arditti SQ) went oop.

Thank you. I think i ago for the Wyttenbach set and and maybe some others. 

[soulpope]

In the morning .... :

[soulpope]

NP .... :

[Referentzhunter]

Stunning (some parts)

Edited August 24, 2019 by Referentzhunter

[soulpope]

My wife took over programming  ... :

[Peter Friedman]

Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No.2

Chopin - 4 Ballades

[T.D.]

Kagel, Sankt-Bach-Passion

[Referentzhunter]

Sonatas Nos. 31,28&12

[soulpope]

Morning sounds .... :

Terrific to say the least ....

[Alexander Hawkins]

[soulpope]

Treasure trove revisited ....

[soulpope]

These gyus used to practice in the neighbouring flat .... some three decades ago .... those were the days ....

[Peter Friedman]

Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2

[mikeweil]

 

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2

Excellent ....

[Referentzhunter]

Sonatas Nos.: 23 (Appasionata),15 (Pastorale) &25