Xann Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 The piano stuff is very mixed. Some is very easy on the ear, not something I usually associate with him. Some isn't Try Etude No.13, 'The Devil's Staircase' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I'll have to give it a listen, i tried the devils's staircase and Galam Borong albeit only on youtube, and quite liked them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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useless Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) Edited July 30, 2016 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Einojuhani Rautavaara died on Wednesday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xann Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Joanna MacGregor - J.S. Bach 'Goldberg Variation' VIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted September 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2016 Just performed this piece last weekend. Even though it was written almost 100 years ago it still demands so much from the listener and is still 'jarring' to most people's ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Recently I've been listening to this a lot: Per the description: 'Arsenij Avraamov's best-known creation appeared involved the Caspian port of Baku [Bakı, capital of Azerbaijan], for the Fifth Anniversary of the Soviet Republic on 7 November 1922. A spectacular, called the Symphony of the Factory Sirens, used the services of a huge cast of choirs (joined by spectators), the foghorns of the entire Soviet Caspian flotilla, two batteries of artillery guns, a number of full infantry regiments (including a machine-gun division) hydroplanes, and all the factory sirens of Baku. Conductors posted on specially built towers signaled various sound units with colored flags and pistol shots. A central "steam-whistle machine" pounded out "The Internationale" and "La Marseillaise" as noisy "autotransports" (half-tracks) raced across Baku for a gigantic sound finale in the festival square.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Useless would have loved this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Here's the Ligeti piece mentioned at the top... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 one of my all time favourite pieces of music. So beautiful and yet so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 5, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Rugeley Villa said: one of my all time favourite pieces of music. So beautiful and yet so sad. RVW improved it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, mjmooney said: RVW improved it. There are so many versions. I do prefer the ones that don't try to complicate things and that are slightly repetitive. I really should be casting my net into the classical genre. A beginners guide to classical anyone? Or is that a silly question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Can't make my mind up about this? This is the most famous player of this composition on piano. A bit nearer to the harpsichord the piece was written for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 23, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2017 I have this set. I prefer the 1955 takes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ They've recently released the whistles and bells edition of the '55. It's not cheap. I quite like Joanna MacGregor as it goes. Maybe not for the purists, but more approachable than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 24, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2017 And THAT sent me back to THIS: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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