Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by bluemooze, Feb 22, 2017.

  1. Pericles

    Pericles Forum Resident

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    Edmonton
    Just got this for the the Brahms, but pleasantly surprised by the Mozart.

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  2. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Now playing the following CD from my Rachmaninov collection ...

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  3. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now streaming on Spotify, "Le Mystere De "Malheur Me Bat"" performed by the Huelgas Ensemble led by Paul Van Nevel on DHM.

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  4. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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  5. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now listening to "Ives - Four Sonatas" performed by Hilary Hahn and Valentina Lisitsa on DG.

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  6. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Bought this when it first came out. Have tried to like it. Literally can't stand it - just notes in a scale with no rhyme, reason, merit, beauty or musicality. Hardly any music makes me feel like this. Amazing. :)
     
  7. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

  8. Eigenvector

    Eigenvector Forum Resident

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    I've struggled with Ives' sonatas period! For some reason, I keep revisiting them hoping to find something there but have so far not been able to. I do like his first two symphonies and the fourth has it's moments. Maybe it's time to give up.... :sigh:
     
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  9. NorthNY Mark

    NorthNY Mark Forum Resident

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    Canton, NY, USA
    I don't think "not liking" is the same as "dismissing." A dismissive attitude is one that suggests the thing in question is not even worthy of attention or acknowledgment. One can express a personal dislike in a respectful way, without being dismissive.
     
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  10. NorthNY Mark

    NorthNY Mark Forum Resident

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    Canton, NY, USA
    Just saw this after I posted the previous comment. I think maybe the issue is linguistic--non-native speakers may not understand the very negative connotation "dismiss" has in these contexts. It is not in any way equivalent to a simple expression of dislike--it suggests a very specific attitude of condescension.
     
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  11. Soulpope

    Soulpope Common one

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    Vienna, Austria
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    (CD Opus 111 French Press OPS 30-336) 1999 ....recorded June 1990 @ Salle Adyar Paris France .... was lucky enough to witness Sokolov in performance with the Chopin Preludes and this CD serves as glorious reminder .... impressive piano mapping ....
     
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  12. Wugged

    Wugged Forum Resident

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    Warsaw, Poland
    My birthday soon, so treated myself to this :

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    plus the Cd's to go with it.

    As a non-academic non talented/performing simpleton, I always fancied buying it and really broadening my knowledge.

    Any comments from forumites whether I have done the right thing, or am I stark raving barmy ? :D
     
  13. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident


    I know very little about the book besides being aware of its existence, I don't see how owning that could be a bad thing.
     
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  14. Wugged

    Wugged Forum Resident

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    ibanez, it was a bit pricey, about $90 for the lot, so it could be a bad thing if it's not so good and a waste of money ! :) I don't think it is, but if any forumites have experience of this book, I would appreciate their feedback :)
     
  15. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    CD from the Decca Sound-the Analogue Years box. The bonus material is Capriccio Espagnol by Rimsky-Korsakov, which seems strange.

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  16. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    CT, USA
    Now playing the following CD from my Brahms collection ...

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  17. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    CT, USA
    Is it a 900-page book?
     
  18. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    Now listening to the 6th and final volume of Bavouzet's Haydn Keyboard Sonatas series. Interesting and idiosyncratic approach that is marred by his playing in some of the louder passages; he is hammering the piano there and it makes parts of his set almost unlistenable. What a pity.

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  19. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    @Wugged, Years ago, I bought a few of the following books that specialized in specific composers and I have the following

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    and the New Grove Italian Baroque Masters, which may no longer be in print since I cannot find it on Amazon ...
     
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  20. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    There were several more and they've been OOP for years now. These are the ones I have:
    - Handel
    - Haydn
    - Mozart
    - Beethoven
    - Schubert
    - Early Romantic Masters 1 + 2
    - Late Romantic Masters
    - Turn of the Century Masters
    - Russian Masters 1 + 2
    - Twentieth-Century French Masters
    There were also volumes about Baroque and other eras, but I never got those.
     
  21. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    The original books probably cost me no more than $10 - 12 USD each ...
     
  22. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

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    US
    Thrilling performances and superb sound.

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  23. misterjones

    misterjones Smarter than the average bear.

    Location:
    New York, NY
    Not familiar with the music, but it is one of my all-time favorite paintings.
     
  24. vanhooserd

    vanhooserd Senior Member

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    Nashville,TN
    I'd be willing to bet that the number of people who could tell you aren't a native English speaker from your posts would be very small, if not zero.
     
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  25. ToddBD

    ToddBD Forum Resident

    OK, so I haven't posted in a while, but now that I'm on summer break, I'll be hanging around a lot. To start things off, here's a weird one...bought it today for $1, it's a brown label Columbia, and it's a stereo record, though on the front cover it has an oval in the top left that says STEREO MS 6629 inside, but underneath it, on top of the eye logo, it says MONO ML 6029. And there is no back cover on the jacket, it's like one never got glued on (it hasn't been ripped off, the back is pristine). Deadwax marks: Side 1 XXSM 77422 IT, Side 2 XXSM 77423 - 1AG IT, and they are stamped so they look right side up from the spindle hole out to the edge, which to me seems weird. Don't know if I've got some kind of strange promo or orphan misprint LP...it sounds great. Anyone that can shed light, please do so![​IMG]
     
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