Post by Hercules June 3, 2012 (11 of 27)
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seth said:
Percy Grainger. While most people only know him for his arrangements of folks songs and tiny orchestral pieces, I'd describe him as the less abrasive cousin of Charles Ives. Chandos recently released their "Grainger Edition" recordings in a single budget box. Sadly, the SACD of his masterpiece, "The Warriors" is out of print (Holst: The Planets, Grainger: The Warriors - Gardiner).
While the Gardiner recording is OOP, this is not: Grainger: The Warriors - Geoffrey Simon
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seth said:
Percy Grainger.
Oh dear.
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wehecht said:
excellent 20th century American composers like Samuel Barber, Paul Creston, David Diamond, Nicolas Flagello, Howard Hanson and Walter Piston have little to no sacd representation (a good bit of Barber, and Hanson's 2nd symphony being the exceptions).
Re Walter Piston /// Surely you have the superb:
Harvard Composers - Mendelssohn String Quartet
One of the best SACD chamber recordings around ... and pure DSD too.
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Post by SnaggS June 4, 2012 (15 of 27)
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seth said:
Give Bohuslav Martinu a try. I think you'll like him.
The two best complete cycles of the symphonies are by Jarvi/Bamberger (BIS and also on Brilliant) and Thomson/Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos). Different approaches, but both worth owning. The 6th symphony is Martinu's masterpiece, but start with the 2nd.
Michael Daugherty is one of my favorite living composers -- most of his music has been well recorded on Naxos.
Thankyou, will do both!
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Post by Iain June 4, 2012 (16 of 27)
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SnaggS said:
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I know 20thC and minimalists like Reich, Glass, Adams, Stockhausen, Penderecki, Ligetti, Dockstader, Subotnik etc from before I got into "Classical" music, but Im not in that headspace atm. I also never liked the beeps and boops 20thC.
Daniel.
Try this:
Adams: Harmonielehre, Short Ride in a Fast Machine - Michael Tilson Thomas
.....you might change your mind of "minimalist" music after listening to it a few times.
Also, it's 5.1 multi-channel.
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seth said:Michael Daugherty is one of my favorite living composers -- most of his music has been well recorded on Naxos.
And spectacularly well recorded on Reference Recordings(Bells for Stokowski) and Klavier (Red Cape Tango).
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Post by wehecht June 4, 2012 (18 of 27)
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Post by SnaggS June 4, 2012 (19 of 27)
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Cicero said:
Frankly, I don't think I am the right person to offer suggestions here. I don't think that my sense of what is beautiful in classical music squares with what the original poster is seeking, or, more importantly, that "beauty" is the only or most important thing we should be seeking in classical music. If I did not have the nagging doubt that the original poster's willingness to really explore new vistas (his SACD library of the tried and tested is quite extensive, so that he does not seem to need my advice there), I'd be more prepared to offer my suggestions.
Your right of course, "beauty" is not the only thing to look for, but sometimes that is where your mood lies. Many years ago I spent a lot of time listening to the minimalists and the music coming out of Princeton-Columbia, i.e music concrete, serialism. Things like Pierre Schaeffer, Piere Henri, Milton Babbit etc.
Whilst some of this in indeed beautiful, some is more "interesting". At the moment, when I sit down at the end of a day, I'm looking for something that matches the sunset, thats all.
Thankyou to all for the suggestions thus far. I'll let you know how I travel.
Daniel.
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Post by jdaniel June 5, 2012 (20 of 27)
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seth said:
Varese most definitely falls into the category of "cats screaming," but every performance of his music I've been to has received an enthusiastic response from audiences. Most notably "Amériques" seems to have developed a cult following. I highly recommend Chailly's 2 disc set of his complete works (and we could really use a SACD disc devoted to Varese).
I don't understand why no one has put Varese' Poem Electronique" on four channel yet, or Stockhausen's (sp) "Kontakte", both of which were originally 4 channel.
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