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Assorted items / YouTube performances / Re: Ben Folds Piano Concerto
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on: September 09, 2016, 08:51:36 pm
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I'm listening to the Ben Folds Piano Concerto now! Re: Grace Williams. I like some of her shorter works best and the vocal/choral music on the Chandos cd. I didn't like some of her music that much at first. It has slowly grown on me. Now back to Ben Folds (but since you asked). I have to say the sound quality doesn't help. Is this the same Ben Folds whose cds I am seeing listed on Amazon?
It would be good to hear Castell Caernarfon again; doesn't seem to have found it's way to youtube yet.
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Einojuhani Rautavaara 1928-2016
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on: July 29, 2016, 07:40:49 am
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Saddened to hear this news.
Along with Pehr Henrik Nordgren, the major Finnish symphonist of his time. The 3rd symphony Dundonnell mentions seems to have been a one-off in terms of his musical direction. The 7th the first one I got to know and more typical of his output.
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016): RIP
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on: March 14, 2016, 08:15:49 pm
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As you say, while Sir Peter's passing appeared inevitable, it's no less sad. It will be interesting to see how posterity views him, one of the great British composers of the last 50 years +, but in some ways quite an isolated figure. Personally, I'm much less familiar with his output of the last couple of decades, something to try and rectify.
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Assorted items / General musical discussion / Re: Twentieth Century Symphonies: the 'Missing Symphonies'
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on: January 15, 2016, 06:02:06 pm
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Hermansson's symphonies
I have recordings of the symphonies 2 & 3 of the Swedish Radio, years ago. The timing of these two are 26 and 27 resp. So if the 4th (the one I never heard) takes 35 minutes, they don't fit on one cd, I'm afraid.
Was the 4th a radio recording too? I would like to hear that one
That's interesting. I took the timings from the Swedish Music website, but seems like no 3 lasts longer than suggested. The 4th was premiered by the (Stockholm?) Philharmonic, so might not have been recorded.
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Jouni Kaipainen 1956-2015
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on: December 02, 2015, 08:24:05 pm
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This is very sad news. I remember going to the UK premiere of his 1st Symphony on the South Bank, with a pre-programme talk by Kaipainen, who came across well in talking about his music. Less familiar with his more recent work, but will go back and listen to the recordings which are available.
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ARCHIVED TOPICS / In-depth discussion of selected compositions / Re: Ten Forgotten American Masterpieces (Leonard Slatkin)
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on: August 15, 2015, 12:27:25 am
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I'd agree that it's hard to pick out the best symphony from the output of Piston and Schuman. Personally would struggle to choose between Piston's 2nd and 6th.
My view is that George Crumb is better represented by a chamber work/song-cycle like Vox Balaenae than Echoes of Time and the River.
Still at least the list made me realise I'd never heard any Donald Erb and so listened to a youtube recording of The Seventh Trumpet.
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: John McCabe(1939-2015): R.I.P.
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on: February 15, 2015, 09:14:55 pm
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Very sad to hear about John McCabe's passing.
I first heard his music with a couple of broadcast pieces; the 3rd Symphony Hommages and an atmospheric horn and piano work The Castle of Arianrhod. Later acquired the LP with The Chagall Windows and Hartmann Variations, the latter a favourite piece for me. However there's a lot of his music I still should get to know and will have to delve into the AMF downloads for starters.
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Ragnar Soderlind(1945-)
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on: January 22, 2015, 08:05:24 pm
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Thanks Jolly Roger, it is of interest to me as I am a fan of his. I am surprised more of his music isn't available.
Excuse the my spelling of his name please..I was in a hurry but very happy it was useful.. That's interesting. I've got the first 3 Haug symphonies on cd and no 3 The Inscrutable Life is the one, I've found it hardest to get to grips with. I agree that there ought to be recordings of the later Soderlind symphonies available.
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