...some post-war classical music by composers that you might think I haven't heard before. I'm always on the lookout for new classical music, even stuff that I might have missed from the early 20th C, after all it is what I mostly listen to.
To give you an idea, I recently discovered the Scots composer James MacMillan (b.1959)
and Londoner Thomas Adès
Adés conducting his violin concerto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVG5R6sIobo
Last edited by PeterG; 11-17-2013 at 04:19 PM.
Paweł Łukaszewski (PL) - Via Crucis. This piece is about an hour long, but there's only a few bits on youtube. Hope this gives you some idea despite the poorish sound quality:
Henk Badings (NL) - Concerto for Harp and Orchestra:
Daan Manneke (NL) - Pneoo:
Thanks, that's two new names for me to check out. Being Catholic, knowing many Poles, & being active in church music I've heard of Paweł Łukaszewski, but I've actually heard very little of his stuff. They all look very interesting, cheers!
I only last week heard some music of the Ukrainian composer Valentyn Silvestrov - really beautiful stuff - his music was effectively banned during the Soviet years. If you like devotional music you will love this:
Well, while we're at it, let's have some more sacred music from Ukraine. Alemdar Karamanov's Requiem:
Loving the pieces by Badings and Silvestrov. The Badings piece reminded me in parts of Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, the harps are tuned the same and the feeling of the music at points is very similar.
Years ago I found a CD with the Badings concerto but I decided it was too expensive at the time. Which I still regret, because I haven't seen another copy since and as far as I know it's the only recording available. No idea what the source of the youtube video is.
Time to put our detectives caps on then!
Rihards Dubra (b.1964) is a Latvian composer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihards_Dubra
Check out his magnificent Te Deum performed in Riga Dome
http://video.yandex.ru/iframe/positi...tscegm06.3313/
+1 on Valentin Silvestrov's music, esp. his 5th Symphony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjYiFx8NwjE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KesjXvHx5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OJcpuPt7WY
Have you heard Rautavaara?
Last edited by Azol; 11-19-2013 at 07:30 AM.
"The world will soon be right again,
Innocence and undying love will reign." - Transatlantic
Heard of, but haven't heard enough music to say I could identify a piece as Rautavaara.Originally Posted by Azol
Funny you should mention him. Hadn't heard of him until last Saturday when they played two of his a cappella pieces at a church concert. Those weren't terribly interesting, but perhaps you can recommend something?
They played mainly Schnittke, though, culminating in his requiem. Brilliant stuff! I also quite enjoyed Schall und Hall but it didn't seem to go down too well with the rest of the audience.
I've worn mine out alreadyTime to put our detectives caps on then!
Who is one of the main influences of a (formerly very close) friend of mine here in Norway, Filip Sande:
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
My favorite are his symphonies 3, 7 and 8 - closely tied with late romantic traditions, in case of 3rd with Bruckner.
Symphony No.7
Part I - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIqi8V04bI8
Part II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq2Bl-S8ecU
Part III - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDF68eVsUpw
Part IV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7mtr59yICI
Finale of Symphony No.8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ9chQBmKsw
"The world will soon be right again,
Innocence and undying love will reign." - Transatlantic
It's kind of hard to know what will surprise you, without first knowing which composers you are familiar with.
Here's a few:
Ernst Krenek - Statisch Und Exstatisch
Joseph Schwantner - Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
Joan Tower - Concerto for Orchestra
And if there were a god, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence - Russell
One of my most recent discoveries is Magnus Lindberg from Finland.
Magnus Lindberg - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Sculpture
And if there were a god, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence - Russell
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