Name that piece! The game

[Brian]

It sounds like Mozart. 

[Amfortas]

It sounds like Mozart. 

Yes Mozart on a 'good day' LOL

[Scarpia]

No idea, but I await the answer eagerly.   

[Lethevich]

Woah, check-mate. The majority of us guessers are all tonally-centric dorks, myself included

[Amfortas]

Woah, check-mate. The majority of us guessers are all tonally-centric dorks, myself included

If that means you want a clue:

This from a symphony by well-known composer, who is probably associated more with non-symphonic music, although he wrote more than one symphony.


He was a member of a composers group in his early career, and was the best-known of the group which also included a virtuoso pianist

[Opus106]

Szymanowksi?

[Brian]

Szymanowksi?

I just listened to a couple of the Szymanowski symphonies, and they definitely didn't sound like that... it might be one of the other ones but he was still very tonally grounded.

[Opus106]

I was listening to his second symphony a few days ago while also reading his biography at Naxos' website. It said something about his forming a group with other polish musicians, one of whom was Artur Rubinstein.

[Amfortas]

Another clue: this composer is British

[Hattoff]

One of these three, Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle and Alexander Goehr. I go for Birtwistle who I like.

[Amfortas]

One of these three, Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle and Alexander Goehr. I go for Birtwistle who I like.

It's one of the three (I like them all).....

And the answer is....


Well, that landed with a thud....but congrats Hattoff...it's up to you, unless Brian wants his turn now 

[Lethevich]

Strange, I recall PMD sounding a little more conservative than the clip - although it was a later piece that I heard.

[Hattoff]

I think some of you will get this straight away.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/81Rqi-Ey/guessing_clip.html

Famous composer, lesser known work.

[Amfortas]

Just a wild guess -- R. Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Yes, it sounds to me like a pastiche of an older style, too. I was even reminded of Prokofiev's Classical symphony...

[Hattoff]

Afraid not, it's from about 120 years before those estimable works.

That little melody is repeated, as it is, about 10 times in the 13 minute work, which anyone should remember after hearing it once. So, it is easy in that respect but more difficult because it is a not very well known work. But more easy because it would be very difficult to be more famous than this composer.

[Amfortas]

Afraid not, it's from about 120 years before those estimable works.

That little melody is repeated, as it is, about 10 times in the 13 minute work, which anyone should remember after hearing it once. So, it is easy in that respect but more difficult because it is a not very well known work. But more easy because it would be very difficult to be more famous than this composer.

Must be...Ludwig van Beethoven?

[Hattoff]

Well done
Let's just see if someone can name the work.

[Gurn Blanston]

Well done
Let's just see if someone can name the work.

That's WoO 1 The Ritterballet (Dance of the Knights). Nice pick.

[Amfortas]

That's WoO 1 The Ritterballet (Dance of the Knights). Nice pick.

Take it away, Gurnatron....post the next clip