Hello everyone!

[Muse Wanderer]

Welcome to GMG, Muse Wanderer! That list of composers is very nice indeed - all are very dear to me too, except perhaps Gubaidulina (I like the few works I've heard, but that's a very small number).

Now, how about some Berg, Haydn, Nielsen or Ravel? 

Hi Northstar. Thanks for the welcome.

As soon as I listened to Gubaidulina's Canticles of the sun and the cello preludes I was hooked from the get go.

I am still in a discovery phase with respect to the ones you listed.

Haydn - Being me, I started listening to Haydn symphonies, piano sonatas and string quartets from his first (I know, I know!).  Symphony wise I reached the 40s and will eventually find the time to listen to the rest (got a few London ones that I love btw).

Berg - I adhore his violin concerto! The ending is just so exquisite!  When I listen to that piece I need to listen to Bach's cantata Es is Genug, from which Berg took inspiration and literally transcribed it in the finale!

Ravel - love his piano concerto, but I need to listen to so much more of his works.

Nielsen - got quite a few works of him, but haven't got to listen to any of them as yet. 

[Muse Wanderer]

I am trying to stop myself buying my 25th Brandenburgs cycle at the moment 

SDG Muse Wanderer 

Hi aligreto.

That's a lot of Brandenburgs!

Made me check how many I have - twenty!

Beat me to it! 

[Muse Wanderer]

Hi MW my friend 
Great to see you here!

Welcome, and enjoy!

GioCar amico mio! Come stai?

Glad to see you around these parts!

[North Star]

Hi Northstar. Thanks for the welcome.

As soon as I listened to Gubaidulina's Canticles of the sun and the cello preludes I was hooked from the get go.

I guess I'll have to put those next on the Gubaidulina queue.

I am still in a discovery phase with respect to the ones you listed.

Haydn - Being me, I started listening to Haydn symphonies, piano sonatas and string quartets from his first (I know, I know!).  Symphony wise I reached the 40s and will eventually find the time to listen to the rest (got a few London ones that I love btw).

I'm making my way through the symphonies at the moment. I still need to get a couple of SQ opuses not recorded by the Mosaïques.. and eventually a whole lot more. There's just so much of it, and it's so good.

Berg - I adhore his violin concerto! The ending is just so exquisite!  When I listen to that piece I need to listen to Bach's cantata Es is Genug, from which Berg took inspiration and literally transcribed it in the finale!

Yes indeed, a timeless work.

Ravel - love his piano concerto, but I need to listen to so much more of his works.

All the mature works are very much worth knowing. If I tried to list a few, I'd end up listing them all pretty soon. He's up there with Bach, Sibelius, Janáček and Chopin as one of my absolute favourite composers.

Nielsen - got quite a few works of him, but haven't got to listen to any of them as yet.

Some places to start (or more like my favourites): Rhapsody Overture: An imaginary journey to the Faroe Islands, Helios Overture, Wind Quintet, Clarinet Concerto, Flute Concerto, Symphonies nos. 3, 4 & 5.

[Muse Wanderer]

I guess I'll have to put those next on the Gubaidulina queue.
I'm making my way through the symphonies at the moment. I still need to get a couple of SQ opuses not recorded by the Mosaïques.. and eventually a whole lot more. There's just so much of it, and it's so good.
Yes indeed, a timeless work.
All the mature works are very much worth knowing. If I tried to list a few, I'd end up listing them all pretty soon. He's up there with Bach, Sibelius, Janáček and Chopin as one of my absolute favourite composers.
Some places to start (or more like my favourites): Rhapsody Overture: An imaginary journey to the Faroe Islands, Helios Overture, Wind Quintet, Clarinet Concerto, Flute Concerto, Symphonies nos. 3, 4 & 5.

Thanks for the recommendations. 

Haydn will need a few more years.  I can't delve too deep like I did with Beethoven few years back. At the time I listened to Beethoven almost exclusively and managed to listen to most of his main works. If I do the same with Papa Haydn I will probably get a heart attack or something!

I actually listened to Nielsen violin concerto few months ago played by Ostrakh and loved it.  He manages to make the violin sing with such smooth rendering, it is pure sweetness with a bit of grunt in it.

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Welcome aboard, Muse Wanderer! I hope you enjoy yourself here. Loads of friendly and knowledgeable people here.