Recommend People stuff they haven't heard:

[Thatfabulousalien]

A direct continuation of this thread:

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=26813.0

[nathanb]

No, I haven't heard it. I'll check it out 

I like this post.

[North Star]

People who haven't heard Beethoven's c-sharp minor string quartet should listen to it.

[NikF]

People who haven't heard Beethoven's c-sharp minor string quartet should listen to it.

I've sat down with a single malt and I'm going to do as you suggest right now.


e: I enjoyed that. I think as far as Beethoven's music is concerned, the later compositions are where it's at for me.

[Monsieur Croche]

Lucia Dlugoszewski ~ Fire Fragile Flight 09:38 (1977)
Chamber orchestra, players double slide whistles, percussionist doubles playing on the harp of the piano, etc.  Lush sound-world, strong and beautifully constructed (form).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-HfKTx7dg

Nico Muhly ~ Mothertongue I. Archive 05:47 recorded performance, acoustic / electronic sound sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB46mn8Exd8

David Lang ~ Child viola, cello, flute, clarinet, piano (percussion doubled by players; two conductors.) ca 43 min.  imo a really fine work, perhaps, as it so often goes, more worthy of the Pulitzer than the Pulitzer he was awarded for The Little Match Girl Passion.
V. Little eye 07:23
I. My very empty mouth 13:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkZibGtxkag
II. Sweet air 08:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF9pDIfEUtc
III. Short fall 04:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7kx2gDP3Wk
IV. Stick Figure 09:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469MY0tdSno
V. Little eye 07:23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI0yRXD8tfk

Fulvio Caldini ~ Bestiale, Op. 93 per elettronica e campionamenti (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTAJOBn73GA

Franco Battiato ~ Juke Box (1978) elctro-acoustic, studio recording, six short 'numbers'
His is a pop singer-songwriter / composer. in the early 70's he plunged into making a lot of electronic music This disc is especially far removed from what we might think of as 'pop' songs... a very unique and personal sound, highly communicative and effective, imo.
playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3-ZDxWb_J0&list=PLhQHlPG4E3CxTnnqZ09yS-HFZy_E_GNlJ&index=1

Joseph Fennimore ~ Concerto Piccolo for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1962) 10:41 totally solid writing, a sense of whimsy and sheer fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGC1L48Saow

Early Luciano Berio...
a very neoclassical Petite Suite for piano, 1947
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTE__pthXCo
Concertino for clarinet, violin concertante, chamber group (strings, celeste (1951)
If not serial, damn near, or 'pitch classy' ~ imo lovely magical sounding piece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMVsTgNqgm8

[TheGSMoeller]

David Lang ~ Child viola, cello, flute, clarinet, piano (percussion doubled by players; two conductors.) ca 43 min.  imo a really fine work, perhaps, as it so often goes, more worthy of the Pulitzer than the Pulitzer he was awarded for The Little Match Girl Passion.[/]
V. Little eye 07:23
I. My very empty mouth 13:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkZibGtxkag
II. Sweet air 08:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF9pDIfEUtc
III. Short fall 04:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7kx2gDP3Wk
IV. Stick Figure 09:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469MY0tdSno
V. Little eye 07:23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI0yRXD8tfk

+1 A fantastic piece of music

[Monsieur Croche]

[David Lang ~ Child viola, cello, flute, clarinet, piano (percussion doubled by players; two conductors.)]

+1 A fantastic piece of music

Topping it off is the link is a recording of a superb live performance!

I think it seriously formidable, too.  Such intelligent yet entirely 'listenable' music is thin on the ground... always has been, lol. 


Best regards.

[TheGSMoeller]

[David Lang ~ Child viola, cello, flute, clarinet, piano (percussion doubled by players; two conductors.)]
Topping it off is the link is a recording of a superb live performance!

I think it seriously formidable, too.  Such intelligent yet entirely 'listenable' music is thin on the ground... always has been, lol. 


Best regards.

Oh cool! I'll admit I didn't hit the links as I thought they were perhaps from the recording of Child by Sentieri selvaggi. But I will definitely check them out.
Thanks, Croche!

[Mirror Image]

I'm sure not many here have heard any of Ester Magi's music:

https://www.youtube.com/v/OfkXE_bsakE

[NikF]

I'm sure not many here have heard any of Ester Magi's music:

https://www.youtube.com/v/OfkXE_bsakE

I hadn't, but I had a listen to the piece on that video. Interesting and attractive stuff. I've added the CD to my basket.

[Monsieur Croche]

I've sat down with a single malt and I'm going to do as you suggest right now.


e: I enjoyed that. I think as far as Beethoven's music is concerned, the later compositions are where it's at for me.

Don't let the whiskey win.

[Mirror Image]

I hadn't, but I had a listen to the piece on that video. Interesting and attractive stuff. I've added the CD to my basket.

Yeah, she's a neat composer, Nik. She draws heavily from Estonian folk music. In this particular work, she kind of has the Bartók-lite (a la Hungarian Sketches) sound with perhaps some Janáček thrown in for good measure. But in a work of hers like Vesper for string orchestra, you can hear some Vasks and Pärt and even some American composers like Copland and Barber in the string writing.

https://www.youtube.com/v/Ady_84T2ESU

[NikF]

Yeah, she's a neat composer, Nik. She draws heavily from Estonian folk music. In this particular work, she kind of has the Bartók-lite (a la Hungarian Sketches) sound with perhaps some Janáček thrown in for good measure. But in a work of hers like Vesper for string orchestra, you can hear some Vasks and Pärt and even some American composers like Copland and Barber in the string writing.

https://www.youtube.com/v/Ady_84T2ESU

I can hear what you mean by Bartók-lite. And the folk music is readily apparent. Good stuff.

[Cato]

I recommended these yesterday to a new member:

Jan Kalliwoda!

[asin]B000GQL8OA[/asin]

and

[asin]B01M4KPBOT[/asin]

which contains the Symphony #1, the Violin Concertino #1, and the Introduction and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra

AND...

[asin]B00WVR1S38[/asin]

which contains the Violin Concertino #5, and Overtures #3, ,7 and 10 which are like compact symphonies!

[Karl Henning]

This could become your favorite Wuorinen piece to begin with a veiled reference to the Capriccio italien:

http://www.youtube.com/v/u_rwdmUQuZ0

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

A very slow piece, but for those who like contemporary piano music, I think this is pretty cool:

https://www.youtube.com/v/oZI5nIpIUcA

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Also this masterwork by Trevor Wishart

https://www.youtube.com/v/lekLl7o8yrc

[Mahlerian]

Toshio Hosokawa's Utsurohi for sho and harp (not a combination I've seen anywhere else!):
https://www.youtube.com/v/KM5mrO0yUXI

[geralmar]

Bersa, Sunny Fields:

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=8tQKZGgz5lU

[Ghost Sonata]

I'm sure not many here have heard any of Ester Magi's music:

https://www.youtube.com/v/OfkXE_bsakE

Gift of the Magi, for sure, thank,s John!