Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?

[Toni Bernet]

Example: Francisco Coll (*1985): Four Iberian Miniatures for violin and chamber orchestra (2014)

With the four Iberian miniatures for violin and chamber orchestra, the then 29-year-old Spanish composer Francisco Coll, a student of Thomas Adès in London, has succeeded in creating a violin piece that deconstructively fits into the Spanish-influenced violin literature from Sarasate to Ravel's Tzigane. Yet for all the artistry of the composition and all the hidden tragedy of life, Coll is not entirely without a compositional grin.

"I compose music that I would like to hear myself in the concert hall." The 4 miniatures are a Spanish bravura piece in the guise of current contemporary music. They are an excellent advertisement for listening to contemporary compositions.

More: Look at
https://unbekannte-violinkonzerte.jimdofree.com/e-5/coll/

[71 dB]

So this is just a clickbait thread to get people to check out this young Spanish composer?

Why not just create a composer thread for Francisco Coll? There would probably be less interest, but at least it would be honest.

[david johnson]

It depends on what you listen for

[Karl Henning]

There are no real "musts" in art.

[vers la flamme]

The more difficult the better

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

There are no real "musts" in art.

What about "you must not be boring"?

[Karl Henning]

What about "you must not be boring"?

I like it!

[KevinP]

Music is generally only difficult to listen to if you don't know how to listen to it, or if you want it to be something other than what it is.