Hello Classical fans. Good to be amongst fellow listeners and the similarly addicted. Seems peculiar to feel the need to describe my interests when - as I've learned from experience - today's dislikes become tomorrow's enthusiasms, at least that's my story! I had a friend once, German-born, classically trained pianist, also an MD (classic under-achiever) who told one of her professors she hated Wagner. "I can assure you that you'll like him eventually," he told her. She was skeptical. Years after she graduated she revisited her alma mater and he asked her if she still hated him, "No, he's my favorite composer." "I told you you'd come 'round..." In any case, best to describe my listening as "anything goes" with a marked preference for French composers of every generation.
Welcome to the forum!
Welcome to GMD, Stürmisch. A fellow Francophile here... ;)
Welcome to GMG! Plenty of French music fans on this board. :)
Welcome and make yourself at home !
French music, I mean...what's not to like? Among other pioneers, Debussy and Ravel changed how I look at music. And then I discovered people like Grisey, another composer who explored paths not previously taken.
In any case, welcome and have a good time here.
--Bruce
Quote from: Brewski on February 24, 2021, 12:52:09 PM
French music, I mean...what's not to like? Among other pioneers, Debussy and Ravel changed how I look at music. And then I discovered people like Grisey, another composer who explored paths not previously taken.
In any case, welcome and have a good time here.
--Bruce
Oh you modernist you!
Welcome!
Quote from: DavidW on February 24, 2021, 01:08:48 PM
Oh you modernist you!
Can "Atonal Honking" be far behind?
Quote from: DavidW on February 24, 2021, 01:08:48 PM
Oh you modernist you!
:D
Sorry, I can't help it. Probably genetic. I do like a little
Lully now and then, though -- how's that? 8)
--Bruce
Merci de votre bienvenue, mes vieux! 8)
Welcome!
Hello and welcome :)
Welcome aboard, Stürmisch! I couldn't imagine my life without Debussy or Ravel. Good to see you here.
THANKS, Papy and Miroir (speaking of Ravel)!
Quote from: Stürmisch Bewegt on February 25, 2021, 07:40:21 AM
THANKS, Papy and Miroir (speaking of Ravel)!
8)
Miroirs is one of my favorite Ravel works. Kudos for mentioning it!
Welcome Stürmisch! Hope that you enjoy it here!
By the way, what does your avatar's name mean in English. The bit of German that I learned some time ago isn't helping me; I tried using Google Translate, but it didn't make sense to me. :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 25, 2021, 01:27:29 PM
Welcome Stürmisch! Hope that you enjoy it here!
By the way, what does your avatar's name mean in English. The bit of German that I learned some time ago isn't helping me; I tried using Google Translate, but it didn't make sense to me. :(
PD
THANK YOU! It's my little homage to Mahler, a tempo indication he used in two of his symphonies: 1 & 5, "with stormy motion, or moving stormily" covers it more or less; one sometimes sees it translated "agitated" which I like less.
Quote from: Stürmisch Bewegt on February 25, 2021, 03:03:31 PM
THANK YOU! It's my little homage to Mahler, a tempo indication he used in two of his symphonies: 1 & 5, "with stormy motion, or moving stormily" covers it more or less; one sometimes sees it translated "agitated" which I like less.
Ah, thanks! :)
PD