Ok, this thread is created to give me more recommendations to what to listen to from his output but it is ultimately a top 10 list.
Currently, I really like:
Concerto For Orchestra
Piano Concerto
Sandpiper
The Double Concerto
Elegy (for string orchestra)
Sound-Fields
Persistent favourites include: A Symphony of Three Orchestras, String Quartet No. 2, Double Concerto, and Triple Duo.
Variations for Orchestra
String Quartet No. 5
Night Fantasies
ASKO Concerto
String Quartet No. 1
A Mirror on Which to Dwell
Allegro scorrevole
In the Distances of Sleep
Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei
Dialogues
I almost listed all 5 string quartets, too! But oh well...
--Bruce
Oh, yum, I thread I really like. I'll start off the top with my absolute faves, even though I haven't reached 10 yet, and fill in later:
Concerto for Orchestra (not one of yours, Bruce?)
Quartets 1-2
Variations for Orchestra
Double Concerto
Cello Sonata
Eight Timpani Pieces
Purcell Fantasy
We did the Top 5 Carter a while back. Reproducing my list from that one:
String Quartet #1
Piano Concerto (the big one)
Symphonia
Boston Concerto
Variations for Orchestra
and now adding 5 more:
String Quartet #3
String Quartet #4
Night Fantasies
Concerto for Orchestra
Symphony of Three Orchestras (just now getting to know this one, but I'm pretty sure it belongs)
As a bonus, I'd like to add one of those brief Ligeti-style late piano pieces, like Catenaires or 90+.
Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on December 01, 2016, 12:53:12 PM
Oh, yum, I thread I really like. I'll start off the top with my absolute faves, even though I haven't reached 10 yet, and fill in later:
Concerto for Orchestra (not one of yours, Bruce?)
Quartets 1-2
Variations for Orchestra
Double Concerto
Cello Sonata
Eight Timpani Pieces
Purcell Fantasy
Oh yes, could easily have included it, along with many others.
--Bruce
Luimen
Shard
What Next?
Cello Concerto
A Mirror On Which To Dwell
String Quartet no. 2
Horn Concerto
Changes
A Symphony of Three Orchestras
Symphonia
Dialogues
Triple Duo
In Sleep, in Thunder
String Quartet #2
Night Fantasies
Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux
Oboe Concerto
Symphonia
Boston Concerto
Double Concerto
Cello Sonata
String Quartet No. 1
Luimen
Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei
Duo for Violin & Piano
Variations for Orchestra
Trilogy for Oboe & Harp
Boston Concerto
Night Fantasies
Triple Duo
Eight Pieces for Four Timpani
These are my "top 5" from the previous poll:
- A Symphony of three orchestras
- Oboe concerto
- Violin concerto
- Syringa
- Cello sonata
To which I add:
- Esprit rude / esprit doux
- Piano sonata
- Penthode
- Enchanted preludes
- Double concerto
And that makes ten. :)
Quote from: Thatfabulousalien on December 04, 2016, 04:53:17 PM
Oops ??? Sorry about that Archaic Torso of Apollo :-[
Not at all...10 turned out to be more fun than 5 :D