just a quick hello...
i generally prefer chamber to orchestra...
Welcome! What are some of your favorite chamber works?
Welcome Beeper! Many of us listen to chamber music, I hope you join us!
Hello and Welcome ! :)
Quote from: Mapman on June 06, 2023, 01:18:24 PMWelcome! What are some of your favorite chamber works?
Thanks! Off the top of my head: the string quartets of Bacewicz, Shostakovich, Szymanowski and also Takemitsu such as "And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind" for flute, viola and harp. I'm also a big fan of solo piano; the likes of Debussy, Ravel and Scriabin.
How do I 'like' a post please?
Quote from: Beeper on June 07, 2023, 10:58:17 AMThanks! Off the top of my head: the string quartets of Bacewicz, Shostakovich, Szymanowski and also Takemitsu such as "And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind" for flute, viola and harp. I'm also a big fan of solo piano; the likes of Debussy, Ravel and Scriabin.
How do I 'like' a post please?
Literally click on the "thumbs up" icon at the end of any post and your "like" will be added to any previously done....
Quote from: Roasted Swan on June 07, 2023, 11:13:32 AMLiterally click on the "thumbs up" icon at the end of any post and your "like" will be added to any previously done....
Oh ta! I thought that meant somebody had liked it. D'uh 🙄
Quote from: Beeper on June 07, 2023, 10:58:17 AMThanks! Off the top of my head: the string quartets of Bacewicz, Shostakovich, Szymanowski and also Takemitsu such as "And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind" for flute, viola and harp. I'm also a big fan of solo piano; the likes of Debussy, Ravel and Scriabin.
How do I 'like' a post please?
Welcome!
Try Vaughan Williams little known string quartets and Violin Sonata, Bax's Harp Quintet and Piano Quintet, Bloch's SQ No.1 and piano quintets and Myaskovsky's SQ No.13.
Welcome. I hope you won't get the beep out of here!
Quote from: Beeper on June 07, 2023, 11:17:55 AMOh ta! I thought that meant somebody had liked it. D'uh 🙄
Welcome Beeper! I hope that you enjoy your time on this forum and feel free to comment and ask questions; there are a number of knowledgeable posters here on different composers and types of music and recordings, etc. :) Looking forward to hearing your comments on recordings and what you like/don't like. It's all good.
PD
Welcome!
Welcome Beeper. There are a number of chamber music aficionados here who love to share their ideas so you are in good company.
Welcome
@Rygar, what composers do you like listening to?
Quote from: Rygar on January 11, 2024, 04:39:46 AMHey, everybody! I just joined you! How's it going?
Welcome, Rygar! I'd also love to hear as to which composers are some of your favorites. :)
PD
Quote from: Beeper on June 06, 2023, 01:00:45 PMjust a quick hello...
i generally prefer chamber to orchestra...
me, too.
welcome!
Welcome!
Quote from: Rygar on January 16, 2024, 05:00:12 AMI'm a connoisseur of old rock. I love to listen to Syd Barrett and Roger Waters.
Any classical so far?
Quote from: Rygar on January 16, 2024, 05:00:12 AMI'm a connoisseur of old rock. I love to listen to Syd Barrett and Roger Waters.
You might want to check out https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/ if you haven't yet. 8)
Quote from: DavidW on January 16, 2024, 05:12:46 AMYou might want to check out https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/ (https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/) if you haven't yet. 8)
LOL can I stay? I like
Ummagumma but I'm not sure it really counts ;) .
Quote from: steve ridgway on January 16, 2024, 06:28:52 AMLOL can I stay? I like Ummagumma but I'm not sure it really counts ;) .
I like that album too, was just concerned that Rygar accidentally signed up for the wrong forum!
Quote from: Rygar on January 16, 2024, 05:00:12 AMI'm a connoisseur of old rock. I love to listen to Syd Barrett and Roger Waters.
Me too :)
Quote from: Rygar on January 16, 2024, 05:00:12 AMI'm a connoisseur of old rock. I love to listen to Syd Barrett and Roger Waters.
Rygar,
We do also (at least some of us) enjoy chatting about other music genres (see "Diner") like jazz, rock, folk, country, R&B...and many more! Too many to list. :) We do love (and enjoy exploring) classical music. Some of us are new to it and others have been listening to it for decades....it's all good! Lots of brains for you to pick and perhaps also music to explore? :) And we would love to hear what you enjoy listening to and your thoughts on it!
PD
Greetings, I'm new around here!
Welcome Marbarum! What composers do you like?
Hello
@Marbarum, welcome to the forum :D .
Quote from: DavidW on February 20, 2024, 06:40:57 AMWelcome Marbarum! What composers do you like?
Roger Waters
@Marbarum is also more of a fan than BMG apparently! :laugh:
Let's not forget Mr Waters has written an opera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87a_Ira_(opera)).
(https://songswave.com/album-images/vol3/378/378476/2216235-big/Ca-Ira-CD2-cover.jpg)
Quote from: Ian on March 05, 2024, 11:40:40 AMLet's not forget Mr Waters has written an opera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87a_Ira_(opera)).
(https://songswave.com/album-images/vol3/378/378476/2216235-big/Ca-Ira-CD2-cover.jpg)
I couldn't forget what I did not know.
Id est, news to me. How has it been received — as good as Macca's Liverpool Oratorio?
Quote from: Karl Henning on March 05, 2024, 11:53:52 AMI couldn't forget what I did not know. Id est, news to me. How has it been received — as good as Macca's Liverpool Oratorio?
I was first released in 2005. I've had it here for years as part of a RW box set. But as I don't like opera I've never listened to it.
From the Wikipedia page I linked to :
Ça Ira has received mixed reviews. The biggest criticisms were that the opera is too narrative, which makes staging very difficult – and, as a result, disrupts the flow of the piece. Others have complained that the score is too conventional and that Waters should have taken more risks with it.I've also just seen that he recorded a version of Stravinsky's
A Soldiers Tale. I didn't know that. I'll give it a listen if I can find it, I like the piece.
Edit: so it seems it's the narrated version and he does the narration. It lasts an hour and twenty minutes. The original is around 30 mins. I can already imagine it and don't think I could stand his voice for that long... I think I'll give it a miss.