Feb. is "What the hell, I'll give it a try" month!

[huntsman]

Now, if Arvo Part would only compose a "Repetitive Chant on a Theme of Chopin".

EEeeeeuw! 

Cruel and unjust punishment...!

[Karl Henning]

What the hell! — I'll give Glazunov a fresh try. Which for me . . . well, the fresh try will in part be Stenka Razin, of which the recording on Naxos did not appeal to me, back in the day.  So: I shall both try Stenka in a different recording . . . and will give the symphonies a try. Who knows?  They might just sing to me, now . . . .

[madaboutmahler]

What the hell! — I'll give Glazunov a fresh try. Which for me . . . well, the fresh try will in part be Stenka Razin, of which the recording on Naxos did not appeal to me, back in the day.  So: I shall both try Stenka in a different recording . . . and will give the symphonies a try. Who knows?  They might just sing to me, now . . . .

Fantastic, Karl - I look forward to hearing what you think. I'd definitely recommend giving the 4th symphony a listen, plus The Seasons.

[AdamFromWashington]

For me this means Mozart. I can't explain why I don't like Mozart. I don't listen to the Classical Period very much, but when I do, I find Haydn much more engaging.

I'll start with Gould's Mozart Sonatas, I liked those. . . Maybe it's because Gould didn't like Mozart, either? 


Edit:

I have the same problems with Mendelssohn, also.

[springrite]

For me this means Mozart. I can't explain why I don't like Mozart. I don't listen to the Classical Period very much, but when I do, I find Haydn much more engaging.

I'll start with Gould's Mozart Sonatas, I liked those. . . Maybe it's because Gould didn't like Mozart, either? 


Edit:

I have the same problems with Mendelssohn, also.

True，Gould disliked Mozart, at least the piano music.

You have a soulmate here in John (Mirror Image)!

[huntsman]

For me this means Mozart. I can't explain why I don't like Mozart. I don't listen to the Classical Period very much, but when I do, I find Haydn much more engaging.

I'll start with Gould's Mozart Sonatas, I liked those. . . Maybe it's because Gould didn't like Mozart, either? 

That is really weird! For many, Gould is their 'Go to' fellow for WAM's music...yet he didn't even like it??!

[huntsman]

Try to my word, if not my desires, I have obtained an LP of Chopin's 24 Preludes OP. 28 with Maurizio Pollini, and will punish myself with this for the next 3 days.

Hey, what about a few more report-backs? 

[Karl Henning]

. . . Hey, what about a few more report-backs? 

I found the one Glazunov symphony I've listened to so far (the Fourth) entirely enjoyable. So the thread is doing its job ; )

[Brian]

I haven't lived up to the spirit of the thread title yet.  Am trying many, many new things, but not things I previously actively disliked or misunderstood.

[springrite]

I haven't lived up to the spirit of the thread title yet.  Am trying many, many new things, but not things I previously actively disliked or misunderstood.

Passively disliked or correctly understood also counts.

[huntsman]

Passively disliked or correctly understood also counts.

LOLOLOL!

[madaboutmahler]

I found the one Glazunov symphony I've listened to so far (the Fourth) entirely enjoyable. So the thread is doing its job ; )

Really glad to hear that, Karl. Love that piece!

I haven't lived up to the spirit of the thread title yet.  Am trying many, many new things, but not things I previously actively disliked or misunderstood.

Me neither, Brian! I really should at least listen to the single work I had in my when I signed upto the this thread: Chin's Cello Concerto. Will try and fit in some Ligeti also perhaps.

[Brian]

Jumping in at the very end, I've listened to nothing but old nemeses today: Bach's WTC, Ligeti, Cage, and Schnittke.

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier
old opinion (2010ish): boring
new opinion: mesmerizing! Had no trouble getting through Book I in one sitting, can imagine a lifetime of exploration of this music

Ligeti: Lontano
old opinion (college years): hard, ugly composer
new opinion: this is really cool

Cage: Dream (for solo piano)
old opinion: composer of joke music
new opinion: lovely piece, atmospheric sound-picture

Schnittke: Violin Sonata, arr. for violin and chamber orchestra
old opinion: composer of 100% depressing nihilist stuff
new opinion: not going to rush to hear this piece again, but it is more entertaining than I'd expect

[Sergeant Rock]

I haven't lived up to the spirit of the thread title yet. 

I haven't either...nor do I plan to. No Stockhausen for me.

Sarge

[Mirror Image]

For me this means Mozart. I can't explain why I don't like Mozart. I don't listen to the Classical Period very much, but when I do, I find Haydn much more engaging.

I'll start with Gould's Mozart Sonatas, I liked those. . . Maybe it's because Gould didn't like Mozart, either? 


Edit:

I have the same problems with Mendelssohn, also.

There are a lot of composers I enjoy but Mozart has never been one of them. His music I find trite, meaningless, dispassionate, and completely disengaging. I loathe this composer, but, in other news, I'm finding Beethoven to much more of my thing. I used to not care much about Beethoven, but his SQs have been opening my ears, especially the late SQs. I don't care much about his orchestral music. I don't think he had a great command over the orchestra nor do I think his orchestral music is particularly interesting. Beethoven, for me, is better suited in chamber music.

[Brian]

There are a lot of composers I enjoy but Mozart has never been one of them. His music I find trite, meaningless, dispassionate, and completely disengaging. I loathe this composer

I think that means you have to listen to Mozart this month! May I suggest the Piano Concerto No. 20, Clarinet Quintet, and Symphonies 39 and 40?

By the way, I'm now revisiting one of the very few things I remember actively disliking: the symphonies of Max Bruch.

[Mirror Image]

I think that means you have to listen to Mozart this month! May I suggest the Piano Concerto No. 20, Clarinet Quintet, and Symphonies 39 and 40?

Hell no I don't! I'm not participating in the "What the hell, I'll give it a try" month. I will continue to listen to music that inspires me and stimulates my heart and mind.

[Sergeant Rock]

Beethoven....I don't think he had a great command over the orchestra nor do I think his orchestral music is particularly interesting.

You are so funny, John. Someday, probably sooner than later, you are going to cringe in abject embarrassment, remembering what you once thought about Beethoven 

Sarge

[Elgarian]

Been away for a bit and came back to find this thread. Ooh - just what I want. I've had this problem with solo piano all my life; couldn't cope with the sound of the clinking and binking at the top end and the banging and donging at the bottom. Discovering the fortepiano a few years ago was a treat - suddenly I could enjoy Mozart's piano concertos and all sorts of stuff. And then somehow, gradually, the sound of the piano became tolerable. I don't understand this, but I don't care. Suddenly I'm listening to Chopin Nocturnes, Waltzes, Preludes with pleasure for the first time in my life.

In fact I've gone Chopin mad. On a recent visit to Bath Compact Discs I emerged with armsful of Chopin and nothing else! Ladies and Gentlemen, I stand before you a Chopin convert. That which I detested, now I love. Life is the better for it.

[TheGSMoeller]

One day, John (MI) will be enjoying some sweet tea on his back porch, watching the sunset, when the Adagio from Mozart's Gran Partita for Winds will come on the radio, and it will bring a tear to his eye, as he whispers, "I'm sorry, Wolfie. I never should have doubted you."