GMG 2014 Composer of the Year Award

[Linus]

Although I've only been here for three months, for me personally 2014 has been the year of GMG, with many new discoveries.

Even if I still (and probably always will) prefer the period around 1750-1820, I've now broken a personal barrier into more modern sounds, mainly via Bartók.

It's been a good year.

[Karl Henning]

Excellent, Linus!  Good to have you aboard!

[Linus]

Cheers, cap'n!

[EigenUser]

Although I've only been here for three months, for me personally 2014 has been the year of GMG, with many new discoveries.

Even if I still (and probably always will) prefer the period around 1750-1820, I've now broken a personal barrier into more modern sounds, mainly via Bartók.

It's been a good year.

Awesome! Bartok will probably always be my favorite composer. He is certainly a good composer for exploring more modern sounds, partly because his melodies are fairly simple and the things that he does with them is what makes his music so fascinating (to me, at least). For instance -- as crazy as his 1st PC can be at times, it seems that it can always be reduced to a few basic themes.

[Mirror Image]

Although I've only been here for three months, for me personally 2014 has been the year of GMG, with many new discoveries.

Even if I still (and probably always will) prefer the period around 1750-1820, I've now broken a personal barrier into more modern sounds, mainly via Bartók.

It's been a good year.

It's certainly good to have some new blood around here. Excellent to hear that Bartok has been one of your major discoveries. He's certainly one of my favorites.

[Rons_talking]

For 2014 it's Bartok. I rediscovered The Miraculous Mandarin...Wow!

[Karl Henning]

For 2014 it's Bartok. I rediscovered The Miraculous Mandarin...Wow!

Très cool.

[Mirror Image]

For 2014 it's Bartok. I rediscovered The Miraculous Mandarin...Wow!

One of my favorite ballets. I love how the opening sequence catapults you into the concrete jungle.

[Fagotterdämmerung]

  I'll nominate Caroline Shaw, not because she's my most listened to or my favorite from 2014 ( a large number of dead European composers place well ahead, and probably always will ), but because I heard of her this year, found a work of hers I loved, and had the opportunity to go see her perform her own work live.

[EigenUser]

One of my favorite ballets. I love how the opening sequence catapults you into the concrete jungle.

YES! Before I knew what it was about, though, I thought that it sounded like a train barreling toward you at full speed.

[Mirror Image]

YES! Before I knew what it was about, though, I thought that it sounded like a train barreling toward you at full speed.

Hah. Nice imagery, Nate.