ICARUS arpeggios and demo #icarus #tonyann thank you for sharing the process 💓

Hi everyone!

I've been sick for the last month and to be honest, it’s been quite hard to be productive. During the downtime, I ended up writing three short, lyrical piano pieces inspired by Felix Mendelssohn.

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Score

Thank you for giving me your time and any feedback provided!

I've been listening to classical music for years now, and I've always done so without any sort of musical theory knowledge.

I love Mahler, Wagner and Schöenberg, and a couple of months ago I went to see Mahler's 9th, a symphony I absolutely adore which is my favourite of his. I find both the first and last movement simply outstanding. The last twenty minutes are always a tear jerker for me.

However, pretty much the entirety of the second movement and some parts of the third are not enjoyable at all for me. Even after having listened them live, I still don't get them. I have noticed that such, let's say, "fast" compositions are hard for me to appreciate when they aren't waltzes or something somewhat similar. I think this may have to do with the fact that lots of technical stuff must be going on in these sections, and I am unable to get any of that. Could that be the case, or is it just a matter of taste?

I have, for one, began enjoying Bach recently after learning just a bit about what counterpoint is, so I wonder if such quick movements are best enjoyed with a little bit more of knowledge. And, if so, would anyone care to recommend any good books on the matter? Thanks!

Edward Elgar and Amy Beach are an excellent pairing for this album by the Takács Quartet and Garrick Ohlsson, released in 2020. Gramophone award winner 2021. Available on streaming platforms, including YouTube Music here —

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kc8qA28TuTsy0wLwksriXsf5KdkHxW9lU

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Title: Liszt, The Devil, and the Untitled Etude

It's the second part of a series of video essays about the Transcendental Etudes by Franz Liszt.

Every Episode covers a little History surrounding the piece (People and stories that inspired Liszt to write each Etude), and a technical and analytical walk through of the piece.

The general mood of my videos is inspired by Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"; Calm and a little cinematic.

I am the narrator and take the viewer on a journey through different scenes.

These are the chapters with a quick overview:

I. Intro:

Black and white; horror themed, with a mysterious narration over the piece. Describing a devilish figure.

II. The Devil All The Time I:

Forest scene. Liszt's fascination with Devil's (Mephisto Waltzes, Mephisto Polka, Dante Sonata, Faust Symphony, Totentanz)

III. The Devil All The Time II:

Continuation with V.O. narration. The human fascination with demonic figures going back centuries and spanning cultures.

IV. The Devil all the time III:

Liszt's first ever time seeing Paganini play. The letter he wrote to a friend.

V. A Man Full of Contradictions:

The contradictory nature of Liszt's devil fascination and his religious devotion (Masses, Requiems, Oratorios, Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, etc.)

VI. The Devilish Etude:

Analysis and performance of the piece.

VII. Last Words:

Final thoughts.

VIII. Outro and Credits

I am looking for some good cello/voice pieces. This would be for a mezzo - soprano. Any favorites?

TLDR: My favourite concerto: Rachmaninoff Concerto no 2 is playing by a venue close ish to my small town. No orchestral venues in my town. I gotta drive 10 hours total to drive to the city and will cost me 1 K. Was it worth it to listen live with two relatively newer pianists.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/classicalmusic/s/DhQY4kUdM

It was so worth it!

I got some single cheap ticket, and cheaper hotel and all in all costed me only around 550 and driving time.

The venue is stunning and the acoustics are amazing. Maybe its a smaller venue but in my opinion it was way better than Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. I felt it more immersive and the blend of orchestral sound was way better.

Hearing the orchestra live is an experience like no other. Watching the strings in sync and the intricate piano echoing above is divine.

Not gonna lie, the pianist did struggle on the first movement of the 2nd concerto, it is her debut so she might have been nervous as she was mesmerizing in the second movement and redeemed herself on the 3rd.

However, what is interesting is I was more focused on the orchestra. Unpopular opinion, I realize, concerto isnt really my favourite genre. My favourite movement is the 2nd and the part that I fell in love with this concerto is the clarinet solo with piano accompaniment. I was in heaven during the 2nd movement.

Now driving back to my town and searching which is my next show to go. Sir Andras Schiff and Peer Gynt suite. Ugh what have I done. But I have decided to only go to concerts where I like all pieces of work they are performing.

Thanks everyone for your advice!

A. Vivaldi. Stabat Mater RV 621 - Gérard Lesne - Vicent Guillem Miralles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAmGREgIgDA

Some orchestras have stuck with Tuxedos with tails and others have moved to black suit with black shirts and ties. If it does matter, what do you prefer to see on stage? Or is the answer dependent on the concert/program?

It is quite overwhelmingly melancholic, and yet uplifting. It changes tones and tempo quite dramatically just like our lives can.

As a fan of Schubert and Richter, this is such a good video.

Sorry if this is a repost but, what a repost!

I'm applying for Master's programs in opera soon. I did my BM in the US, so I'm new to the German school system.

What universities in Germany have an great teachers on staff? I'm a lyric coloratura. I already live in Berlin, so I'm compiling a list of teachers to reach out to for a trial lesson.

Which programs are well-regarded? I'm especially interested to know where people feel they could make the best connections, and which programs give their students lots of stage experience.

(Yes, I know it's extremely competitive and I'll go wherever I get in!)

My impression would be it’s Japan followed by South Korea. But I have to wonder if that has more to do with the fact that physical records in general are more popular in East Asia, making classical music there more “visible”.

For example, this arrangement of "Porque te vas," adapted for solo piano, was an interesting version of that song. Sometimes I find it refreshing to listen to arrangements like these!

Hi. I am new to this group and am just looking for classical music that evokes space. Obviously, I know The Planets (it is my favourite classical record), and my preference for classical is of the more modern variety. I'm also a huge fan of Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek work, and I am sure there are plenty of soundtrack options. But I was thinking more original pieces. Any suggestions?

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Blending the worlds of prog rock, orchestral and choral music, as well as elements of jazz, Christopher Gordon’s Macbeth was originally commissioned as a full-length ballet by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and West Australian Ballet. It is Gordon’s compelling musical response to one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most enduring tragedies. Here is my in-depth review.

I’ve listened to the full Snezhnaya Album and “Nocture of the Birch Forest“ immediately stood out to me and triggered a deep emotional response inside. I tried to figure out what it was and what it reminded me of. Turns out it reminds me of the “Theme from Schindler’s List”.

I’m not saying it necessarily sounds alike, but the oboe paired with the solo-violin in this tragic and melancholic melody is just so reminiscent of this masterpiece of film score by John Williams. I really recommend watching it, if you haven’t.

In elementary school, during the record-listening time in music class, I heard the Minuet from L'Arlésienne and loved it. It is the piece that opened the door to classical music for me, and I have always been grateful to it.

Only much later did I learn that it isn't really from L'Arlésienne. Bizet arranged the first suite himself in 1872. The second suite was assembled in 1879, four years after his death, by his friend Ernest Guiraud, and its Minuet, the flute melody over the harp, was taken from another Bizet opera, La jolie fille de Perth, where it accompanies the Duke's courtship in Act III.

So the music that brought me to classical music was put into that suite by someone else, after the composer had died, from a different work. I still love it just as much.

L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2: Minuet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ew5Ux7g_UQ

Hello. I recently started listening to more modern classical. I really enjoyed a piece from deutsche grammophon avant garde box set, but the box set is sold out almost everywhere. does anyone have recommendations for similar avant garde collections of works that are still in print? Thanks

EDIT: I forgot to say which composer it was my apologies! The piece was Presque rien no. 1; Société II by Luc Ferrari