A Classical Education

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject:

I kinda agree with Chris about the pre 1840s stuff. And no Haydn. Of the old stuff I am generally more in favour of .. like Pergolesi. You know.

On the other hand, some of Little K´s recordings of Bruckner on DG are quite decent. The sound is a bit sketchy but the performances are generally quite good.

Anders Brunsvik´s´recordings of the piano music by Antonio Bibalo are solid stuff. Bibalo is underrated.

The string quartets by Knut Nystedt on Simax ( SIMAX PSC1114 )
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elektro80 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:19 pm Post subject:

Luciano Berio has written a lot of very enjoyable music.
"Coro pentru voci si instrumente" from 1976 is very good. A magnificent work. I have the recording by Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra - conducted by Berio himself. This is solid stuff.

http://www.iclassics.com/productDetail?contentId=18535

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject:

Fartein Valen! Seriously hot stuff.

I can recommend "The Eternal" . Rune Grammofon - RCD 2013

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject:

Fartein Valen

Antonio Bibalo

Luciano Berio

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject:

Did I suggest looking into the polytonality of Darius Milhaud? This is always a smart move.

An amusing piece of trivia is that among Milhaud´s students you will find guys like Morton Subotnick and Burt Bacharach.. uh.. and Steve Reich. Laughing

Dovdimus Prime · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:17 am Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:33 am Post subject:

This is nonsencial trivia. Just ask Howard about his grand time with Riley.
It doens´t mean anything that Burt studied with Milhaud.. or does it.. hard to say. Burt is a magnificent composer anyway.

Dovdimus Prime · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:35 am Post subject:

Ah okay.... he's only known to me as some kind of easy listening adonis. So pretty much as far away from polytonal wibbliness as it's possible to get. Wink

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:38 am Post subject:

Well, the BB guy is a very talented composer and his piano music is pretty difficult to play well. So it might be easy listening but I think his music is excellent.

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