Modern Classical (3 Viewers)

[Lili Marlene]

Doesn't really cover modern but yeah

Paul Morley: ‘Pop belongs to the last century. Classical music is more relevant to the future’ | Music | The Observer

that's pretty interesting. I've seen a lot of self-styled clever people suddenly get mad into modern (and not so modern) classical music in the past few years, can't figure out if it's an age thing or a sign of the times.

 

[washingcattle]

that's pretty interesting. I've seen a lot of self-styled clever people suddenly get mad into modern (and not so modern) classical music in the past few years, can't figure out if it's an age thing or a sign of the times.

I think it's a bit of both. Pop music is so self referential that eventually if feels as though you've heard it all.

Basically what I'm saying is that by 30 you've burned out on pop and go looking for something new and instead of 60 odd years of the pop canon there's 300 years of classical music to whet your appetite. It makes total sense really. Especially since much of it offers a kind of challenge.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I think it's a bit of both. Pop music is so self referential that eventually if feels as though you've heard it all.

Basically what I'm saying is that by 30 you've burned out on pop and go looking for something new and instead of 60 odd years of the pop canon there's 300 years of classical music to whet your appetite. It makes total sense really. Especially since much of it offers a kind of challenge.

Yeah that makes sense. It's part of a larger conversation to do with feminism and acceptance of, say, YA stuff in the mainstream but I haven't worked it all out yet. For another thread or sometime when I meet you in the pub.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

YA stuff?

 

[Lili Marlene]

Sorry, Young Adult. Hunger Games, Fault in our Stars etc.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Ah right. On the same page now so it were.

 

[washingcattle]

Yeah that makes sense. It's part of a larger conversation to do with feminism and acceptance of, say, YA stuff in the mainstream but I haven't worked it all out yet. For another thread or sometime when I meet you in the pub.

Huh ? Not sure I get that at all, feminism ? Young adult ? I'm lost. I think it'd take a bottle of Jameson to understand this.

 

[kthozoid]

Georg Friedrich Hass: In Vain

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[Cormcolash]

Sorry, Young Adult. Hunger Games, Fault in our Stars etc.

Ah right, those films that are really good for laughing at

 

[Burgerbarbaby]

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[Cornu Ammonis]

National Concert Hall, Dublin - Perspectives 2015: Philip Glass: The Études

 

[Unicron]

National Concert Hall, Dublin - Perspectives 2015: Philip Glass: The Études

Got a ticket for that this morning. Also hoping to catch Nils Frahm and Tomasz Stanko

 

[chris d]

Got tickets for Frahm today. Giddyup.

 

[dunderhead]

Got tickets for Frahm today. Giddyup.

didnt realise he was playing until I read this a minute ago. After nabbing a sweet seat. cheers!

 

[chris d]

Nice one. A mate said to me about it yesterday. Pretty swish.

 

[Jim Daniels]

The boy from the Arab Strap just posted this on Twitter.

Very nice. All I have is the Piano soundtrack. Must investigate more.

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[dunderhead]

watched this this morning. the whole thing is up on youtube Gotta commend the guy's attitude! great insight into the man

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[Cornu Ammonis]

In case anyone needs a fix of hardcore Minimalism with a capital M/Indian classical music, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela have reissued their album The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath. It's ridiculously expensive from their site due to outrageous shipping costs (over $40 for a CD!) but UK/European distros seem to be stocking it. I got mine here:
Infinite Limits, Undergound Music, Experimental Music, Vinyl, CD, Cassette, LP

I've listened to it twice now and it's some trip. Fingers crossed this means he's actually trying to reissue material as everything is out of print.

 

[Burgerbarbaby]

Minimalism with a capital M/

That's a nice surprise...would be really great to see some more of his stuff get a release...an affordable & legal copy of The Well-Tuned Piano would be just brilliant. And some of the recent Just Alap Raga Ensemble performances...all well-documented. €46 for shipping is typical Mela Foundation arseholery though...I don't understand it. Are they including labour?!
Other music sounds a bit mad after you listen to this cd.


You might like this...I think it's just beautiful. Check out who's sitting on the right

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(I may have posted this before..apologies if so!)

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Ha, he's a bad ass looking mofo!

That's wonderful, I love the sound of just intonation on the piano. This strays a little too far into Einaudi-ish melodies for my liking but it's pretty good overall. Have you heard Terry Riley's The Harp of Albion? It's another work for just intonation on the piano, it's up there with Young's Well Tuned Piano for me.