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Folks here know that I am not a flag waving proponent of "modernism" in music. I am not a fan of Shostakovich, for example, but it's not because his music is modernist, but because I find much of his music (not all) truly uninspired and boring. Others disagree. But that's okay. Some people like Mozart, some don't. It's not because Mozart composed in the Classical Era, but just because they don't much care for his music.
So, I am not anti-modernist. I try to keep an open mind and a sense of receptivity to music. And as a result, I find that (just as with music from earlier eras) there's some I like and some I don't.
Aaron Copland wrote a very insightful piece in the NY Times about modernism in music. Personally, I would argue with a couple of his points, but on the whole, I think he made a lot of sense.
You aren't going to hear me whistling Schoenberg in the shower. And I'll not be tossing out my Brahms to wedge in more Berg. But let's concentrate on enjoying the music that resonates with us, each individually, no matter what era it comes from.
Here's the article by Copland.
A Modernist Defends Modern Music
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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In the shadow of the Tower of Babel Nimrod speaks...And yet, few are they who understand?
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Might I suggest just ONE performance of Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich?
Neither am I whistling Schoenberg in the shower but have been humming the Third Movement Passacaglia: Andante for the last few days.
atmospheric. For all the mystique surrounding Mitropoulos, I find his look far more interesting than his art.
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Although Oistrakh premiered the concerto with Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic in October 1955, there wasn't time to record it before he left for his historic tour of the US at the beginning of November. The first recording was the American one with Mitropoulos, much to the annoyance of the Soviet authorities.
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I do like a few of his pieces, including this and his 1st cello concerto and some of his chamber music. It's the greater body of his work I'm less thrilled with.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
Geez, I love that pieceāand that performance. I've got it on LP.
-Bob
What a fake cover......My LP only has Shostie's VC on it........as you well know.
Tom B.
And my CD has both the Violin and the Cello concerto on it.
But it's ALL very real.
You make sense, Amphissa, but how could you not appreciate the quintessentially Russian ironic black humor of Shosty? You need to spend a few weeks sitting in a drafty room staring out at a bleak wintry scene, drinking straight vodka and listening to the string quartets. No food -- pretend it's the siege of Leningrad.
and you are burning the only manuscript of your 4th symphony to keep warm.
My point in my post was to dispense with labels like "modernist" altogether and just focus on the music itself.
As for Copland, I guess I didn't realize he was being "charming." haha
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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