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I'm way past the gimmicky, commercial stuff at this point. Possibly because I've been immersing myself in

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In Reply to: RE: Well if you confine yourself to Verklarte Nacht or Gurre-Lieder, then you're OK! [nt] ;-) posted by Chris from Lafayette on October 07, 2020 at 16:21:02

Renaissance choral music for the last couple of years.

Sensual, surprising; one must trust it.

I don't think I could have made the jump to Schoenberg's real music without that particular polyphonic baptism.

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Wow - I don't think I've ever heard anyone else describe. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:56:47 10/07/20 (8)
. . . Verklarte Nacht and Gurre-Lieder as "gimmicky" and "commercial". You're a one-of-a-kind, jdaniel! ;-)
- Just living up to expectations, since no one wants to talk about the actual controversial works, ie favorite - jdaniel@jps.net 18:07:04 10/07/20 (7)
  moments, pieces, mov'ts, comparative performances, etc. : )
  - well, to start with ... - oldvinyl 19:58:29 10/07/20 (6)
    I like his lieder/songs from the early part of his career.
    
    I am particularly fond of the piano pieces Three Piano Pieces Op. 11/Drei Klavierst�cke Op. 11; Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19/Sechs Kleine Klavierst�cke Op. 19; Five Piano Pieces Op. 23/F�nf Klavierst�cke Op. 23; Suite For Piano Op. 25/Suite F�r Klavier Op. 25; Piano Piece Op. 33a/Klavierst�ck Op. 33a; Piano Piece Op. 33b � Klavierst�ck Op. 33b. Maurizio Pollini did a wonderful recording of these pieces.
    
    Other great pieces are his Violin Concerto and Piano Concerto. And of course the Pierrot Lunaire (which is a real treat in a live performance). The Jan DeGaetani recording is really good.
    
    The string quartets are quite good, although I need to be in the right mood to really listen to them. The second quartet based on the text of a poem is pretty trippy:
    
    I feel air from another planet.
    I faintly through the darkness see faces ...
    
    Enjoy the music.
    - Thanks for your input! I love the Pollini CD, and Pierro is Fav, got to play it once. - oldmkvi 11:53:27 10/08/20 (1)
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      - I have the LaSalle Quartet set ... - oldvinyl 10:53:59 10/09/20 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Thanks for your input! I love the Pollini CD, and Pierro is Fav, got to play it once. posted by oldmkvi on October 08, 2020 at 11:53:27
        
        it includes the Berg and Webern quartets.
        
        Robert Craft also conducted a lot of the Schoenberg orchestral works for the Columbia label.
        
        Nonesuch records has some great recordings of modern music. Paul Jacobs recorded the piano solo pieces, another great recording and performance.
        
        Enjoy the music.
    - Yup, I have all four of those quartets - the first two aren't TOO bad! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 00:25:12 10/08/20 (3)
      (Prazak Quartet on the Praga label)
      - Once upon a time I felt the same way about the first two mov'ts of Beethoven's 5th, so watch out! : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:07:17 10/08/20 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Yup, I have all four of those quartets - the first two aren't TOO bad! ;-) posted by Chris from Lafayette on October 08, 2020 at 00:25:12
        
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        I'll bet that with some quiet contemplation over time. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:14:04 10/08/20 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Once upon a time I felt the same way about the first two mov'ts of Beethoven's 5th, so watch out! : ) nt posted by jdaniel@jps.net on October 08, 2020 at 07:07:17
        
        . . . you'll even acquire the inner perceptiveness it takes to become a Totentanz devotee! ;-)
        
        Ever since I accidentally leaned against the "auto arpeggio" button on a synthesizer in a quiet music store... - jdaniel@jps.net 16:36:17 10/08/20 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I'll bet that with some quiet contemplation over time. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on October 08, 2020 at 09:14:04
        
        I find that I get tend to get triggered easily by certain music.

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