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Today, 21:30

architecture replied to a thread "Mozart Bonbons" -- What piece is being portrayed on the packaging? in Identifying Classical Music

I found it: It's from the Springdans Op. 38 #5 from a lyric suite by Grieg. It seems it was cut up on the box, though, and copied and pasted,...

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Today, 21:27

Bkeske replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Gidon Kremer - Edition Lockenhaus, 2 album set. ECM 1986

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Today, 21:27

Chilham replied to a thread What are your favorite composer portaits? in Classical Music Discussion

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Today, 21:15

Woodduck replied to a thread Perfect form? in Classical Music Discussion

What about the rest of it? No truth there? Interesting that you compare it to natural sounds, whose meaning for us is mainly a matter of...

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Today, 21:13

Eramire156 replied to a thread What opera are you currently listening to / watching? CD/DVD in Opera on DVD, Blu-ray and CD

Richard Wagner Tristan und Isolde Tristan Thomas Moser Isolde Deborah Voigt Brangäne Petra Lang Kurwenal Peter Weber König Marke Robert...

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Today, 21:10

Ich muss Caligari werden replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Tetsu Inoue: Fragment Dots (2000), A CD likely to drive many listeners insane or to appeal to those who have an open mind as to what constitutes...

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Today, 21:07

Joe B replied to a thread Supposition about Symphonies "No. 5" in Classical Music Discussion

Since you mentioned Hanson: As far as Howard Hanson goes, I don't think anyone who is into his music would rate "Symphony No. 5" above any of his...

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Today, 21:06

Rambler replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

A Time There Was... - Tony Palmer's Film about Benjamin Britten on Digital Classics

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Today, 21:06

bz3 replied to a thread Historical Wagner Recordings............... in Opera

Historical Wagner fans I have a question. What Toscanini Wagner recordings are worth hearing?

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Today, 21:00

20centrfuge replied to a thread 1980-2000 Listening Group in Classical Music Discussion

Murail: Désintégrations (1983) submitted by mmsbls 8/16 Ravn - Rautavaara: Symphony No. 7 "Angel of Light" (1994) 8/23 Phil loves...

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Today, 20:58

Itullian replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Absolutely love this set.

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Today, 20:53

Joe B replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Gerard Schwarz leading the Seattle Symphony in Howard Hanson's "Symphony No. 1":

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Today, 20:40

DavidA replied to a thread Beethoven 'Hammerklevier' Sonata in Solo & Chamber Music

I remember hearing Richter perform the work in London on a broadcast and envying my relatives who were actually there. I was astounded when he...

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Today, 20:39

En Passant replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

I don’t think any composer comes close to capturing the sound of their country the way RVW’s does. You can almost smell the English countryside when...

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Today, 20:36

Azol replied to a thread Generate play-lists (a game) in Non-Classical Music

New theme: songs inspired by friend, name the friend 1) Fort Worth Blues (Steve Earle) - Townes Van Zandt 2) Empty Garden (Elton John) - John...

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Today, 20:34

En Passant replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Much appreciated

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Today, 20:33

Bkeske replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Just a fantastic album, to me. Benjamin Britten conducting all. 1969

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Today, 20:21

20centrfuge replied to a thread Greatest work of the 20th century in Classical Music Discussion

It seems absurd to me that people suggest 4'33" as the greatest piece of MUSIC from the 20th century. It is not MUSIC. It is the absence of music by...

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Today, 20:18

senza sordino replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Elgar Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1-5. Serenade for Strings. Enigma Variations. Cockaigne Overture. Crown of India Suite. Imperial March. Falstaff...

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Today, 20:18

Starving Wolf replied to a thread Generate play-lists (a game) in Non-Classical Music

New theme: songs inspired by friend, name the friend 1) Fort Worth Blues (Steve Earle) - Townes Van Zandt 2) Empty Garden (Elton John) - John...

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Today, 20:17

MAS replied to a thread Best Queen of the Night? in Opera

I never could figure out how she does it! She sang in San Francisco in the 1970s, Norma, substituting for Montserrat Caballe - she was the best...

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Today, 20:12

starthrower replied to a thread Beethoven 'Hammerklevier' Sonata in Solo & Chamber Music

Thanks, Josquin! Your posts are always like a mini PhD presentation.

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Today, 20:09

Allegro Con Brio replied to a thread Beethoven Vs. Mozart in Classical Music Discussion

As of late neither are in my top 10 composers and linger just outside between 10-15.

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Today, 20:02

Ravn replied to a thread One Composer - One Work (Qualifying Round Four) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Arensky - Piano Quintet in D major - 12 Bartók - Violin Concerto no. 2 - 12 Berlioz - Harold in Italy - 2 Britten - War Requiem - 1 Chopin - 2...

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Today, 20:00

VitellioScarpia replied to a thread Discussion: The 2020 Talk Classical Top Recommended Opera CDs and DVDs in Opera

What people miss in Suor Angelica is that Puccini and Forzano (the librettist) actually challenged the orthodox assessment of suicide in christianity...

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Today, 19:53

Ravn replied to a thread Five From Your Three Favorites (Qualifying Round One of Fifteen) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Bach - Art of Fugue - 47 Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde - 48 Brahms - Clarinet Quintet - 58 Lutosławski - Concerto for Orchestra - 33 Haydn -...

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Today, 19:46

SanAntone replied to a thread Generate play-lists (a game) in Non-Classical Music

New theme: the L's have it. Any band name or singer's first name starting with L. No repeats. Pick a song you like of them. 1) Walk On The Wild...

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Today, 19:46

Woodduck replied to a thread Need help understanding the neapolitan chord in Music Theory

This looks like a theoretical flight of fancy that explains nothing, and makes something simple seem complex. "Related to"? "Tritone relation"?...

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Today, 19:43

Wilhem Theophilus replied to a thread The Most Overrated and Underrated Composers in History - According to You in Classical Music Discussion

Overrated: Chopin?

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