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    A fine live Wigmore recording from the Meccore Quartet... Lots of very recommendable performances of this quartet. In fact, the only recording I can't fully recommend is that by Apollon Musagete, which I found too broad and lacking enough urgency. All the rest here are well worth hearing...
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    I am looking for info on specific 20th century pieces that are filled with anxiety, or are unsettling, etc. I have been recommended Ligeti, Scelsi, Xenakis, Penderecki, and Crumb, and while I am already somewhat familiar with Ligeti and Xenakis, and they are all great, there is so much to wade...
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    I used to hate most 20th/21st century music (not the late-Romantics/early modernists [1]). The music had no melodies, it was cacophonous. Eventually I grew to enjoy it. Revelling in the chaos and explosive noises that existed. I speak of orchestral/concertante music of course. Vocal music is of...
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    What up there whit Jon leifs saga symphony, before i tough it was Penderecki but after i realised Leifs music nuke most of Penderecki works in therm of slow grinding heavyness and loudness and brutallity factor. What up my alley if i worship Jon leifs saga symphony? When i first heard it whit...
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    It may be hot as a furnace in parts of the northern hemisphere, but I sense a change in the angle of the light, a feeling of urgency in my veins. Autumn is coming! Autumn is a time of sweetness, nostalgia and and a crisp optimism in the air, but it can also be a time of unsettling thoughts on...
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    A continuation of the Saturday Symphonies Tradition: Welcome to another weekend of symphonic listening! For your listening pleasure this weekend: Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - ?) Symphony #3 1. Andante con moto 2. Allegro con brio 3. Adagio 4. Passacaglia - allegro moderato 5. Scherzo -...
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    Remenber when i first came here i was a Penderecki fanboy, but i learn after a while Lutoslawski was the real deal.His funeral song fits in a game like silent hill, it suit the mood quite well. Dark brooding music that is doom laden whiteout being metal, pure doom non rehash.Witold sonic...
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