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Hello everyone,

*I'm new here, hope this is the right sub forum*

I'm looking for ways to discover new classical works and composers.
So far I'm searching YouTube and looking into the "influenced by" or "similar artists" sections on allmusic. Could anyone kindly recommend blogs, internet radio stations, Facebook groups or anything else that can help?

I'm mostly interested in chamber music from the romantic era and beyond, but anything else would do just as well.

Thanks in advance!
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That's great, thank you very much! Arkivmusic seems like a great tool. The lists are also great, is it possible to subscribe to these posts, that way I get an email each time someone writes something new?

I'd love to get more recommendations - I'll take your offer and post some of my favorite works (copy/paste from my music folder):

Tchaikovsky - String Sextets/Quartet
Shostakovich - Piano Quintet Op.57 & Trio No.1&2
Dvorak - Quintet, Brahms - Sextet in G
Franck - Quintet in F Minor
Prokofiev/Beethoven - Sonatas for cello and piano
Rachmaninoff - Piano Trios
Bruckner - Quintet for strings in F major
*more challenging compositions are definitely an option

Thanks again for taking the time to answer!
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Art Rock said:
A few suggestions:

Brahms - Clarinet quintet, String quintets, Clarinet sonatas
Debussy - String quartet
Gubaidulina - String quartet 3
Ravel - String quartet
Reich - Different trains
Schubert - String quintet, Octet, late string quartets
Shostakovich - String quartet 8
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Great thank you!
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Oh wow

ORNSTEIN PIANO QUINTET ORNSTEIN PIANO QUINTET ORNSTEIN PIANO QUINTET ORNSTEIN PIANO QUINTET ORNSTEIN PIANO QUINTET ORNSTEIN PIANO QUINTET ORNSTEIN PIANO QUINTET ORNSTEIN PIANO QUINTET

And also check out chamber music by Farrenc.
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Poulenc chamber music CD on DG label is also very fine.
You can find it on YouTube.

Stravinsky's Octet for Winds.
Copland's Prelude for piano trio
Hindemith's Harp Sonata
Debussy's trio for flute harp viola
Barber Adagio for Strings
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+ the videos
PURE GOLD :)

Thank you!
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Had some time to go through all the recommendations here -I wanted to come back and thank you all once again.

This place is a gem, thank you! :tiphat:
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ComposerOfAvantGarde said:
Do you have any new favourites? :)
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Yes ofc, although I only listened once or twice to each (apart for Ornstein's quartet which I can't stop listening to).

This is my instant pleasure list:
*leaving the works I already know aside

Ornstein piano quartet
Ravel/Debussy violin sonatas
Honegger clarinet sonata
Hindemith's harp sonata
Prokofiev Sonata for Violin and Piano
Rachmaninoff cello Sonata

I'm still having trouble with Schoenberg, but I guess (hope) repetitive listening could sort it out (or drive me mad).

Just have to say that I really liked everything that was posted here!
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