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I've wanted to 'get into' classical but this had made it difficult. I just settle with whatever the local station plays and forget the name thereafter.
by boppo1 4y ago
I've wanted to 'get into' classical but this had made it difficult. I just settle with whatever the local station plays and forget the name thereafter.
- notefaker 4y agoSomething I do love about classical recordings is how differently some conductors and orchestras might interpret a specific piece. An example: The third movement of Debussy's Nocturnes (titled "Sirènes") is most often performed with a women's chorus. My favorite recording of this piece was performed with children's choir instead. The difference in vocal quality is marked. The children's pure vocal tone feels far more eerie and siren-esque than the harsher vibrato and warble of a female chorus. Ironically, I have no idea who conducted/recorded this version of the piece.
- boppo1 4y agoDo you have a link so I can listen to it?
- kashunstva 4y agoI recommend this to everyone will listen: Christian Tetzlaff’s most recent recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin. It was from around 2017 or so. Just superb in every way. His interpretations have a real improvisatory character that fits with what we know about Bach’s own performance practice. They are recorded on a modern instrument but his articulations sound like Baroque equipment.
- janc_ 4y agoCovers or re-recordings in pop music often sound completely different from the original too, of course...
- vjulian 4y agoDo get into classical music. As others have noted, yes interpretations can vary, but don’t worry about that initially. It’s relatively subtle. All you need to keep track of ultimately, initially, is the name of the piece and the composer.
- quacked 4y agoIf you want to send me an email I'd love to give you some starter suggestions for becoming a listener.
- mattficke 4y agoDecent starting place: Osmo Vanska. Recently retired conductor of the Minnesota Symphony, they recorded all of the Beethoven symphonies and most of Mahler’s, they’re excellent and easily found on streaming platforms. Some good contemporary soloists: Alexandre Tharaud, Stephen Hough, Peter Hill, Jenny Lin, Isabelle Faust.
- boppo1 4y agoThanks!
- mattficke 4y agoIf you want to go down the rabbit whole a little further, the classical music writer/blogger Charles Downey has been doing annual “best of” lists of classical recordings since 2004. I like these lists in particular because for the most part they’re new recordings and help me find active performers who tour that I might want to see live. https://ionarts.blogspot.com/search/label/Best%20of%20the%20Year?m=0 https://ionarts.blogspot.com/search/label/Best%20of%20the%20...
- mellosouls 4y agoCheck out Building A Library (and related programmes) on the BBC's wonderful classical station Radio 3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tmtz/clips https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tmtz/clips Record Review: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrtty/episodes/player https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrtty/episodes/player More to explore here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB7...
- djtango 4y agoThis is a fantastic recommendation. I'm pretty sure I discovered Carlos Kleiber through Building a Library. Listening to his Beethoven Symphonies was like almost listening to different music, especially when comparing against say Karajan...
- jdfellow 4y agoIf you have Spotify premium give https://getconcertmaster.com/ https://getconcertmaster.com/ a try. It's a frontend for Spotify with additional cataloging features for classical recordings.