Guest Nickthoven Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 1. John Adams 2. Henri Dutilleux 3. Igor Stravinsky 4. Gyorgy Ligeti 5. Leonard Bernstein duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnGalt Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 5. Leonard Bernstein I really like some of Bernstein's works. Candide is my favorite of his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest QcCowboy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I really like some of Bernstein's works. Candide is my favorite of his. try the 2nd and 3rd symphonies both amazing, very theatrical works. the 2nd (The Age of Anxiety) is for piano and orchestra and has a glorious climactic ending. the 3rd (Kaddish) is for narrator, soprano solo, children's chorus, mixed chorus, and orchestra, and finishes with the most astounding fugue I've heard in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnGalt Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 try the 2nd and 3rd symphoniesboth amazing, very theatrical works. the 2nd (The Age of Anxiety) is for piano and orchestra and has a glorious climactic ending. the 3rd (Kaddish) is for narrator, soprano solo, children's chorus, mixed chorus, and orchestra, and finishes with the most astounding fugue I've heard in a long time. Will do. I love threads like this (minus Saul). So much new music to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinjessome Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Hard to answer, especially given my listening habits. Carla Bley Kenny Wheeler Charles Mingus Tom Waits Wayne Shorter Could easily be expanded depending on style, or ensemble, etc... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest QcCowboy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Will do.I love threads like this (minus Saul). So much new music to listen to. decided to pull out the Bernstein 3rd as I wrote that... listening to it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoManGidley Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 1. Lisa Gerrard 2. Danny Elfman 3. Alban Berg 4. John Adams 5. Aram Khatchaturian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zentari Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I hate to rain on everyone's modernist parade... but has anyone here heard Handel's Theodora by chance?? I might also be able to recommend any of vivaldi's later violin concertos, such as RV 177... the man knows how to use a cello, harpsichord, and double bass as a percussion instrument... BTW, I listened to Prokofiev's first symphony... I like it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest QcCowboy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I hate to rain on everyone's modernist parade... but has anyone here heard Handel's Theodora by chance?? I might also be able to recommend any of vivaldi's later violin concertos, such as RV 177... the man knows how to use a cello, harpsichord, and double bass as a percussion instrument... the man KNEW how to use... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 5. Aram Khatchaturian Ah yes. I suppose Khachaturian deserves a mention. Some nice 20th century style stuff he did. Andrew Lloyd Webber is pretty good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katchum Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 JohnGalt: Just to give another song of my favourite composer Hamauzu. This song gives you the perfect example how his oriental style is, how he uses the violin and piano and how good he is in chamber music and melodic behaviour. Not only capable of orchestral works... He can mix timbres of instruments so very well. Ever heard a violin this way? Marvellous. XTHost.info download page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 decided to pull out the Bernstein 3rd as I wrote that... listening to it now. The BBC had a special on yesterday, commemorating Bernstein's life - it was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HymnSpace Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I forgot John Adams, I think I will add him to the list. His orchestration skill is unsurpassed and there is a wagnerian beauty to his music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I recently listened to a recording of Bernstein's 2nd symphony on the back of recommendations made in this thread. What an outstandingly dramatic, varied piece of music. Loved every second. I'll echo the praise heaped upon John Adams, too. I was lucky enough to see a few of his works played in concert a while ago, conducted by none other than the man himself. Pieces like Slonimsky's Earbox and Naive and Sentimental Music blew me away. And let's not forget Short Ride in a Fast Machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Can anyone recommend me any more of Grieg's work? I've only heard the famous Piano Concerto in A minor (which I love) and would like to listen to some more of his work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CreationArtist Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 There's a Griegpiece for solo piano called Homeward which is very interesting and fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saulsmusic Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 If I may give my personal opinion I gleaned from Galt's sources...Saulsmusic has some Jewish heritage... Felix Mendelssohn was/is/up for debate a Jew... I'm making a clean line between this and anti-Semitism... I do not hate, in any way, shape, or form, Jews. It seems Saulsmusic considers only a composer of his own religion to be the greatest, and all others to be inferior BECAUSE they were not of said religion. If I may say something, this seems a little biased, especially coming from a person who's religion maintains that religion should not be the judge of a person or their art. He also seems to hate Wagner for obvious reasons... I personally hate Wagner as a person for those reasons, but that is not to say he was a bad composer... If you infer as I've infered from this, Saulsmusic, you are merely increasing the number of people who are biased against you and possibly your religion as a whole. From a religion and culture that is as strong and as lasting as the Jewish one, I hope that you've learned that equal respect for others, regardless of religion, is one of the most important things in life, and in understanding others. No doubt many from said religion have learned, but you, Saulsmusic, individually you have not learned respect for other people and cultures, and because of this, you are ruining your musical aptitude, your social skills, and helping to contribute to racial and ethnic tensions that are still alive in this world... Most importantly, you are not going to go that far in music if you become one-composer-sided, and consider all else to be far inferior. Ignorance is bliss up to a point, at which it becomes deleterious. One word for the above comments: Rubbish. I told you before that my fav composes before Mendy were Bach and Chopin. And did you know that they were not Jews? So your argument goes down the river faster then a dead fish. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnGalt Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 So your argument goes down the river faster then a dead fish. Hm, the accuracy of that statement is hard to derive, considering a dead fish would be eaten by predators quickly, in most cases, after getting killed. In fact, I'd wager the consumer would probably swim up river eventually, thus taking the dead fish with him, meaning the dead fish would be traveling upstream, not down. Your metaphors are interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Hm, the accuracy of that statement is hard to derive, considering a dead fish would be eaten by predators quickly, in most cases, after get killed. In fact, I'd wager the consumer would probably swim up river eventually, thus taking the dead fish with him, meaning the dead wish would be traveling upstream, not down.Your metaphors are interesting. Tehe. John, you're the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnGalt Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Tehe. John, you're the best. Thank you Eddwin, I do try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest QcCowboy Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 well, to continue the food chain imagery, a bit of advice: don't feed the troll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos-Drive Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I may be just a lurker on this forum (with a low post count and very basic knowledge of music in general), but I believe I have a bit of insight to share: Nobody can be the greatest composer. The word 'great' is itself very subjective. This thread has so far only been about what your favorite composers are, and as far as I can see, it will never be about anything more. I do notice Bach is on many of your lists. I myself am a big fan as well. To make this post somewhat useful to any of you, my favorite composers are: Me! Bach Chopin Mozart Uematsu In that order, from most favorite to less favorite. (They're all 'favorites') Any composers not on that list fully deserves to be (these are just the first 5 that popped in my mind), as it is my belief that all music is worth hearing. Yes, even the heavy metal and videogame music and troubled teens with their guitar plunking. And might I remind you all: Nature far predates humans. The birds and insects and whatnot; they were all making music far before we walked the earth. Respect them. I hope I've made a good impression of myself here. First posts on new forums are always exciting and a bit scary. On a sidenote: JohnGalt, who ARE you? Does anyone know? 'Who is John Galt?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnGalt Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 And might I remind you all: Nature far predates humans. The birds and insects and whatnot; they were all making music far before we walked the earth. Hm, reminds me of Olivier Messiaen. On a sidenote: JohnGalt, who ARE you? Does anyone know? 'Who is John Galt?' The phrase "Who is John Galt" is the opening theme and paradox from Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. In the beginning of the book, the phrase literally means, "Who is no one?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Who is John Galt? A fairly oppinionated reaslist who likes debating and whoops my donkey at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Although you may have noticed that his real name isn't actually John Galt Alex, look at his soundclick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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