18-09-2011, 17:14
SteveO Wrote:Welcome aboard MD , ZMD ! I noticed this is your first post !I am very familiar with Igor Stravinsky having heard Rite of Spring, The Firebird, Petrushka (ballet music) as well as Movements for Piano and Orchestra and L'histoire du Soldat Suite. I have also heard his opera The Rake's Progress with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra....which definitely is not for everyone !!!! I find his music intriguing to say the least and "off the beaten path" ......the reason why I enjoy it.Bluebeard's Castle, an opera by Bela Bartok is all I am familiar wrt Bartok. I used to be quite the opera buff years ago when I was searching for "new music'' for myself ! I also enjoy Arnold Schoenberg , the inventor of twelve tone music which in some cases I can detect in Stravinsky !I believe I have listened to Paul Hindemith somewhere along the way as I have an interest in the non conformist composer in both personality/morales/beliefs as well as compositional structure.These master composers are resposible for much of the new music we hear today such as John Cage,Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Steve Roach, etc... unfortunately I don't listen to a whole lot of classical music these days as I seemed to have let it go by the wayside for some reason..... possibly due to a fairly low profile that classical music has ????Now I'll probably start listening to it again since you've rekindled my interest !!!!! .. lolI do listen to two British composers from time to time - old master - Henry Purcell and a fairly modern one - Benjamin Britten.I'm impressed with your knowledge of classical music.
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