Wow - bowled over by this album. Very fine music, beautifu;;y played.
From the composer of The Snowman, Walking on the air.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2gGyVU0kDPCfY7aFdWTYQ0
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Wow - bowled over by this album. Very fine music, beautifu;;y played.
From the composer of The Snowman, Walking on the air.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2gGyVU0kDPCfY7aFdWTYQ0
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The last day or so has been a rediscovery of the music of contemporary Estonian composer Vasks.
Starting with the ethereal Violin concerto and then the rather more violent 2nd symphony.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6DZUWvCUio4MMVILKz1rbD
Then moving on to the amazingly interesting world of his string quartets. It's interesting to hear him move from the 'traditional' 20th century avantgarde musical world of his 1st quartet, to him fully discovering his own voice by the 3rd quartet.
Note that they are played in reverse order on this album ...
https://open.spotify.com/album/4sV2F7cgLpBb3F6yWE8x2g
And then the intensely beautiful choral works. Jaw droppingly, achingly gorgeous at times.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1wiIcMbLqHLs2jfcLMzQ5Z
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I keep playing this album.
It's such nice orchestral music - colourful, tuneful, nicely rhythmic, lots of nice instrumental solos.
It's just .... nice!
https://open.spotify.com/album/2sOeqdb5B1QTMOAXrPuwEd
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I keep playing this album.
It's such nice orchestral music - colourful, tuneful, nicely rhythmic, lots of nice instrumental solos.
Very nicely recorded.
It's just .... nice!
https://open.spotify.com/album/2sOeqdb5B1QTMOAXrPuwEd
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To follow in from the 'box set' of Swedish string quartets mentioned in post #3026, here's an equally fascinating extended album of Finnish chamber music.
The Kuula piano trio makes an excellent start to a very varied and interesting set of works, over 6 hours long in total.
Many Finnish composers are there, most of them previously unknown to me!
It's going to be fascinating following the Spotify links on the ones that take my fancy to see what other recordings there are of their works.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6hd0F7KGPBMUkjFhKJZ5Mv
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Jerry, Scott and everyone else who posts here, would you be so kind as to recommend five top classical albums for the "classical rookie"?
Of course taste differs but they should be musically accessible, good sounding and perhaps even available on Spotify and/or Tidal?
And if you have any tips about reading for understanding the composition techniques and different styles of classical that would be a great bonus!
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You would like this.. beautiful music by a master
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OK.Originally Posted by AlfaGTV
Try a few of these, a very varied selection, and see what you think .... (I hope you can access Spotify from my links? Some folks can but apparently others can't) ...
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https://open.spotify.com/album/1kiyr6P4tpLINrHzADBJ31
Spotify search 'bach accardo'
As per Scott's recent reccy. Solo violin recorded in a gorgeously reverberant acoustic.
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Big, 20th century orchestral music - play it loud
https://open.spotify.com/album/4HX6hLNkraRxEAFJKZaYh3
Spotify search 'shostakovich ashkenazy'
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Beethoven's beautiful Pastoral symphony ...
https://open.spotify.com/album/1eMMy3QJ3ezrR6hkp6jP7n
Spotify search 'beethoven bohm 6'
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Something lovely from Schubert, his 'Arpeggione Sonata', from this album ...
https://open.spotify.com/album/6xjItUM9I17Y9ZbdAW9Zon
Spotify search 'pires meneses'
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Try those and let me know what you think.
Then I'll come up with some more suggestions.
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