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Mieczyslaw Weinberg is a composer that may not be familiar to many, but his string quartets are exemplary.
Recently I acquired the complete cycle by the Quatuor Danel.
Thus far the third volume is my favorite. You can listen to it in its entirety here:
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Any other recommendations?
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aOriginally posted by @thinkofone
Mieczyslaw Weinberg is a composer that may not be familiar to many, but his string quartets are exemplary.
Recently I acquired the complete cycle by the Quatuor Danel.
Thus far the third volume is my favorite. You can listen to it in its entirety here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9-e0Hfr_OI&list=PLtGGool7n1cO2hsXt0EyJroUYbX2SUQBF
Any other recommendations?
You have to bear with it. Crumb can be a shock to the system.(Sorry it's not a Quartet. Just a recommendation).
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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeActually I listen to a lot of very modern music - through composed, improvised and everything between - so I'm not sure there's much that would shock my system anymore.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5OsuzSXU-k
You have to bear with it. Crumb can be a shock to the system.(Sorry it's not a Quartet. Just a recommendation).
Black Angels is the one Crumb composition of which I am familiar. I think I saw it performed live years ago. Of course you could have picked a less jarring realization, but I suspect that that was the point for you.
What did you think of the Weinberg quartets.
Originally posted by @thinkofoneUnfortunately the video was blocked and unavailable. (Blocked in country).
Actually I listen to a lot of very modern music - through composed, improvised and everything between - so I'm not sure there's much that would shock my system anymore.
Black Angels is the one Crumb composition of which I am familiar. I think I saw it performed live years ago. Of course you could have picked a less jarring realization, but I suspect that that was the point for you.
What did you think of the Weinberg quartets.
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeThat's unfortunate. Give this one a try . It's from a later volume.
Unfortunately the video was blocked and unavailable. (Blocked in country).
Originally posted by @thinkofoneHey, not bad. (9 minutes and 13 minutes in were even flashes of Crumb). A little longer though than things I would normally listen to.
That's unfortunate. Give this one a try [youtube]YM9Gk1_ZEMU[/youtube]. It's from a later volume.
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Of the really modern string quartets, Morton Feldman's String Quartet (II) is my hands down favorite.
You can listen to it in its entirety here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiWr8HoKaakjC3U4t0ivjX2zfhgcA0obM
GoaD should probably pass on this one. At around 5 hours in a single movement, it may be too much of a shock to his system.
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeListened to this twice, and have to say the second hearing bore great fruit. Never having heard of George Crumb before I entered the experience with open and virgin ears. Conceptual music can, to my rather traditional ears, be pretentious and irritating. However, I have to say I enjoyed parts of this enormously. Thank you for the recommendation - always keen to discover new music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5OsuzSXU-k
You have to bear with it. Crumb can be a shock to the system.(Sorry it's not a Quartet. Just a recommendation).
Originally posted by @pianoman1You're welcome. I'm glad you gave it a second listen.I think 'challenging' music invariably requires that.
Listened to this twice, and have to say the second hearing bore great fruit. Never having heard of George Crumb before I entered the experience with open and virgin ears. Conceptual music can, to my rather traditional ears, be pretentious and irritating. However, I have to say I enjoyed parts of this enormously. Thank you for the recommendation - always keen to discover new music.