Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Classical Compositions of… the 1970s – Part II (1975-1979)

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Glad I voted for it now!

sleight return (voodoo chili), Thursday, 30 April 2020 03:26 (four years ago) link

The Juniper Tree is from this period too, here is an excerpt. One of the great pieces; Richard Emskey composed really great things over a very short period.

https://youtu.be/_C80QJmtky8

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 11:24 (three years ago) link

Kinda sad Rzewski never got any votes.

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 11:25 (three years ago) link

Maxwell Davies' Aves Maria Stella is another classic from this period

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 16:02 (three years ago) link

His masterpiece imo, and the ideal balance between his early provocateur aesthetic (which I favour) and his sadly underwhelming transformation into an elder statesman of British music. The Fires of London recording is canonical, but I quite like Gemini's as well, if only for its engineering, which really brings out the work's tightly woven strands.

pomenitul, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link

Late 70s is when Donatoni got going:

https://youtu.be/ZI7MEnElhOc

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link

Do you like Kagel, Pom? Went through a few threads but don't remember you listing anything..

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 19:48 (three years ago) link

Afraid not. My ears are impervious to his music. Ludwig van (the film) is kind of great, though.

pomenitul, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 19:55 (three years ago) link

Ok, yeah he gets that reaction a lot of the time. Never seen that film

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 20:29 (three years ago) link


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