Living Symphonists

[ahinton]

And how do we call a writer of over 215 symphonies? A symphoniac? 

I'm not sure what you would actually call such a composer but you'd have to acknowledge his/her Segerstamina in having written at least that many...

well, there is one (still living) composer of (a.o.) symphonies, one William Louis Schirmer (°1941), who's at present ever-growing catalog now numbers over 4,000 works in all genres, and includes at least 258 symphonies, 403 piano sonatas and 217 string quartets! That makes for some Segerstammering....!

All I know of him is the name; have you ever heard any of his music? I haven't. I wonder how many more works he has completed since you posted about him here?(!). I have at least heard a few pieces by Segerstam...

Ahem...

[swanekj]

Right now, I'm listening to Slonimsky Symphony № 27, Lyrical (2009), at:

http://classical-music-online.net/en/production/29283

I'm rather happy, finding my way back to 1952 in Leningrad...without actually having to be there.

[rkhenderson]

Right now, I'm listening to Slonimsky Symphony № 27, Lyrical (2009), at:

http://classical-music-online.net/en/production/29283

You can find a recording of a concert containing Slonimsky's 30th symphony here:
http://panovnik.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/vladimir-altshuler-slonimsky-08042012.html

and his 32'nd symphony is about to be premiered:

http://www.mikhailovsky.ru/en/afisha/shows.html?date=2012-07-09&sh=1138

[Ramiste]

I've enjoyed this forum for at least a few years, but I'm not sure I have ever posted anything.  I am fond of several of the composers talked about here and have learned of new ones.  I hope I am not overstepping if I introduce my own music here.  These are two movements of a suite for strings I wrote 2 years ago.  It is all about things to do with space.  The music is neo-romantic (which is usually the way I go).  The suite is called Scenes Unseen: Views from Ivory Towers and has been published and performed.  Unfortunately I could not get a good recording of the live performance, so this Garritan virtual orchestra will have to do.

I am including links here to two Youtube videos (my first ones).  Schiaparelli's Dream is the second movement of the suite and has to do with the intoxication of a grand dream and the sobering effect of reflection:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F14qpqpX14

The second link is the third movement and is called Through a Wormhole.  It's just a cosmic rollercoaster ride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKdqcxnc4es .

Thank you for listening!
Scott Aaron Miller

[Amphissa]

You can find a recording of a concert containing Slonimsky's 30th symphony here:
http://panovnik.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/vladimir-altshuler-slonimsky-08042012.html

I cannot figure out how to download this. It seems to want a username and password.

[semloh]

Amphissa - Copy the link  that appears in the comments at http://panovnik.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/vladimir-altshuler-slonimsky-08042012.html into your URL. You'll get a page with a request, in Russian, to copy a set of letters/numbers into the space provided - do that, then click on the green box below it. The web page will then change, and you'll see a web link in blue near the top (don't click on the green box!); click on that blue web address and you'll get the download. Be warned that it is a 308MB file! 

[Alan Howe]

Thanks, Colin. Very helpful.

[Alan Howe]

Just a quick reminder for those resurrecting older threads such as this one: the remit of UC changed in August 2012 to cover romantic-style music only. You will find our changed remit here:
http://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,3681.0.html