Hello all
I am an archaeologist by trade and have arrived late in life to classical (awful term) music. My preferences overlap with the focus of this group, in that I am always open to new sounds. I listen regularly to Alfred Schnittke, Shostakovich, Hans Henze, Per Norgard, Kalevi Aho, Philip Glass, and (currently) a bevy of modern French composers (Dalbavie and Dusapin are at the top). I fully realize that these are not composers featured herein. I am not troubled by the apparent inconsistency in music presented and discussed. For example, I could never imagine R. Gliere and Roger Sessions in the same room, although both are unsung. I appreciate the availability of downloads as the current music-availability world is abridged.
Best regards
I am an archaeologist by trade and have arrived late in life to classical (awful term) music. My preferences overlap with the focus of this group, in that I am always open to new sounds. I listen regularly to Alfred Schnittke, Shostakovich, Hans Henze, Per Norgard, Kalevi Aho, Philip Glass, and (currently) a bevy of modern French composers (Dalbavie and Dusapin are at the top). I fully realize that these are not composers featured herein. I am not troubled by the apparent inconsistency in music presented and discussed. For example, I could never imagine R. Gliere and Roger Sessions in the same room, although both are unsung. I appreciate the availability of downloads as the current music-availability world is abridged.
Best regards