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Metal / Re: Dmitri Shostakovich
« on: May 24, 2013, 08:15:03 PM »
Great! What calmness and depth... The unrest and tension so abundant in other quartets seem to serve a purpose here. The ´Chamber Symphony´ arrangement of this piece is amazing as well.
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Metal / Dmitri Shostakovich
« on: May 23, 2013, 12:44:03 PM »
I'm not a fan, but I just got hold of a pile of cds featuring his work, including all symphonies, concertos, string quartets, and a lot more. I've always 'liked' the 10th symphony, as it has its moments. 5th symphony and the Violin Concerto seem ok. What more is worth checking out from a metal perspective? I can upload anything of course.
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Metal / Emotions vs. the longing for them
« on: May 23, 2013, 12:56:44 AM »
From the blog:
Just some thoughts on that last line: if we compare for instance the Romantic and pre-Romantic periods in art history- Imagine how a work of Mozart instills emotion, in his restrained, disciplined way, devoid of sentimentality...
Is it far fetched then to say Romanticists in turn emulate emotions, and the work of art actually becomes programmatic (referring to something, in this case an emotion, outside of the work of art itself)?
And if that is true, does the listener of Beethoven get emotions instilled in the way people react to others expressing emotions? Or is it just the longing for what the master must've felt when he wrote those pieces down?
Just listen, you'd say, but I'm not sure I can discern between longing for emotion and the real deal if longing (for e.g. an ideal) is essential to what is communicated.
Quote from: Brett Stevens
(...)good pop must be oozing with consonance, but bittersweet and minor key in its “mixed emotions” that give it “profundity” or a feeling of “authentic” emotion, and leave you wanting more because for a moment you felt like something stirred actual emotion in your soul (when in fact, all you were feeling was your longing for such emotion).
Just some thoughts on that last line: if we compare for instance the Romantic and pre-Romantic periods in art history- Imagine how a work of Mozart instills emotion, in his restrained, disciplined way, devoid of sentimentality...
Is it far fetched then to say Romanticists in turn emulate emotions, and the work of art actually becomes programmatic (referring to something, in this case an emotion, outside of the work of art itself)?
And if that is true, does the listener of Beethoven get emotions instilled in the way people react to others expressing emotions? Or is it just the longing for what the master must've felt when he wrote those pieces down?
Just listen, you'd say, but I'm not sure I can discern between longing for emotion and the real deal if longing (for e.g. an ideal) is essential to what is communicated.
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Chasm / Re: Non-metal
« on: May 12, 2013, 09:55:18 AM »Intense! Even a blast beat or two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-kV1AB5zE4
Largely borrowed from this.
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Chasm / Re: ForeBears, a film starring Varg Vikernes
« on: April 25, 2013, 04:49:43 PM »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASefHYjXx98
Not metal, but better than anything he's put out since the '90s.
Wow, this is... nothing. Again. He probably made compositions better than this before his balls descended.
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Chasm / Re: History Channel says Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert were African
« on: April 03, 2013, 09:46:25 AM »
IIRC some group of black rights activists also conveniently used a picture of this guy claiming Mozart was black. They're probably back to boasting with 'their' invention of peanut butter now.
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Chasm / Re: History Channel says Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert were African
« on: April 01, 2013, 05:41:36 PM »
J.S. Bach, on the other hand, was an Ancient Alien™.
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Chasm / Re: MEDIAFIRE DISASTER
« on: March 22, 2013, 10:06:21 PM »
This may just be an easier option: before uploading, rename your .rar/.7z to .dmu/.anus/etc.. I've had a copyrighted album up as .jpg for some time and it isn't marked © by mfire; probably doesn't get crawled.
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Audiofile / Re: Mahler, Gustav
« on: March 22, 2013, 07:30:57 PM »
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Sendspace)
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Depositfiles)
Bruno Walter, NY Philharmonic, 1958
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Depositfiles)
Bruno Walter, NY Philharmonic, 1958
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Chasm / Re: Gustav Mahler
« on: March 22, 2013, 07:29:10 PM »Try Edgard Grieg instead.
It's more simple and organic.
Possibly a good advice to newcomers, but I suspect that comparing Mahler's symphonies may be comparing apples/oranges as it is, with Grieg offering something entirely different (and, as far as symphonies are concerned, nothing spectacular).
Quote from: Humanicide
Back on track - what's a good work to introduce myself to Mahler?
Aforementioned Symphony 2 'Resurrection'. See Audiofile.
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Chasm / Re: Gustav Mahler
« on: March 19, 2013, 10:27:54 PM »
I'm going to give these symphonies a serious (re)listen. When I started exploring classical, I got the impression of defeatism, cynicism and other flaws in later Mahler, and I remember disliking the First for being a rickety bore.
However, I recently heard the 2nd Symphony (Bruno Walter, N.Y.Ph. 1958) and it amazed me. Not unlike Bruckner, but more spacious and broader in emotional scope. More...humanist, yes, but in a sincere, universal way. I doubt I'll get bored with this one quickly.
However, I recently heard the 2nd Symphony (Bruno Walter, N.Y.Ph. 1958) and it amazed me. Not unlike Bruckner, but more spacious and broader in emotional scope. More...humanist, yes, but in a sincere, universal way. I doubt I'll get bored with this one quickly.
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Chasm / Re: MEDIAFIRE DISASTER
« on: March 19, 2013, 08:30:17 PM »
Not sure if this is discussed already, but availability of uploads may have to do with meta-info databases like Gracenote. Ripping progs consult online databases for track titles, artists, etc. Files on e.g. Mediafire are crawled by bots that consult the database again; if matching metadata for copyrighted albums are found, they take down the file.
I'll upload some and see what happens when I alter metadata or add it myself.
I'll upload some and see what happens when I alter metadata or add it myself.
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Audiofile / Re: Bach, Johann Sebastian
« on: March 07, 2013, 09:07:21 PM »
J.S. Bach - Toccatas BWV 538, 540, 564, 565 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Toccatas BWV 538, 540, 564, 565 (SendItz)
Ton Koopman, organ, 1984
J.S. Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060, 1061, 1062, 1065 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060, 1061, 1062, 1065 (Sendspace)
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, 1991
J.S. Bach - Concerti BWV 1044, 1055, 1060 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Concerti BWV 1044, 1055, 1060 (Sendspace)
Pinnock, The English Concert, 1984
J.S. Bach - Oster-Oratorium & Cantate BWV 66 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Oster-Oratorium & Cantate BWV 66 (Sendspace)
Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale, 1995
J.S. Bach - Cantatas BWV 140, 51, 78 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Cantatas BWV 140, 51, 78 (Sendspace)
Rifkin, The Bach Ensemble, 1987
J.S. Bach - Toccatas BWV 538, 540, 564, 565 (SendItz)
Ton Koopman, organ, 1984
J.S. Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060, 1061, 1062, 1065 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060, 1061, 1062, 1065 (Sendspace)
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, 1991
J.S. Bach - Concerti BWV 1044, 1055, 1060 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Concerti BWV 1044, 1055, 1060 (Sendspace)
Pinnock, The English Concert, 1984
J.S. Bach - Oster-Oratorium & Cantate BWV 66 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Oster-Oratorium & Cantate BWV 66 (Sendspace)
Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale, 1995
J.S. Bach - Cantatas BWV 140, 51, 78 (Rapidshare)
J.S. Bach - Cantatas BWV 140, 51, 78 (Sendspace)
Rifkin, The Bach Ensemble, 1987
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Audiofile / Re: Buxtehude, Dietrich
« on: March 07, 2013, 07:50:22 PM »
Dietrich Buxtehude - Organ works (Rapidshare)
Dietrich Buxtehude - Organ works (Sendspace)
René Saorgin, 1973
Dietrich Buxtehude - Cantates, Préludes & Fugues (Rapidshare)
Dietrich Buxtehude - Cantates, Préludes & Fugues (Sendspace)
René Saorgin, Deller Consort, 1971
Dietrich Buxtehude - Membra Jesu Nostri + Schütz - O bone Jesu (Rapidshare)
Dietrich Buxtehude - Membra Jesu Nostri + Schütz - O bone Jesu (Sendspace)
The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner, 1990
Dietrich Buxtehude - Organ works (Sendspace)
René Saorgin, 1973
Dietrich Buxtehude - Cantates, Préludes & Fugues (Rapidshare)
Dietrich Buxtehude - Cantates, Préludes & Fugues (Sendspace)
René Saorgin, Deller Consort, 1971
Dietrich Buxtehude - Membra Jesu Nostri + Schütz - O bone Jesu (Rapidshare)
Dietrich Buxtehude - Membra Jesu Nostri + Schütz - O bone Jesu (Sendspace)
The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner, 1990
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Audiofile / Re: Early / Ancient / Medieval / Folk Music
« on: March 07, 2013, 01:48:30 PM »
Hildegard von Bingen - Hymns, Sequences, Antiphons, Responds (Rapidshare)
Jeremy Summerly, Oxford Camerata, 1993
Jeremy Summerly, Oxford Camerata, 1993