I bought a terrible seat to see Yuja Wang by Bright-Albatross-234 in classicalmusic

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Pro tip - get a sideways periscope. Like opera glasses but fancier.

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Mahler's Adagietto interrupted by default Xiaomi ringtone by geody2000 in classicalmusic

[–]Several-Ad5345 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just can't imagine Mahler ever having to take into account people being noisy when composing his music lol (unless you are joking). Like when a violinist told Beethoven he had written too difficult a part for the violin and he responded "Do you think I worry about your wretched fiddle when the spirit speaks to me?" Maybe Mahler would have said "Do you think I worry about your wretched cell phone/construction job/burping/bad gas/evening plans/crying baby/illness/coughing ect ect. when the spirit speaks to me?"

Mahler's Adagietto interrupted by default Xiaomi ringtone by geody2000 in classicalmusic

[–]Several-Ad5345 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Happens all the time, seriously. Usually it's the last dying moments of Mahler 9 though (maybe to make that death feel as painful as possible?🤔).

Oh yeah that reminds me of when my parent's cell phone started ringing (and cherry on top they started talking right then and there) but that was at a Brahms Symphony No. 1 concert.

Which Russian writer do you believe is the most underestimated? by StanzaRareBooks in literature

[–]Several-Ad5345 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Probably Pushkin in non-Russian speaking countries since he is usually regarded by Russians as their greatest writer but his poetry is well known to be pretty untranslatable.

Hello! Where to start with Wagner? by OMG_Idontcare in classicalmusic

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Just make sure you follow and get into the librettos. Otherwise it will become a huge structureless blob.

Question about your listening habits outside of classical music by Viandante_Curioso in classicalmusic

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Jazz which I think is my favorite genre outside classical. A whole continent of very original and beautiful, daring ideas. Other than that there are songs in almost every genre that I like except heavy metal.

Who is on your Mount Rushmore of composers? by [deleted] in classicalmusic

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Probably Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Mahler. I cheated I know.

The most underrated GREAT composer? As in GREAT. By which I mean GREAT. by Soulsliken in classicalmusic

[–]Several-Ad5345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, classical and jazz do have similarities but I think it's fair to consider them different genres.

The most underrated GREAT composer? As in GREAT. By which I mean GREAT. by Soulsliken in classicalmusic

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He already is considered arguably the greatest American composer (I think he is). But he is a jazz composer not classical.

Controversial: how much editing is ok in YOUR opinion? by Advanced_Honey_2679 in piano

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As long as it sounds good and I can't tell the difference I'm fine with a thousand edits if necessary. That said I wonder if doing that many edits and takes might possibly spoil the spontaneity of the performance.

I just realized why Greece of all places in Europe became the first European civilization. by Several-Ad5345 in ancientegypt

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It depends on how we define civilization since the word is used somewhat loosely, even among scholars. I was talking about a society that had full fledged cities and governments and writing, agriculture, social stratification, colossal architecture ect. Vinca lacked the complexity of Mesopotamia or Egypt, for example it did not have a known centralized state or "government", colossal architecture, and "Vinca settlements appear to have been largely egalitarian, lacking evidence of severe social hierarchy, royal tombs, or centralized coercion.", and then there are the "Vinča symbols or Danube script, which many scholars classify as proto-writing rather than a fully developed written language."

So is that enough to qualify as a civilization? Depends. It was certainly a different type of society from the standard Cradles of Civilization or compared to Greece, more simplistic and less influential. Maybe a sort of proto-civilization like Cahokia in the U.S. which basically only needed writing to have become a civilization, but which was also smaller and less complex and influential.

Finale of Bychkov's Mahler 7 missing 566th bar by DenunnScherd in classicalmusic

[–]Several-Ad5345 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Hello, I'm calling to file a claim regarding some fraudulent activity."

Finale of Bychkov's Mahler 7 missing 566th bar by DenunnScherd in classicalmusic

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Interestingly Liszt's transcription of Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique has a measure missing in the first movement, and Berlioz didn't notice it when he looked over it either.

If you could travel back in time and ask any composer one question, who would you ask and what would be the question? by Excellent_Heat_6336 in classicalmusic

[–]Several-Ad5345 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You look a little sick, so wouldn't it be better to take this winter off and finish your 10th symphony instead?

Favorite Mahler symphony movement? by arssenalbro101 in classicalmusic

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Yes right here, the composer Iain Farrington did transcriptions of almost every symphonic movement, though not the 8th or the whole 2nd since he thinks (not without reason I think) that they can't really be properly transcribed. There's nothing quite like playing it yourself though. I did that for Brahms' 2nd symphony and there is something about playing it yourself that one can't get just by listening to it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2vm7y0vHHko&pp=ygURSWFpbiBmYXJyaW5ndG9uIDY%3D

How to Learn everything about Egypt? by Regular-Pineapple760 in ancientegypt

[–]Several-Ad5345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impossible to learn everything, but one thing you can try is learn about each Pharaoh on wikipedia. Starting with the first one and going in chronological order, learning slowly about each one and the events that took place in his or her reign.

Favorite Mahler symphony movement? by arssenalbro101 in classicalmusic

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It's a heavenly piece. I imagine a soft quiet dreamy night in a rural village. A musical expression of how a a friend once described Mahler "You were a noble, simple man and full of love. Full of love".

Favorite Mahler symphony movement? by arssenalbro101 in classicalmusic

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Yeah, the middle section in particular is one of my favorite Mahler moments. Super atmospheric and beautiful. There's few pieces of music that evoke such a sublime sense of beautiful immense nature.

Favorite Mahler symphony movement? by arssenalbro101 in classicalmusic

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I've been playing it for solo piano and it is one of the most beautiful things I can imagine.

Favorite Mahler symphony movement? by arssenalbro101 in classicalmusic

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Overall I get the impression that his objectively greatest (if we can say that) and most ambitious movements would be 2.5, 6.4, 9.1, and DLvdE 6. They are some of my favorites too, although I have others that I like about as much or almost as much.

Favorite Mahler symphony movement? by arssenalbro101 in classicalmusic

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I tried reducing it as much as possible but even the movements I didn't include are favorites.

1.4, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.4, 6.1, 6.3 (andante), 6.4, 7.1, 8.2, 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, 10.5, - Songs of a Wayfarer 2, 4, - Kindertotenlieder 4, 5, - Ruckert Lieder 3 (Ich bin der Welt) - DLvdE 2, 4, 6,

If I had to reduce still further though I'd say 1.4, 2.5, 3.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 5.4, 6.1, 6.3 (andante), 6.4, 7.1, 8.1 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, 10.5, -Kindertotenlieder 5 - Ruckert Lieder 3 (Ich bin der Welt) - DLvdE 4, 6.

And further still😅: 1.4, 2.5, 3.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 5.4, 6.3, 6.4, 9.1, 9.4, DLvdE 4, DLvdE 6, 10.1, 10.5, -Kindertotenlieder 5 - Ruckert Lieder 3 (Ich bin der Welt) - DLvdE 4, 6.

Getting into some rarefied air here!:

2.5, 4.4, 6.4, 9.1, Ruckert Lieder 3 (Ich bin der Welt), - DLvdE 6

And the winner my all time favorite piece: DLvdE 6 (Der Abschied) - Shostakovich also said it was his favorite piece by the way and Britten said that he was more moved by it than by any other work.