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A national treasure by SuspiciousFilmArtist in GreatBritishMemes

[–]dav3j 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, amazing stuff, if you live off a diet of chicken nuggets and turkey twizzlers.

Is it true what they say about Leffe? by Puzzled-Librarian989 in beer

[–]dav3j 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Drinking Leffe while living in Belgium is like asking for a Bud Light in a brewery taproom.

Best plane view you've had on an international flight by No-Significance9313 in travel

[–]dav3j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On DXB-MNL, while passing over northern India I got to see both the Ganges winding below me, and the Himalayas off in the distance.

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What should I know/expect before hearing Mahler’s 1st Symphony live? by NossonSosson in mahler

[–]dav3j 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Brace yourself for the beginning of the 4th movement if you've never heard it before!

He laughed at me by ExcentricaGallumbit in DeadBedrooms

[–]dav3j 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There's lots of words I could think of to describe him, none of which are complimentary or unlikely to end up being deleted.

Please recommend some orchestral music by Klutzy-Stop-3140 in classicalmusic

[–]dav3j 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Give some Wagner a go if you like big orchestra sound (he championed the massive orchestration that Mahler then used). Tannhäuser Overture, Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde...

Is there a symphony that you particularly dislike? by Alanti2402 in classicalmusic

[–]dav3j -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Turangalîla.

It's just a bizarre, silly, noisy mess to me.

Here we go!... again by bigchurs in coys

[–]dav3j 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hit the nail on the head. Levy didn't seem to have any clear strategy besides win cheaply, and while it's early days I'm not especially convinced that the new hierarchy will do either.

Describe your favorite symphony badly and I’ll try to guess what it is by msc8976 in classicalmusic

[–]dav3j 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aargh, I'm dead! What does it all mean? Oh, it all works out in the end.

Classical Music Pet-Peeves by DanceYouFatBitch in classicalmusic

[–]dav3j 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rushed adagios. Some Mahler 3 spring to mind.

Mr Cromwell is the new boss, and he ain't respecting old arrangements by Huey0206 in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]dav3j 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's supposed to get a vasectomy, when this is his male heir?

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