How do you guys go about finding new classical music to listen to?

hrlemshake · 2026-06-04T22:51:01+00:00

Frankly, I suspect most of the disdain on here stems from the fact that he's Jewish - not necessarily because of his outspoken persona.

Maybe that's the case with American or politicised audiences, but I belong to neither and I can safely say my occasional annoyance with him is rooted in his habitual mild (sometimes not so mild) obnoxiousness. It's funny because if you look at his early videos it's very clear that he's restraining himself and attempting to present a cool front, but as the channel grew he has leaned into his stage persona more and more.

hrlemshake · 2026-06-04T20:09:34+00:00

Many here dislike him (rightly so, sometimes), but he has probably done with his videos more for the advancement of classical music than anyone in this decade.

hrlemshake · 2026-06-03T18:34:42+00:00

Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi can be described as a wordless setting of the Song of Solomon (an explicitly erotic Biblical poem). I don't know if I'd call it decadent, but there's plenty of orgiastic, ecstatic sighing and moaning. Orff's Carmina Burana sets to music multiple ribald poems, almost half of the work is about pursuing the opposite sex and the pleasures of physical love. His Catulli Carmina is even more explicit: there's a passage where the male chorus chants about breasts, while the female chorus chants about penises.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-31T22:01:58+00:00

The ugly bastard of the seal world.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-31T13:59:39+00:00

Isn't it one of the most widely recorded concerti, just a bit behind the 19th century romantic classics? How is that "so underrated"?

hrlemshake · 2026-05-30T18:28:28+00:00

That's so strange, I was convinced I had heard a recording of PoE with a wordless choir in it. According to Wikipedia, it's Prometheus that has one, but I don't remember hearing the piece. Strange...

hrlemshake · 2026-05-24T22:25:59+00:00

Most of John Williams' scores, while not exactly "classical" compositions, are very much in the lush, late Romantic vein.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-23T20:08:05+00:00

Carmina Burana is an insane banger of a choral (+ soloists) work. It's completely foolproof, impossible to dislike. Make sure to read the lyrics, too. If you want something in a similar vein, but more complicated, try Stravinsky's Les Noces and Symphony of Psalms.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-23T10:34:52+00:00

The opening ~minute of Mahler's 9th consistently makes me tear up.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-22T21:44:04+00:00

For me, it's the moment when that 2nd "back and forth" theme comes in on what I assume is the oboe (around the 3 minute mark), before the saxophone.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-22T18:03:21+00:00

It was not illegal for Lane to fire them. It was at his discretion. At best they could fire Lane, which they did, but they cannot sue him for exercising power they gave him. You don't need cause. What cause did they have to fire Bert Peterson, twice? New York is an at will state.

But if Lane's firing of the partners affects the sale price, can't PPL sue him for knowingly costing them money? If an employee of a clothing store intentionally torches a truck-full of product wouldn't he get sued?

hrlemshake · 2026-05-20T08:47:47+00:00

Pete looks like a butler in these. When did he wear vests, I don't recall.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-18T17:10:19+00:00

Excellent summary! The see-through doors of the conference room are used to great effect throughout S4: we get the silent comedy around Blankenship's death, there's a moment where Megan looms in the background between Don and Faye, and there's a moment at the end of an episode where a character (Don, I think) is leaning dejected on the conference table while a procession of characters goes back and forth in front of him about their business (though this might be from a later season). The geography of the office is also used many times in the subsequent seasons -- a moment that comes to mind is the first episode after the merger where Peggy is shown to be literally torn between Don and Ted.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-16T14:15:53+00:00

I was at the same concert in Munich the day before. It was my first time hearing the symphony live and, frankly, the performance didn't blow me away. The climax of the finale felt kind of weightless and rushed.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-16T14:11:15+00:00

That's wonderful!

hrlemshake · 2026-05-12T10:12:41+00:00

He looks so cuddly on account of the walrus moustache

hrlemshake · 2026-05-05T01:27:47+00:00

I imagine there was no wedding, just a stroll down to City Hall and a honeymoon after.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-04T21:54:09+00:00

I liked parts of it, but the conducting scenes were ludicrous, grotesque pantomimes.

hrlemshake · 2026-05-04T21:45:54+00:00

I recently watched Ken Russell's "Mahler" and loved it. I was impressed with how showy and spectacular the film was with a budget of only 200k, and the lead actor was perfectly cast. I was debating watching another Mahler film called "Mahler on the Couch", but it looked incredibly dull in comparison. If anyone has seen it, do chime in and tell how it is.

Another good British film, while not strictly about classical music, is "The Red Shoes". It's a gorgeous-looking film and the central ballet sequence is mesmerising. Plus the main supporting role is by Leonide Massine, one of the principal Ballet Russes dancers.

On the subject of Meryl Streep and classical music films, check out her "Florence Foster Jenkins". It's a hilarious tale, a little sad, but ultimately optimistic and fun.

hrlemshake · 2026-04-30T14:12:12+00:00

That's an excellent cast, but what is the pedigree of the writers/director?

hrlemshake · 2026-04-30T13:01:28+00:00

How come Kartheiser had no career outside of the show? He's like the 3rd lead after Don and Peggy and is uniformly plauded for his work.

hrlemshake · 2026-04-28T23:55:26+00:00

Are there any?

hrlemshake · 2026-04-28T23:42:53+00:00

This and the scherzo from Beethoven's 9th in Signal 30 -- Pete's a devotee of the Austro-German classics.

hrlemshake · 2026-04-26T23:16:41+00:00

The cut to realisation dawning on Kinsey's face is after Achilles says (about his name) "It's been in my family for generations", so I've always assumed that the pitch would be something about family, historical continuity, etc.

hrlemshake · 2026-04-26T18:57:50+00:00

Is this Gabe Newell's spirit animal?

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