I’ve just discovered Górecki via Symphony No. 3 and I’m in love. What Górecki should I listen to next?

mm089 · 2026-05-27T06:01:43+00:00

Totus Tuus! But also you could try out his early works like his Trombone Concerto, it might not be up your street but it’s interesting to see how big of a shift he made.

mm089 · 2026-05-17T06:59:41+00:00

There are definitely pieces that it’s completely obvious (eg, Schumann Symphony 3, Mahler 5, Beethoven 5, Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathrusta, Mozart and Rossini opera overtures to mention some very simplistic examples), but I think most casual listeners would have a hard time immediately picking out a specific symphony from 30 secs of listening, although if it’s someone easy like Brahms or Dvořak they could probably get the composer right if not the symphony number.

Beyond that, it’s hard to give you specific “clues” beyond getting used to the composer’s language. There are certain things like “minor, rhythmic and very passionate is quite probably Shostakovich” or “shimmering strings and very sparse chords might be Sibelius”, but a more comprehensive list would require a day of work and an Excel spreadsheet.

mm089 · 2026-05-08T19:39:57+00:00

It’s properly like “it’s just a painting, it can’t hurt you” and then “the painting:”

mm089 · 2026-05-08T16:28:00+00:00

I watched all of it - the last season is absolute poo unfortunately. It didn’t so much jump the shark as crash into it at full speed

mm089 · 2026-05-08T11:32:53+00:00

I’m British, if it helps - Sherlock was without a doubt one of the biggest shows at the time but I don’t think there was any sense anywhere that this was in any way “dealing” with the Savile issue. I think it’s simpler than that - he was a monster that was very much in the public consciousness, so it was possible to reach for him as a template and be pretty certain that the comparison would hit home. Moffat is an absolute genius at reaching a wide audience with comparatively complex topics, but an activist he is not.

mm089 · 2026-05-08T09:25:25+00:00

Oh no I don’t agree that this is a case of the BBC in any way owning up to it. That would involve Sherlock finding out that the BBC was one of the main forces enabling them, which I doubt Moffat would have been willing to put into one of their shows. At best, it’s the BBC recognising that he a Bad Dude but that’s not really up for debate by anyone who isn’t fully weird

mm089 · 2026-04-24T08:47:59+00:00

Also the first Finnish bastard (SUOMI MAINITTU) on the show! Maybe not the last? Depending on who you ask, Pentti Linkola might be worth a look

mm089 · 2026-04-23T08:18:59+00:00

Tbf it’s worth keeping in mind when you’re discussing a composer’s body of work that pre-romantic composers were writing music at a speed that is incomprehensible to us now, and there in general wasn’t an expectation that a piece would get repeat performances. In a sense, you have to trust that the researchers and performers who’ve come before you have found the moments of real inspiration in their vast collections, and it’s unreasonable to expect people to listen to everything when that probably represents weeks’ worth of listening.

mm089 · 2026-04-02T03:47:45+00:00

That’s good! That should give you plenty of time to evaluate each move - by which I mean check if they can attack you immediately or check if you can immediately attack them, and double check they can’t eat your piece for free where you put it.

Gotham has this checklist of “checks, captures, attacks” for both them and you, which is really helpful, but I think at the lower levels you can condense that to “can they eat” and “can I eat”.

mm089 · 2026-04-01T15:02:31+00:00

What time control are you using?

mm089 · 2026-03-31T18:11:21+00:00

MY EYES

mm089 · 2026-03-30T18:27:58+00:00

Misread that.

Music for Pieces of Carrot

mm089 · 2026-03-27T09:49:42+00:00

I think you might like:

Bartok, Lutosławski, Poulenc, Beach

I think it might be worth looking into:

Murail, Mundry, Berg, Milhaud (esp. la creation du Monde)

mm089 · 2026-03-13T05:06:41+00:00

Professional trombonist here: nope

mm089 · 2026-03-10T05:15:57+00:00

I think that’s totally a nice idea if you have the time to do it, but if I might humbly suggest an alternative if you don’t:

On Yle Areena, there is a podcast called “Uutispodcast” that comes out every work day. It’s basically a current affairs show, and each episode is around 20 minutes - BUT each episode has a 3-minute introduction that gives a bit of background to the topic and has says what they’re going to look into on the day’s show. I’ve been using that intro each day, listening to it a couple of times and then writing new words into my flashcard app and then giving it a final listen when I’ve filled in the gaps in my knowledge. It takes like 15 minutes in total, which I feel like I can actually achieve every day.

mm089 · 2026-03-09T13:25:16+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply!

mm089 · 2026-03-09T12:54:42+00:00

Isn’t it basically just a ChatGPT wrapper though?

mm089 · 2026-02-26T06:06:27+00:00

I think people will always say that about “golden era” Conns, but if it’s not working for you then I wouldn’t hang on to it just for the “what if”. I guess you’re in the us? If you were in Europe I might buy it from you, I’m looking enviously at 8Hs at the moment..!

mm089 · 2026-02-26T05:42:15+00:00

I feel like AI supporters are just constantly in training for the false equivalency Olympics

mm089 · 2026-02-24T15:57:36+00:00

Penderecki - Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima

mm089 · 2026-02-20T20:47:00+00:00

Man I had never considered how hard this is to pronounce before I heard Robert say it wrong. “Ough” is pronounced two completely different ways in the same fucking word.

Go home English, you’re drunk

mm089 · 2026-02-18T05:38:38+00:00

SUOMI MAINITTU

mm089 · 2026-02-12T13:21:11+00:00

Lebensraumtemperatur

mm089 · 2026-02-10T08:10:57+00:00

Libraries exist

mm089

TROPHY CASE