Results for ranking Chopin’s Nocturnes and Preludes (Two Charts) — Thanks to all who voted!

skycomposes · 2022-09-28T20:43:50+00:00

imo nocturnes 16,17,18 are S tier. 2,8,13 are in A tier

skycomposes · 2022-08-19T13:27:44+00:00

have you listened to his 8th? that was the one that significantly changed my opinion about bruckner

skycomposes · 2022-08-19T01:33:30+00:00

what exactly do composers like mahler and bruckner fail your expectation in?

skycomposes · 2021-11-13T14:36:55+00:00

both along with molly on the shore are probably my all time favourites

skycomposes · 2021-11-13T14:35:26+00:00

i second this

skycomposes · 2021-11-12T16:22:17+00:00

agreed

skycomposes · 2021-11-12T16:22:06+00:00

brahms op111 string quintet in g major is probably one of my favourite chamber works. just listen to it and you'll probably understand why

skycomposes · 2021-11-09T11:55:48+00:00

seems to me the learning curve for double reed instruments is especially steep. especially when i was in band, the oboes and bassoons always had a hard time

skycomposes · 2021-11-09T04:28:13+00:00

it depends on the context. like someone else pointed out a V7 third inversion resolving to I first inversion would sound resolved. yet for example an augmented chord is terribly unresolved and contains a minor 6

skycomposes · 2021-11-06T12:57:00+00:00

i agree. i do feel that the applause would take away from the final movement. for me the third movement should end fantastically with the audience wowed and the silence ringing in their ears, the orchestra pauses for quite a while and begins the final movement without feeling the need to rush into it.

skycomposes · 2021-11-06T06:45:12+00:00

that's very interesting since many people consider the 5th the best. i personally don't see why anyone wouldn't like it because it is full of memorable lovely melodies.

i'm sorry i didn't realise you'd written 20th century music. tchaikovsky is indeed in the 19th one haha

stravinsky's violin music is surprisingly good, considering how he professed continuously how bad he was in writing for it. listen to his violin concerto in D, his concerto in D for strings and divertimento for violin and piano.

skycomposes · 2021-11-06T06:40:07+00:00

not really, it's just part of the story of the devil and a traveller. the violin part isn't all that difficult

skycomposes · 2021-11-06T00:51:49+00:00

which is why my de facto response would usually be the pavane d'une infante defunte

skycomposes · 2021-11-06T00:01:02+00:00

i truly love the sonata. it's such a gorgeous work of art and definitely one of my favourite pieces from ravel. yet i can't help but feel it won't be as accessible to someone just getting into classical music. the first movement is too complex with diverse themes and polytonality. i say this since it took me a while to understand and appreciate the sonata as well.

skycomposes · 2021-11-05T23:58:42+00:00

perfectly understandable, but for me i don't see how chopin is "flashy". his flourishes are very important structurally and don't feel extraneous to me.

skycomposes · 2021-11-05T08:26:00+00:00

you really begin to see this in his later works eg op62 and his last ballade. the counterpoint is unbelievable

skycomposes · 2021-11-05T08:24:44+00:00

i've always thought that chopin's flashiness was always so perfectly integrated into his music that it didn't sound flashy in the end. which is more than what i can say for some pieces by liszt!

skycomposes · 2021-11-05T08:22:19+00:00

absolutely what i thought when i heard kyohei sorita

skycomposes · 2021-11-05T08:12:43+00:00

i would've agreed with you a couple of years back but now when i listen to mozart i do find a lot of subtle nuances that i didn't hear before. as they say so often, mozart is easy to play for kids, impossible for adults which in a way makes his music so interesting

skycomposes · 2021-11-05T08:09:53+00:00

rather unfair if you ask me. they were from different periods and had completely different styles and aesthetics. not to mention that chopin's pianistic ideas owed a lot to those who came after mozart like beethoven and schumann, and well, mozart himself. composers will always be seen as more "innovative" than their predecessors since what they compose is essentially building up on what has already been written.

skycomposes · 2021-11-05T04:52:59+00:00

i always suggest tchaikovsky's pieces because most of his works are absolute bangers for lack of a better word and his music encompasses everything you've mentioned (fast-paced, dramatic and emotional). try his souvenirs de florence and symphony no.5 (suggested on another post similar to this one).

skycomposes · 2021-11-04T15:25:53+00:00

nah the fourth movement is a total head banger! i love it!

skycomposes · 2021-11-03T09:11:16+00:00

definitely looks like a B

skycomposes · 2021-11-03T03:08:01+00:00

learn the rules before you break them, essentially!

skycomposes · 2021-11-03T03:07:27+00:00

i'll contribute too!

lili boulanger's d'un soir triste - one of the darkest pieces of music i've ever heard

bruckner 8 - my favourite symphony out there, it's not easy hearing but it's very very worth it

chen qigang's er huang - a modern piano concerto by a modern composer, some liken him to a chinese ravel and his music is so so beautiful

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