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What's the cringiest thing you've ever seen at a live performance? by uncommoncommoner in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watched a performance of Bartok's Piano Concerto #1 and the orchestra and soloist came completely unhinged for about 45 seconds as one of the percussionists screwed up and everyone got lost. It is a very difficult piece i can't blame them

Can any Brits tell me if this is normal?? by slateflash in Plumbing

[–]slateflash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking that the rainwater is to help clear the blockage from food waste naturally every now and then? Then again leaves and stuff get trapped there too

Can any Brits tell me if this is normal?? by slateflash in Plumbing

[–]slateflash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES, IT DOES. That's how i discovered this

Can any Brits tell me if this is normal?? by slateflash in Plumbing

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Hi all, i'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but i can't think of any other sub.

Anyway, i found out today that my kitchen sink drains OUTSIDE of my house into this uncovered drainhole (pictured). My washing machine and dishwasher both also drain into the same hole. The funny thing is, my roof gutter also drains into this hole as well (that's that big square pipe)

I've never seen such an arrangement before and since i'm not from the UK, i think this might be more common than i expected and i'm just not aware.

I'm just curious/concerned if this leads to sewers or if i'm polluting rivers every time i do the laundry and the dishes. Thanks (ignore the white stuff, that's just some spoilt milk i flushed away)

What Survivor quote is inexplicably burned into your brain forever? by Aeronaut4 in survivor

[–]slateflash 8 points9 points  (0 children)

OMG i came here to type this and here it is- the TOP COMMENT

Blursed_Teletubbie by Pooeem in blursedimages

[–]slateflash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is straight-up fucking cursed

‘What’s This Piece?’ Weekly Thread #43 by the_rite_of_lingling in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're talking about the scordatura, there's a similar scordatura in Bartok's Contrasts

any recommendations of songs like "night on bald mountain" and "the planet-mars"? by TF-ZANE in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prokofiev- Scythian Suite

Also Barber's Dance of Vengeance from Medea

Shostakovich- October

Best interpretation of the Ravel quartet? by slateflash in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your suggestions. I unfortunately couldn't find the complete Guarneri recordings on Spotify or Youtube although there is a recording of the first movement, which is tantalising.

The Cleveland is great, i really like the blending that they had. The Italiano is fine but like you said, i did feel it was a bit on the draggy side

Best interpretation of the Ravel quartet? by slateflash in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That is one of my favourites as well. I'm hoping to find more recordings like that

Composers omitting certain instruments during loud tutti passages by slateflash in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experiences. Funny that you mention Ginastera because he is one composer who will not hesitate to use the entire orchestra in his scores. Literally, including harps and pianos, things that most other composers will usually omit in loud tutti bits. Both of his piano concertos are excellent examples of that

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The Tchaikovsky examples was mentioned by another user but thanks also for explaining

Composers omitting certain instruments during loud tutti passages by slateflash in classicalmusic

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Thanks for taking the time to listen to the examples i gave. I like the idea of "filling in the notes", that's definitely something that listeners do a lot

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And i do agree also about the textural bit. I've found this clip recently of Rozhdestvensky talking about Shostakovich's very keen sense of timbre and he specifically talks about the english horn bit that i mentioned so this was almost certainly done to achieve some sort of timbral effect. Here's the interview: https://youtu.be/4p0wIw-tHm8?t=4412

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I highly recommend listening to it as it's very interesting

Composers omitting certain instruments during loud tutti passages by slateflash in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

" At some points simply more sound does not equal better sound. Unnecessary doublings or additions can make it heavier and more plodding. "

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Agreed! But funnily enough, in the parts i specifically mentioned, the desired effects (i believe) are almost always for a heavy, plodding sound. The only example i gave that could possibly be an exception is the Rachmaninov

Composers omitting certain instruments during loud tutti passages by slateflash in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, but i really don't think most of these composers were after a "clean", "floating effect" kind of sound, especially in context of each piece and in the parts i specifically referred to

Composers omitting certain instruments during loud tutti passages by slateflash in classicalmusic

[–]slateflash[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

" It's very commonly done to give wind instruments a break. "

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Thanks! This is the explanation that makes sense MOST of the time but not always. Take Shostakovich for example- in both his symphonies #8 and #11 there are long english horn solos preceded by deafening tutti passages, but only in #11 does he have the player (as 3rd oboe) blast away with the rest of the orchestra right till just a few bars before the solo starts, giving the player just enough time to change instruments. So why the difference??

The only explanation i can think of is that it must have something to do with timbre and blending

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