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  • Vote Up0Vote Down CervusCervus
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    Concerto for Harp  / Gliere
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down The_CarpathianThe_Carpathian
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    I still find it bizarre that as one gets older there's something about classical that clicks. Never understood why but I wonder if it's because of both the space it holds and the distillation of emotion which we understand more by then?
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    I've always partaken, as I studied classical music throughout my youth. My taste, however, has broadened over the years.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down CervusCervus
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    Yes, Mum really enjoyed all kinds of music but when she was at the piano it was always classical so that is what I was brought up on...the fact that my sis is ten years older than me meant there was always other music to listen to as well so I can thank them both. Brother was away at university and Dad doesn't really 'do' music as such so their tastes were not an influence.
    '' Sometimes I think I've felt everything I'm ever going to feel and from here on out I'm not going to feel anything new, just lesser versions of what I've already felt ''
  • Vote Up0Vote Down The_CarpathianThe_Carpathian
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    Oh, I've always heard classical through my life but it's only at this end of it that it kinda made sense in more than just a musical way? Hard to explain.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down CervusCervus
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    Hard to explain yes, however you made perfect sense. :)
    '' Sometimes I think I've felt everything I'm ever going to feel and from here on out I'm not going to feel anything new, just lesser versions of what I've already felt ''
  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    It's likely that the typical adult brain is able to process music in a more holistic way than the young brain. The wiring in our brains changes as we age; as a result, we tend to see big pictures more readily, and we make connections across disciplines with relative ease.
    Post edited by iuventus at 2013-08-09 05:28:16
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    I prefer the original form of the quartet to the lush orchestral arrangement. The simplicity and openness of the four strings whispers a near resignation to loneliness, but by the time they strike the screaming double stops, it has slowly escalated to a gut-wrenching plea for love. Yeah, fuck that pandering Adagio from the war movies!


    Post edited by iuventus at 2013-08-09 05:41:00
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    On the lighter side... The best recording of this is by Takacs Quartet; however, I couldn't find it on YouTube.


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  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    I love this man almost as much as I love...well, it doesn't matter.


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  • Vote Up0Vote Down The_CarpathianThe_Carpathian
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    Mahler hadn't really been on my horizon but thanks to Wiiiiiiiiill's 6 Music interview I figure I need to get his 5th. What they played was pretty excellent and right up my classical alley.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    Mahler is a mess. A glorious mess, but a mess nonetheless.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down CervusCervus
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    @iuventus He is very expressive in his playing indeed. not to mention excellent.
    '' Sometimes I think I've felt everything I'm ever going to feel and from here on out I'm not going to feel anything new, just lesser versions of what I've already felt ''
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Jozzy81Jozzy81
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    Katherine Jenkins Live at the royal albert hall london in november/december this year

    Tickets from £195!!!!!pp..... :-O
    Just Keep Things Simple.....
    Love Goldfrapp.....
  • Vote Up0Vote Down The_CarpathianThe_Carpathian
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    iuventus said:

    Mahler is a mess. A glorious mess, but a mess nonetheless.



    Actually even more intrigued now. Will certainly have to grab something and see what transpires.
    A million fires before your harvest comes. To burn out.
    Wear the mask of a heathen. For the moon's lonely eyes.
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