Reposted by Douglas Templeton
‘Messiaen saw no reason to limit his options in the name of musical progress. He didn’t believe in progress; he believed in God.’
Adam Shatz on the 20th century composer: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz on the 20th century composer: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz · Wash out your ears: Messiaen’s Ecstasies
While few would question Messiaen’s importance in 20th-century music, his religious modernism has always been met with...
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February 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘Messiaen saw no reason to limit his options in the name of musical progress. He didn’t believe in progress; he believed in God.’
Adam Shatz on the 20th century composer: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz on the 20th century composer: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Reposted by Douglas Templeton
Sad news of the death of Elgar Howarth, a great champion of new music. I was privileged to meet him decades ago at Glyndebourne when Sussex Uni gave Birtwistle an HonDMus (he was conducting The Second Mrs Kong)
January 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Sad news of the death of Elgar Howarth, a great champion of new music. I was privileged to meet him decades ago at Glyndebourne when Sussex Uni gave Birtwistle an HonDMus (he was conducting The Second Mrs Kong)
I still love this, the pre-penultimate chord in Malcom Arnold’s Holly and the Ivy… 🎄Pretty sure it’s the piece I’ve heard most often in my time working at the BBC.
December 22, 2024 at 7:24 PM
I still love this, the pre-penultimate chord in Malcom Arnold’s Holly and the Ivy… 🎄Pretty sure it’s the piece I’ve heard most often in my time working at the BBC.
Tay interference
December 21, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Tay interference
Does anyone know when the Turnabout Christmas Special is on?
December 21, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Does anyone know when the Turnabout Christmas Special is on?
Winter leaves.
December 14, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Winter leaves.
Dad has created a special nightmare soundscape for Christmas…
December 14, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Dad has created a special nightmare soundscape for Christmas…
Italians measure the colour of their Christmas cake on a Panettone chart.
December 13, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Italians measure the colour of their Christmas cake on a Panettone chart.