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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > No Music Discussion > The Classical Thread.
 
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me your dad
Jul 25, 2006

 In the Recommendation thread, this person asked about choral music:

Fodder Cannon posted:

Where do I start with choral music? I only know Miserere Mei, Deus and God in Disguise. Should I dive deeper into Allegri? Where do I go next?

His post prompted me to look into what he mentioned, and I really like it. He hasn't gotten any replies so I wanted to ask here for similar suggestions. I checked out the modern choral link in this thread but I didn't really like it. I would like to know who else to check out from the same time frame as Allegri's work. I also sent Fodder Cannon a PM letting him know I'm cross posting since there might be better suggestions in this thread.

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me your dad
Jul 25, 2006

crazyvanman posted:

Choral suggestions

Thanks! And as a follow up question related to classical music in general, how does one learn how to pick out quality recordings of music? Is it just a learned familiarity with a particular set of musicians or is it defined more by the record label?

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me your dad
Jul 25, 2006

Herr Napalm posted:

This is a really interesting question, as it gets to the heart of a lot of the back in forth in classical music. Interpretation is pretty much key, and the exact same piece can be played in a huge number of different ways.
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What I'm trying to get at is that anyone who's good enough to record a CD with a classical label is going to be a fantastic musician, but there are vast differentiations in interpretation of a single piece of music. Picking out interpretations and where you stand is really important in gaining a critical ear for listening to the music. :)

Thanks - this is very helpful. I'm not very musically intelligent so I don't grasp the subtle technical nuances of playing but I know what moves me emotionally.

I'll keep digging around, to see what else I like. I live just outside DC, so I might check out a concert at the National Cathedral as well. This stuff must be very impressive live.

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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > No Music Discussion > The Classical Thread.