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Herr Napalm posted:If you want to hear Richter in his chosen element, youtube has pretty good recordings of him playing the complete Debussy preludes. Start here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFVSI7SLH4k Incidentally, my favourite Richter moment is his interpretation of the Scriabin 6th Sonata. I really thought I'd heard that piece before; and then I heard Richter's.
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Jinnigan posted:Anyways I was hoping for some more recommendations along this line? The Rachmaninoff posted earlier was really good. If someone could make a few specific recommendations of Rachmaninoff's work, that'd be great - dude just has a huge body of work and I don't know where to start! Here's a good few starters for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto 2 in C minor Piano Concerto 3 In D minor - Martha Argerich soloist Symphony No. 2 in E minor The Isle of the Dead Cello Sonata in G minor Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini - Vladimir Ashkenazy soloist Preludes (Piano) op23 and op32 I couldn't find the best interpretations on youtube so I gave them a skip. I stuck in names where particularly important. The Argerich Rach 3 in particular is as good as unparalleled. Hope this helps. Oh, and if you're getting into Stravinsky be sure not to ignore Prokofiev, without even mentioning his ballets or symphonys; his 2nd and 3rd piano concertos are incredible and don't get me started talking about his violin sonatas - I'd be here all day.
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Juanita Xtreme posted:I would definitely recommend Englishman Ralph Vaughan Williams, he is one of my favourite composers, and is influenced by a lot of English folk music and hymns. A lot of his stuff kind of contradicts against typical structures and involves strange modes and key changes but it's all done extremely well. A lot of it invokes images of the traditional English countryside: Went through a month or so phase of listening to nothing but Vaughan Williams a few years ago. Those pieces indeed sweep you off your feet. I have an abnormally large collection of Vaughan Williams work now and would definitely consider him a favourite of mine. He was a fantastic symphonist and I agree that his 5th is phenominal but I still rate his 8th and 6th as his best. He has a great amount of underappreciated lesser pieces too such as his fantastic String Quartet No.2 or the Oboe Concerto. Great composer who I really enjoy seeing other people appreciate!
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I love Schnittke. I'll just jump in to recommend his Piano Quintet to chamber music fans who want somewhere to start with him, it's incredible. If you like dark, melancholic, morbid and often creepy; and if you love a composer who can brilliantly contrast eerie serenity with cacaphonic power then this deserves your time.
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