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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > No Music Discussion > The Classical Thread.
 
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Slimchandi
May 13, 2005
That finger on your temple is the barrel of my raygun
Try his Preludes as well, a bit more accessible than the Vingt Regards but still have some great moments. I think Messiaen wrote them as his graduation piece from the Conservatory in his late teens. I received Peter Hill's biography of Messiaen for Christmas and it's fantasticly helpful for putting his compositions in context.

Have you listened to much of his orchestral music?

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Slimchandi
May 13, 2005
That finger on your temple is the barrel of my raygun

Mahler posted:

Good post, dude! Tons of interesting music I've never heard in there.

Lately I've been into Rautavaara's symphonies. He mixes old fashion lyricism, dense textures and dissonances to usually beautiful effect.

Here's the first movement from his 7th symphony "Angel of Light"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIqi8V04bI8

I'm not really well versed in his music, but I have a disc with Piano Concerto III and Autumn Gardens which are both great listens. Cantus Arcticus as well, for something a little different

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auW10aD0kYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTR4OghdybA

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