I’m at the radio station playing Brahms Chorale Preludes Op. Posth, and they are devastatingly beautiful. I’m noticing that only six more people have to join and C&F will have 1500 members! I’m glad the sun’s out in Michigan and looking forward to playing a show tonight at a new cabaret in town. I’m thinking about the Copeland nickel D that’s on the way from another C&F poster!
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Cara
That Brahms was really something wasn’t he? Check out the first Piano Trio – I can’t think of anything that better epitomizes the Romantic Era.
He also seems to have done quite a bit after he died. There’s also a posthumous trio that’s pretty fine.
Another Brahms fan!! Yes, I love the B major Trio, both the original and revised versions. The opening theme is VERY Romantic-- “hey, we’re going on a ride!”. But it was the 4th symphony that first pinned my angsty teenage soul to the floor 15 years ago. Coming from a little tape player, no less. I wore that sucker out.
The Requiem ain’t bad either…
That’s the one that did it for me.
Carol
On 2002-09-27 12:50, thurlowe wrote:
Another Brahms fan!! Yes, I love the B major Trio, both the original and revised versions. The opening theme is VERY Romantic-- “hey, we’re going on a ride!”.
The thing that gets me about Brahms is that he could write music that brings tears to my eyes in a MAJOR key. Lotsa guys can strike at the heart in minor keys, but Brahms had something special. I had spaced that this piece was in B – I just got a B whistle!
But it was the 4th symphony that first pinned my angsty teenage soul to the floor 15 years ago. Coming from a little tape player, no less. I wore that sucker out.
And the 1st symphony, too. Have you ever heard Rick Wakeman’s version of the dance movement of the 4th symphony? It’s on Yes Fragile (another masterpiece).
And, Carol, a local radio station played a bunch of requiems the week before Sept. 11. Brahms, Mozart, Faure, Bernstein – boy that was a great week for those of us who like that kinda music.
C.
“Cans and Brahms”, wasn’t it? Glad to see other Yes fans out there. It’s interesting that many folks who dig so-called “art rock”, “prog-rock,” whatnot, also appreciate and are knowledgeable about “classical” symphonic music – and why not? Many of those who composed the former were well educated in the latter. This board has a delightful diversity of musical tastes! Any fans of early Genesis floating about, perchance?
Yep, I love art rock/prog rock. And a good point, Scottielvr. Most of the members of Gentle Giant (either the pinnacle or nadir of art rock, depending on your point of view) were graduated from the Royal Conservatory. And Renaissance were pretty good at sneaking licks (and more) from their favorite pieces.
I’m also an early Genesis fan – I think Foxtrot and Trick of the Tail (It took me awhile to warm up to Collins’s vocals, and I am sometimes loath to admit I like this album, but it’s awesome) are two of the best albums ever made.
Agreed re Collins… he had moments (back then, anyway) when his voice was eerily similar to Gabriel’s in timbre… but he just never had the inspired lunacy of Gabriel…I feel that Trick was the last of their “great” albums.
…and then there was Annie Haslam; what a haunting, daunting voice. Did she not have a range of something like 8 octaves? (the poor 'ol whistle suffers just a bit by comparison) 