I was suggesting a “recon” rather than jumping around willy nilly. You could spend an enjoyable month at a time with a style or composer.

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Originally posted by Reedman:

Enjoy the Baroque! Indeed, Glen Gould is amazing on the Goldberg. He made his mark early with the 1955 recording, but the 1981 version is an interesting comparison. As you age, I think the emphasis on speed alone to make a musical line interesting seems to diminish, because the artist suddenly realizes there is more to expression than just fast fingers. The list of Baroque composers is HUGE--as a bassoonist myself, Vivaldi wrote 39 bassoon concerti!

A little later than Vivaldi, I also enjoy(ed) Mozart's bassoon concerto, composed when he was in his teens.

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Originally posted by konata88:

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Originally posted by KBobAries:
There's some question about the actual date and authorship but Albinoni's adagio is commonly referred to as a baroque piece and is a beautiful piece of music.

I didn’t know what this was. I had a quick listen and it’s a familiar piece. I think I’ve heard it many times over the years, but probably never the whole work. And if I’m not mistaken, I think there are lyrics that go with it? But maybe I’m thinking of something else.

I didn’t know it was a baroque piece. I thought it was a 20th century composition. Now I know.

Im not certain about lyrics. I’ve only listened to the instrumental. Your comment about 20th century origin is quite possibly correct. I’m going to butcher this badly with my hazy memory but there’s a question about Albinoni and the other guy. Claims that it was finished by the 2nd individual from notes that “A” started. Or was #2 trying to get some notoriety for his work?

Years ago I purchased a greatest hits collection so to speak. A few CDs with examples of each period. From the Baroque all the way to modern periods. I started googling stuff and came across an article talking about authorship.

Again, I’m butchering this badly. That’s why I was vague in my original post I’m not an authority by even the wildest stretch of the imagination.

Dan

“Adagio in G minor for strings and organ, also known as Adagio in Sol minore per archi e organo su due spunti tematici e su un basso numerato di Tomaso Albinoni (Mi 26), is a neo-Baroque composition commonly attributed to the 18th-century Venetian master Tomaso Albinoni, but actually[citation needed] composed by 20th-century musicologist and Albinoni biographer Remo Giazotto, purportedly based on the discovery of a manuscript fragment by Albinoni. There is continuing scholarly debate about whether the alleged fragment was real, or a musical hoax perpetrated by Giazotto, but there is no doubt about Giazotto's authorship of the remainder of the work…”

Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adagio_in_G_minor

I've always liked Maurice Ravel who composed with a variety of styles including Baroque elements. Bolero and Gaspard de la nuit are two of his most famous works. Bolero is orchestrated for symphony and Gaspard is a piano solo with three movements.

Streaming internet radio. Otto’s Baroque

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Originally posted by BB61:
I've always liked Maurice Ravel who composed with a variety of styles including Baroque elements. Bolero and Gaspard de la nuit are two of his most famous works. Bolero is orchestrated for symphony and Gaspard is a piano solo with three movements.

“Repetition is an important element of classical music, but it can be carried to the point of excess. That point comes near the end of Ravel’s “La Valse”. And near the beginning of his “Bolero”.
—IDK

The “Mother Goose” suite and “Le Tombeau de Couperin” are my favorite Ravel compositions.

^^^^
And that is why Mrs. BB61 doesn't like Bolero. I enjoy how it builds and builds.

Pipe Smoker,

Thanks for the link. I looked at the references but didn't see anything I recognized. Must be at least 15 years ago when I bought that collection.

Dan

So I've been continuing my journey.

I've branched off here and there, still within the Baroque domain. Various concertos. The Gould Goldberg variations. And such. But largely I've kept with Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

I started with Gil Shaham Orpheus version. And then the versions by Joshua Bell / Academy St Martin's, Trevor Pinnock / Simon Standage and also Rachel Podger. I'm looking for the versions by Viktoria Mullova and Giuliano Carmignola.

I'm not learned enough to know what the differences are, whether they be interpretation, instruments, style, whatever. But definitely noting differences and developing preferences. No idea which are actually more critically accepted by real musicians, but I'm starting to have my own preferences.

In any case, I'm enjoying myself and having tremendous fun. If only I had started this 40 years ago.... So much music, so little time.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

archi e organo su due spunti tematici

That is a featured menu item at this place:

You may like Antonio Vivaldi, loved the 4 Seasons as a child, reminds me to give it a revisit.
Spring
https://youtu.be/4rgSzQwe5DQ