A work devoid of melody and harmony is all work and no play. Rampant complexity is a saccharine substitute for the restrained simplicity of sweet artistry.
why can't gifted composers just produce a romantic lyrical concerto...i'm so tired of this trying to be new at the expense of writing anything that sounds tuneful.
@dalecampbl7 Been working on it for a while now! I'm a composer Violinist. And I miss the great era when Violinist would compose their own works. I bet half the people today couldn't compose today if they tried. What a shame.
@dalecampbl7 If you want to listen to a new romantic concerto, how about looking for little known 19th century concertos? There are quite a few very enjoyable ones getting their premiere recording every year. It's totally okay if someone feels nowadays like composing a concerto à la Tchaikovsky, but expecting them to do it is ridiculous. Anyway this concerto (a lovely work IMHO) is very tuneful, it's way closer to Shostakovich than to Ferneyhough.
@dalecampbl7 It's probably the fault of the music schools. Let's put it this way, I heard Higdon say that when she was going to school, her professors would have failed her (or any other student) if she wrote a major or minor chord, and I didn't get the impression she was exaggerating (or exaggerating much anyway). What can you expect when something like that is the case?
@MaestroTJS this is why Pop music dominates the music scene...it's got mostly power chords, simple CEGs and FCAs with some minor variations and manipulations. There's not much else to do in classical music, theoretically. Might as well close down all the music schools. Yeah, I'm inclined to believe that music schools don't like traditional tonal techniques, which is such a shame. Composers with genius can still find their own unique voices using tonal theories.
@dalecampbl7 It really is quite absurd when you think about it. Think of all the composers who wrote tonally. Now think of the ones who used even less "expanded" harmonies. They all sound quite different, right? There is so much more one can do with music than just harmony anyway. And if these people are so open-minded and attempting to "free" the art, why aren't they letting people do what they want? It's because they are actually tyrants and pedants but they don't realize it.
This is an elegant work. It reminds me a little of a more modern version of the Barber violin concerto. The sounds she is able to get out the orchestra are really interesting and with great harmonic colors.
A work devoid of melody and harmony is all work and no play. Rampant complexity is a saccharine substitute for the restrained simplicity of sweet artistry.
Sirpadgett 2 days ago
why can't gifted composers just produce a romantic lyrical concerto...i'm so tired of this trying to be new at the expense of writing anything that sounds tuneful.
dalecampbl7 1 month ago
@dalecampbl7 Been working on it for a while now! I'm a composer Violinist. And I miss the great era when Violinist would compose their own works. I bet half the people today couldn't compose today if they tried. What a shame.
Feignabsolution 1 month ago
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@dalecampbl7 If you want to listen to a new romantic concerto, how about looking for little known 19th century concertos? There are quite a few very enjoyable ones getting their premiere recording every year. It's totally okay if someone feels nowadays like composing a concerto à la Tchaikovsky, but expecting them to do it is ridiculous. Anyway this concerto (a lovely work IMHO) is very tuneful, it's way closer to Shostakovich than to Ferneyhough.
turboturbante 1 month ago
@dalecampbl7 It's probably the fault of the music schools. Let's put it this way, I heard Higdon say that when she was going to school, her professors would have failed her (or any other student) if she wrote a major or minor chord, and I didn't get the impression she was exaggerating (or exaggerating much anyway). What can you expect when something like that is the case?
MaestroTJS 4 weeks ago
@MaestroTJS this is why Pop music dominates the music scene...it's got mostly power chords, simple CEGs and FCAs with some minor variations and manipulations. There's not much else to do in classical music, theoretically. Might as well close down all the music schools. Yeah, I'm inclined to believe that music schools don't like traditional tonal techniques, which is such a shame. Composers with genius can still find their own unique voices using tonal theories.
dalecampbl7 3 weeks ago
@dalecampbl7 It really is quite absurd when you think about it. Think of all the composers who wrote tonally. Now think of the ones who used even less "expanded" harmonies. They all sound quite different, right? There is so much more one can do with music than just harmony anyway. And if these people are so open-minded and attempting to "free" the art, why aren't they letting people do what they want? It's because they are actually tyrants and pedants but they don't realize it.
MaestroTJS 3 weeks ago
I saw HIlary Hahn preform this live. Pretty amazing
Sortudinho 1 month ago
This is an elegant work. It reminds me a little of a more modern version of the Barber violin concerto. The sounds she is able to get out the orchestra are really interesting and with great harmonic colors.
foodiste 3 months ago
The key is to keep your piano in your kitchen and compose there!
LeonComposer 6 months ago 4
@LeonComposer lol
87linceed 5 months ago
thanks for uploading this. awesome modern classical music. well worthy of the Pulitzer price she got for it.
herisauer 7 months ago 3
@herisauer You're welcome.
ClassicalCDT 7 months ago