It is the awakening of the human voice without, of course, an actual human voice. — Brian
2. Glass - "Lightning" - Classical piece or pop song? To me, the line is completely obliterated and reveals that sometimes our labels and classifications just do not matter. Music is music, and good music is good music. — Brian
1. Reich - Music for 18 Musicians - Without a doubt my favorite classical piece. Almost an hour of totally transfixing music. Minimalism reveals the breadth and depth humanity can achieve while working with the most limited of raw materials — Brian
5 of your favorite pieces of classical music with a brief explanation of why you chose that piece. — Brian
4. Bach - Cello Suite #1 Prelude - There's a singular beauty to Bach's lone cello exploring this musical territory on its own. It is the awakening of the human voice without, of course, an actual human voice. — Brian
Sorry, I can't say anything "philosophical" here - I am an complete savage when it comes to art. — SophistiCat
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff — Bitter Crank
1. Beethoven's String Quartet in A minor Opus 132, especially "Molto Adagio; Andante", the 3rd movement.
2. Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op 109 and Op 111
3. Schubert's String Quintet D.956, especially the 2nd movement, the adagio. Oh, and Schubert 's Piano Sonata D 960 in b-flat major. — Beebert
No. How does it go? — Bitter Crank
An eminently satisfactory joke. Well structured, good punch line. — Bitter Crank
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