tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post2700454771511057160..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Try some tasty free range Mozart this ChristmasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-68121081682283036852011-12-22T17:34:20.328+00:002011-12-22T17:34:20.328+00:00Thanks Christopher for pointing us down another ve...Thanks Christopher for pointing us down another very rewarding path.<br /><br />More on Per Nørgård's music here -<br /><br />http://www.overgrownpath.com/2010/12/classical-music-as-ritual.htmlPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-67479334717541110602011-12-22T17:17:38.724+00:002011-12-22T17:17:38.724+00:00"Steiner was a founding figure in the Theosop..."Steiner was a founding figure in the Theosophy movement who influenced a diverse group of musicians including Alexander Scriabin, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Dane Rudhyar and Jonathan Harvey."<br /><br />And don't forget Per Nørgård, who set a text by Rudolf Steiner in "Libra", one of his 1970s pieces celebrating the unity of the cosmos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-89461143863935801592011-12-22T16:24:18.588+00:002011-12-22T16:24:18.588+00:00Lyle, interestingly Bruno Walter makes no mention ...Lyle, interestingly Bruno Walter makes no mention of Steiner or his interest in Theosophy and Anthroposophy in his early autobiography <i>Themes and Variations</i>. This dates from 1947 (Walter died in 1962) and is still well worth seeking out. A quick check on Amazon reveals some affordable copies -<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=bruno+walter+themes+variations&x=0&y=0Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-17310571768684810172011-12-22T14:14:06.168+00:002011-12-22T14:14:06.168+00:00Thanks! I had no idea of the Steiner connection. H...Thanks! I had no idea of the Steiner connection. He was an early proponent of music therapy. Maybe that's why I always liked Bruno Walter's recordings.Lyle Sanford, RMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312150272934828223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-16561576808621566572011-12-22T09:56:57.792+00:002011-12-22T09:56:57.792+00:00There are some other astonishing bargains in these...There are some other astonishing bargains in these Sony budget boxes.<br /><br />Anner Bylsma plays Boccherini - a sadly underrated composer - has given me much pleasure - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boccherini-Cello-Concertos-Symphonies-Works/dp/B0042GNDTI/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1324547689&sr=1-1<br /><br />Kubelik conducts Mozart, Schumann and Bruckner should also not be missed - <br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rafael-Kubelik-conducts-Great-Symphonies/dp/B0056K4VZO/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1324547722&sr=1-1-spell<br /><br />As with all of these bargain issues do hurry, they may not be around long.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com