tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post6192133273939825690..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Karlheinz Stockhausen - part of a dreamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-69460297079200737312007-12-08T23:03:00.000+00:002007-12-08T23:03:00.000+00:00This is getting a bit fanatical, but ...Kyle refer...This is getting a bit fanatical, but ...<BR/><BR/>Kyle refers above to the Westminster logo visible on the B minor Mass sleeve in my photo, and correctly identifies it as the Wiener Akadamie Kammerchor recording on that label.<BR/><BR/>While Markku above gives us a link to the an image of the cover, and it is definitely the right sleeve -http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Vocal/BWV232-Scherchen.htm <BR/><BR/>But in that sleeve image there is no Westminster logo.<BR/><BR/>Here is a graphic of the logo - http://www.maurice-abravanel.com/Logo_Westminster_l.jpgPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-25564365059070352372007-12-08T22:54:00.000+00:002007-12-08T22:54:00.000+00:00Email received from a cold, but beautiful, part of...<I>Email received from a cold, but beautiful, part of the world:</I><BR/><BR/>Overgrown path. december 08, 2007:"Look again at the header photo, there is a a Capitol Records LP of the Bach BMinor Mass (can anyone identify the actual recording?)" <BR/><BR/>Yes, I found it from this page: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Vocal/BWV232-Scherchen.htm . At least these have same cover pictures. <BR/><BR/>Greetings from northern Finland<BR/><BR/>Markku OllilaPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-51977666429762034322007-12-08T16:30:00.000+00:002007-12-08T16:30:00.000+00:00Re-reading this post I realise that I should have ...Re-reading this post I realise that I should have made it clearer that Karlheinz Stockhausen, like Thomas Merton, strongly disapproved of drug abuse.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-25658582811418140622007-12-08T15:35:00.000+00:002007-12-08T15:35:00.000+00:00By 'contemporary music' I, of course, meant 'conte...<I>By 'contemporary music' I, of course, meant 'contemporary classical music', and I've changed the wording to that now.<BR/><BR/><BR/>It's difficult to find the right words that convey 'non-rock/folk/pop'. Some commentators use the words 'serious music' but that seems even worse.<BR/><BR/>Any suggestions for an alternative to the handle 'contemporary classical music' are very welcome.<BR/><BR/>Or is the categorisation meaningless when groups such as Soft Machine moved between categories?</I><BR/><BR/>Ah ... the penny drops. It was of course obvious that the list was missing classical/serious/art musicians. However, my reaction stemmed from the reality that you take a commendably broad view of what sorts of music are worth writing about, and it just didn't occur to me that "contemporary music" was intended to be other than a broad term.<BR/><BR/>I suppose the label that may be the best of the existing bad lot is "serious music." That at least has the benefit of capturing some composers and performers who are certainly serious but who would be excluded by a label of "classical". "Art music" has the right sort of flavour to my ear, but is probably subject to even more misunderstandings.<BR/><BR/>But "serious" sounds just so ... well, serious. <BR/><BR/>However, I could argue that the reality that there is no simple and understandable "pigeonholes" is a Good Thing ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-10936260113993077392007-12-08T15:13:00.000+00:002007-12-08T15:13:00.000+00:00Thanks for that information Kyle. My readers never...Thanks for that information Kyle. <BR/><BR/>My readers never cease to amaze me.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-14517043285845302332007-12-08T15:07:00.000+00:002007-12-08T15:07:00.000+00:00As to the Bach B Minor Mass LP: I noticed the West...As to the Bach B Minor Mass LP: I noticed the Westminster logo, and with found the answer with a surprisingly quick search.<BR/><BR/>It's performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Wiener Akadamie Kammerchor. The conductor: Hermann Scherchen. It was released in 1950. It seems to be out of print.<BR/><BR/>Apparently, Scherchen re-recorded the Mass for the same label with the same choir, but with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and different soloists 9 years later. That recording is still on sale. <BR/><BR/>All this was found at http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Vocal/BWV232-Scherchen.htmKyle Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650247755477900021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-50107144234973262602007-12-08T15:03:00.000+00:002007-12-08T15:03:00.000+00:00Fair point Scott. A poor choice of words by me.By ...Fair point Scott. A poor choice of words by me.<BR/><BR/>By 'contemporary music' I, of course, meant 'contemporary classical music', and I've changed the wording to that now. <BR/><BR/>It's difficult to find the right words that convey 'non-rock/folk/pop'. Some commentators use the words 'serious music' but that seems even worse.<BR/><BR/>Any suggestions for an alternative to the handle 'contemporary classical music' are very welcome.<BR/><BR/>Or is the categorisation meaningless when groups such as Soft Machine moved between categories?<BR/><BR/>http://www.overgrownpath.com/2007/10/echoes-of-soft-machine.htmlPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-4961784999140225092007-12-08T14:42:00.000+00:002007-12-08T14:42:00.000+00:00...how many readers will agree with all the thirty...<I>...how many readers will agree with all the thirty-six names in the list? Shouldn't contemporary music be represented by more than Ravi Shankar?</I><BR/><BR/>Hmmm ... I'd be interested to understand what sort of definition of "contemporary music" you had in mind that would include Ravi Shankar but none of <BR/>Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Berry Gordy Jr., Bill Graham, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Les Paul.<BR/><BR/>Without ignoring things like his work with Menuhin, much of Shankar's renown during that period came from his involvement with the musical culture represented by many of the names which are on the list (John Lennon being the most obvious example).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com