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rating poasters as bizarre classical music from the 20th/21st centuries

mostly solo piano.
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
requesting Chopin pls
Bisexual Hospital Patrolman
  01/17/26
Chopin is from the 19th century, so we'll have to resort to ...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
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Tan stage immigrant
  01/17/26
The second nocturne from Sciarrino's Due Notturni Crudeli --...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
wild, ty!
Tan stage immigrant
  01/17/26
There's usually no middle ground with this type of music: yo...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
...
Deep box office
  01/17/26
that kind of music generally sucks, but content
Duck-like thriller karate faggotry
  01/17/26
Have to go with Ferneyhough then. He's obviously a cynical f...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
180, the piece qua music isn't even that horrible, but the u...
Duck-like thriller karate faggotry
  01/17/26
The problem here is that this incomprehensibly complex style...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
but content tp
crawly internal respiration
  01/17/26
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Stirring clear rigor
  01/17/26
Sorabji's 19th etude. Oddly upbeat and unserious considering...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
Jcm here
Soul-stirring underhanded death wish gaming laptop
  01/17/26
Julius Eastman's "Crazy Nigger": https://www.youtu...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
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Deep box office
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Mentally Impaired Deer Antler Area
  01/17/26
Hikari Kiyama's "Three Shells" for two hands and o...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
this is completely preposterous
Deep box office
  01/17/26
...
Mentally Impaired Deer Antler Area
  01/17/26
I'm Facebook friends with the pianist Ljl
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
lmao
Deep box office
  01/17/26
And the composer too. Almost forgot.
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
...
Deep box office
  01/17/26
This isn't even Kiyama's most preposterous piece. Check out ...
Elite becky stag film
  01/18/26
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Hairraiser boltzmann
  01/17/26
Michael Finnissy's Piano Concerto no. 4 for solo piano: http...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
Nice, still discernible dramatic arc though dissonant
Hairraiser boltzmann
  01/17/26
Yes, I view this piece as being pushed to the absolute limit...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
I have attended one of the note changes in the Halberstadt p...
Deep box office
  01/17/26
I rate you as insufferable minimalism by John Adams. Here's ...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
180 thank you you used the phrase "obviously a cynical...
Deep box office
  01/17/26
No doubt John Cage spewed out a lot of pure trash, but some ...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
can you please link me to Cage's pieces for prepared piano y...
Deep box office
  01/17/26
Haven't listened to them in over a decade at this point, so ...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
link in here please if any come to mind later on, I've never...
Deep box office
  01/17/26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAImmOqNzzs
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
ty
Deep box office
  01/17/26
Herbert Henck is a great pianist. I believe his recordings o...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
Damn just looked him up, and he died recently. RIP bro.
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
...
Laughsome university famous landscape painting
  01/17/26
"Evryali" by Iannis Xenakis, specifically Takahash...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
...
opaque excitant center
  01/17/26
is this a compliment? are we friends?
Laughsome university famous landscape painting
  01/17/26
This is my favorite piece by Xenakis.
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
I love you so much
Laughsome university famous landscape painting
  01/17/26
...
opaque excitant center
  01/17/26
Clarence Barlow's variations on the last movement from Beeth...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
...
Aggressive casino marketing idea
  01/17/26
I hate to mention the same composer twice, but I can't think...
Elite becky stag film
  01/18/26
do you know this? Fazil Say - Black Earth interesting te...
Tan stage immigrant
  01/17/26
I know the pianist/composer, but I haven't heard this partic...
Elite becky stag film
  01/17/26
understood. and yes i understand this reaching inside is fr...
Tan stage immigrant
  01/17/26
Reaching inside was Cowell's innovation. And Cowell was one ...
Elite becky stag film
  01/18/26
...
Tan stage immigrant
  01/18/26


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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:20 AM
Author: Elite becky stag film

mostly solo piano.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:23 AM
Author: Bisexual Hospital Patrolman

requesting Chopin pls

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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:27 AM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Chopin is from the 19th century, so we'll have to resort to an early 20th-century reintepretation of Chopin's etudes by Godowsky. Not particularly bizarre, just difficult to perform. Apologies in advance for any disappointment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuEa1XLEVSw

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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:24 AM
Author: Tan stage immigrant



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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:29 AM
Author: Elite becky stag film

The second nocturne from Sciarrino's Due Notturni Crudeli -- to be performed with rage per the composer's instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_dn3ORLq6s

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Date: January 17th, 2026 12:05 PM
Author: Tan stage immigrant

wild, ty!

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Date: January 17th, 2026 12:37 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

There's usually no middle ground with this type of music: you either love it or violently hate it and think it's just noise.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:03 PM
Author: Deep box office



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Date: January 17th, 2026 12:26 PM
Author: Duck-like thriller karate faggotry

that kind of music generally sucks, but content

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Date: January 17th, 2026 12:30 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Have to go with Ferneyhough then. He's obviously a cynical fraud and charlatan, but that's true of most composers with a similar style. Personally I can't stand any of his music. Enjoy! Just look at how pretentious the piece's title is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYMXbM0RCeU



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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:45 PM
Author: Duck-like thriller karate faggotry

180, the piece qua music isn't even that horrible, but the unreadble notation and beyond pretentious title push it over the top

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Date: January 17th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

The problem here is that this incomprehensibly complex style is taken to the point where I could create the same semi-random but pointlessly complex music despite me having no talent as a composer. That's why you can't take Ferneyhough or similar composers seriously. But they do want you to take them seriously. After all, Ferneyhough made it all the way to Stanford with this gibberish "music."

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:58 PM
Author: crawly internal respiration

but content tp

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Date: January 17th, 2026 12:41 PM
Author: Stirring clear rigor



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Date: January 17th, 2026 12:47 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Sorabji's 19th etude. Oddly upbeat and unserious considering Sorabji's typically serious style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFZYqLqBHOc

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Date: January 17th, 2026 1:17 PM
Author: Soul-stirring underhanded death wish gaming laptop

Jcm here

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Date: January 17th, 2026 1:18 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Julius Eastman's "Crazy Nigger": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aR0naIp9eM

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:10 PM
Author: Deep box office



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Date: January 17th, 2026 1:20 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Deer Antler Area



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Date: January 17th, 2026 2:55 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Hikari Kiyama's "Three Shells" for two hands and one foot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyy3CRuMQnc

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:22 PM
Author: Deep box office

this is completely preposterous

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:41 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Deer Antler Area



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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:47 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

I'm Facebook friends with the pianist Ljl

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:49 PM
Author: Deep box office

lmao

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:58 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

And the composer too. Almost forgot.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 4:48 PM
Author: Deep box office



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Date: January 18th, 2026 9:19 AM
Author: Elite becky stag film

This isn't even Kiyama's most preposterous piece. Check out his "Innocent Prisoner" for piano and voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LIw8ykSmGU

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Date: January 17th, 2026 2:56 PM
Author: Hairraiser boltzmann



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Date: January 17th, 2026 2:59 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Michael Finnissy's Piano Concerto no. 4 for solo piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKfFaSWr4m0

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: Hairraiser boltzmann

Nice, still discernible dramatic arc though dissonant

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:50 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Yes, I view this piece as being pushed to the absolute limit of dissonance and complexity without devolving into randomness. Actually it goes too far, but there's much worse out there.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Deep box office

I have attended one of the note changes in the Halberstadt performance of John Cage's As Slow As Possible. Rate me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Slow_as_Possible

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:10 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

I rate you as insufferable minimalism by John Adams. Here's his "Phrygian Gates": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DixKnE9HqIU

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:12 PM
Author: Deep box office

180 thank you

you used the phrase "obviously a cynical fraud and charlatan" above and that is how I view Cage but others may disagree

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:16 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

No doubt John Cage spewed out a lot of pure trash, but some of his music is actually enjoyable. For instance, his pieces for prepared piano.

Ferneyhough, the fraud and charlatan, is just SPS with no redeeming qualities. It's just unnecessary complexity and near-randomness that ordinary people laugh at (and should).

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Deep box office

can you please link me to Cage's pieces for prepared piano you enjoyed?

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:34 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Haven't listened to them in over a decade at this point, so I don't remember specific pieces. The interesting ones had minimalist aspects IIRC. The problem with the recordings is the piano preparation and resultant sound varies wildly with each recording. So some recordings sound dull while others are more lively.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:36 PM
Author: Deep box office

link in here please if any come to mind later on, I've never been able to enjoy anything by Cage but I'm open to reassessing

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:40 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAImmOqNzzs

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:49 PM
Author: Deep box office

ty

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:52 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Herbert Henck is a great pianist. I believe his recordings of Cage's works were my favorite.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Damn just looked him up, and he died recently. RIP bro.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: Laughsome university famous landscape painting



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Date: January 17th, 2026 3:48 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

"Evryali" by Iannis Xenakis, specifically Takahashi's recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbUgAXt75s8

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Date: January 17th, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: opaque excitant center



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:25 PM
Author: Laughsome university famous landscape painting

is this a compliment? are we friends?

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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:49 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

This is my favorite piece by Xenakis.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 7:24 PM
Author: Laughsome university famous landscape painting

I love you so much

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Date: January 17th, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: opaque excitant center



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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:02 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Clarence Barlow's variations on the last movement from Beethoven's last piano sonata, for mechanical piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gyJkYWdWWo (gets interesting after about 8-10 minutes)

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Date: January 17th, 2026 7:00 PM
Author: Aggressive casino marketing idea



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Date: January 18th, 2026 8:56 AM
Author: Elite becky stag film

I hate to mention the same composer twice, but I can't think of anything more appropriate than Michael Finnissy's Piano Concerto no. 6 for solo piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Y1bZYi60M

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Date: January 17th, 2026 8:10 PM
Author: Tan stage immigrant

do you know this? Fazil Say - Black Earth

interesting technique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtybgToH2Q&t=28s

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Date: January 17th, 2026 8:43 PM
Author: Elite becky stag film

I know the pianist/composer, but I haven't heard this particular piece. Classical music snobs would probably thumb their noses at this piece, but the snobs can be ignored. All that matters is whether you like it.

The technique of modifying the sound of the piano by interacting with the strings themselves is not new. Henry Cowell first explored this around 100 or so years ago. John Cage took the idea further in his pieces for prepared piano, which I mentioned earlier.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 9:45 PM
Author: Tan stage immigrant

understood. and yes i understand this reaching inside is from cage - i like this a lot more than him though

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Date: January 18th, 2026 8:54 AM
Author: Elite becky stag film

Reaching inside was Cowell's innovation. And Cowell was one of Cage's teachers, if I remember correctly.

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Date: January 18th, 2026 10:26 AM
Author: Tan stage immigrant



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