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Interesting, I also found extremely hard to enjoy Shonberg's music, except for one lieder, sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau:
Geliebte Schone (op. 9,2)
Something quite of a mystery to me. It is a musicalization of a poem by Heinrich Heine. The CD has 34, and only that one (track #17) got my attention. But a very strong attention it got from me. I've had this CD for several years, and have heard "Geliebte Schone" hundreds of times, never tire of listening to it, not sure why. Have to be in a certain mood to want to listen to it though. It is such a short piece, 1 minute and a half. You can listen to almost 80% of the song in that sample on Amazon, but the poignant resolution after the climax is the missing part, and that part basically makes the song what it is, imho. In any case, don't judge it by that sample alone. Schonberg music is strange indeed, but it can be sublime.
That CD comes with a booklet, but no lyrics in it. I was so captivated by that track that went as far as going to a library to look for the original poem, then asking some German friends to please tell me what the poem was about. It is a sad song, but oh so gorgeous. (For those who speak German, here it is) Yet, might not be for everybody. The other 33 lieder songs in the CD, even with the great voice of Fisher-Dieskau singing them, don't grab me; at least not yet. Only one other track I also like: Vielgelibte schone Frau (#16). But it doesn't move me at all like Geliebte Schone.
A musician I can't enjoy at all yet is Mahler. Granted, I have listened to very little of his music, but obviously, for a reason.
And now, from the sublime to the ultimate trash... one group I really don't like is Nickleback.
| Originally Posted by F107plus5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have tried...Good Lord I have tried, to listen to and to understand Schoenberg. But my ears gave up even before my sensibilities did. |
Interesting, I also found extremely hard to enjoy Shonberg's music, except for one lieder, sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau:
Geliebte Schone (op. 9,2)
Something quite of a mystery to me. It is a musicalization of a poem by Heinrich Heine. The CD has 34, and only that one (track #17) got my attention. But a very strong attention it got from me. I've had this CD for several years, and have heard "Geliebte Schone" hundreds of times, never tire of listening to it, not sure why. Have to be in a certain mood to want to listen to it though. It is such a short piece, 1 minute and a half. You can listen to almost 80% of the song in that sample on Amazon, but the poignant resolution after the climax is the missing part, and that part basically makes the song what it is, imho. In any case, don't judge it by that sample alone. Schonberg music is strange indeed, but it can be sublime.
That CD comes with a booklet, but no lyrics in it. I was so captivated by that track that went as far as going to a library to look for the original poem, then asking some German friends to please tell me what the poem was about. It is a sad song, but oh so gorgeous. (For those who speak German, here it is) Yet, might not be for everybody. The other 33 lieder songs in the CD, even with the great voice of Fisher-Dieskau singing them, don't grab me; at least not yet. Only one other track I also like: Vielgelibte schone Frau (#16). But it doesn't move me at all like Geliebte Schone.
A musician I can't enjoy at all yet is Mahler. Granted, I have listened to very little of his music, but obviously, for a reason.
And now, from the sublime to the ultimate trash... one group I really don't like is Nickleback.
