Below are spewing I think about when listening to Classical Music. They are likely wrong, insultingly innacurate, and offensive to anyone who'd really understand music, but it is what it is. Take everything with a grain of salt, and read seeking conflict and superiority. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The String Quartet

October 27, 2021

In progress

Classical: The Next Generation

October 19, 2021

Classical season has started earlier this month, and I’ve been having a blast - attending two concerts, as well as a rehearsal - which have all been outstanding. As awesome as those have been, tonight has been particularly spectacular - I had the great priviledge of inviting my parents to listen as well.

Going Big with Bruckner [Bruckner]

October 8, 2021

It’s always the same. A quiet, mysterious opening, slowly picking up intensity and volume. Growing louder and louder, increasing in complexity - new sounds slowly file in. And somehow, it snuck up on you - you’re bathed in symphonic might, overflowing with emotion. It’s the Bruckner symphony.

Step Into The Void: Liszt's Piano Sonata [Liszt]

September 11, 2021

I am a symphonic person. There’s no denying it - I’m gobsmacked by sweeping orchestral manuevers. Romantic symphonies, such as Brahms’ 4th and Tchaikovski’s 4th (both likely mentioned here already) are firmly where my tastes lay. To be a good listener, however (and to actually realise what is your ‘home ground’), I’ve heard the essentials of other types of classical as well. I still feel at home with chamber music, and a passionate string quartet never fails to sucker-punch me in the feels. And of course, I’ve heard some essentials of the solo piano - Chopin’s Nocturnes and Beethoven’s sonatas. Franz Liszt, however, is a composer I’ve had trouble connecting with - and this enigmatic piano sonata is deep, deep piano territory. It is also one of my absolute favourites.

It's Pretty, Without The Shouting [Mendelssohn, Schubert]

September 5, 2021

What happened in Italy?

Today I succumbed yet again to one of the most steadfast pieces in my arsenal - Mendelssohn’s magnificent Italian Symphony (Op. 90, in A).

Classical Thunder [Mozart, Liszt]

September 4, 2021

My favorite streaming service (Primephonic) was bought by Apple, declaring imminent shutdown. Naturally, I switched to Apple’s platform ready to be all condenscending, when it immidiately suggested one of my favorites - Mozart’s 20th piano concerto (K466, in D Minor) brilliantly performed by Seong-Jin Cho.

Origin of the Angry Piano [Beethoven]

August 29, 2021

My latest classical endeavour is no other than Beethoven, who is unsuprisingly one of the very first composers I listened to (though not the one that brought me over - thanks, Rachmaninoff!).