It's more that I took a music history class in college, actually.
You know, my first college wasn't cool enough to offer one of those. Smith did, but it always, always conflicted with my Spanish classes. And Spanish comes first in my heart, always. So, I did without.
I can't think of any Shostakovitch off the top of my head, but I like the Russian composers in general (Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet is great). If you like the Gregorians/medieval chant, you might be interested in Renaissance polyphony. Orlando di Lasso is my favorite composer of the many out there, and William Byrd is great as well.
Goddammit, I spelled his name incorrectly. ::scowls::: Despite my imminent self-flagellation, those sound like excellent recs. I've even heard some of those names before, though I'd be hard-pressed to tell you how and why. Time for some google!
Yeah, I think I'll skip the Craigslist hunting. ;)
Maybe the smart choice, yes?
(The icon's part of my self-flagellation, not aimed at you. Thought I should clarify.)
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Date: 2010-06-23 12:14 am (UTC)You know, my first college wasn't cool enough to offer one of those. Smith did, but it always, always conflicted with my Spanish classes. And Spanish comes first in my heart, always. So, I did without.
I can't think of any Shostakovitch off the top of my head, but I like the Russian composers in general (Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet is great). If you like the Gregorians/medieval chant, you might be interested in Renaissance polyphony. Orlando di Lasso is my favorite composer of the many out there, and William Byrd is great as well.
Goddammit, I spelled his name incorrectly. ::scowls::: Despite my imminent self-flagellation, those sound like excellent recs. I've even heard some of those names before, though I'd be hard-pressed to tell you how and why. Time for some google!
Yeah, I think I'll skip the Craigslist hunting. ;)
Maybe the smart choice, yes?
(The icon's part of my self-flagellation, not aimed at you. Thought I should clarify.)