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For some reason this feels like the right context to plug this one. Composer; ethnographer; the pride of the Hungarian people. Kind of a modernist also kind of not. Nobody pays enough attention to BĂ©la. The indisputable classic is String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, shouts out to Max Beirne-Shafer for putting me on to the Julliard String Quartet recording of it from 1950. Great, pithy showcase of his harmonic genius is found in 14 Bagatelles, Op. 6 Sz. 38: No. 4, Grave. Apparently my grandfather studied with him back in the old country. Wild.
Aug 11, 2022
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pianist in MN hit these so hard her fingers bled. they are fucked mental, goated works. romanian folk dances are also great
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You always read about how musical masterpieces where panned or misunderstood or received middling reviews in their day but not BolĂ©ro - it was a sensation when it premiered and it still slaps. Incredible example of repetition, propulsion, building a heightened sense of anticipation with essentially one melody and rhythm throughout the entire piece. His works for piano are my favorite but I love this piece. I think this might be my favorite classical âgreatest hitsâ.
May 1, 2024
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This is a semi-secluded place in Prospect Park. Kind of like a secret garden energy. Very special place. I used to go here in high school with friends who lived in the area mostly to smoke weed. A lot of weed-smoking in the city has to do with trying to access some kind of pastoral fantasy in this wacky town. This is exactly that embodied. Itâs like a pond overgrown with various plants, and then a strange little lawn adjacent to it, where a lot of dubious characters sort of skitter around in and out of view; it makes it all the more trippy. Still go here when I need a minute. I donât smoke that much weed any more.
Aug 11, 2022
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Whenever I tell my father that Iâve been running around the city he likes to ask me âwhat are you running from?â Heâs totally right. One should consider the deeper implications of their chosen exercise. Iâm prone to escapism, and flight from discomfort, and running is like a transfiguration of that impulse. The goal is to get to the point where you feel like youâre running at something or someone instead of from. Hear me out: itâs free, it promotes longevity, it rids one of the wiggles, and itâs like a tour of the city in 2x speed. I encourage running in the street and dodging people and cars.
Aug 11, 2022
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No, not the name of some bar or shop. Just a feeling. Sometimes I go to Ridgewood or Bushwick to meet up with friends who live out there as an excuse to clear my head and try something different from the downtown morass. Of course this is just a different mess. But seriously, do any of you go out to Bushwick? I know it gets a lot of flack, but itâs really a strange, ambient and lawless place. In the summer garbage cooks out on the sidewalk in front of newish gentrification hives; empty lots full of tall grass and careening vines; the train rumbles above head on Myrtle, unmoved. Canât tell if people are going to be dangerous or not; if trust-funded or not. Like some bizarro Hopper painting.
Aug 11, 2022