The Classical Music Recommendation Thread

[Burning Down]

Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

I'm looking into Henry Cowell, and Stockhausen. I need an entry point for both. Remember, also, I'm a seasoned avant-garde, and classical listener, so no need to worry about accessibility.

I'm not terribly familiar with Henry Cowell, but I do know Stockhausen's music having studied some of it in a music history class. My personal favourite of his is Gesang der Junglinge.



A good "entry point" to Stockhausen's music, I think, is the series of pieces he called Klavierstücke (wikipedia: Klavierstücke (Stockhausen) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). There are 19 of them; here's the first 4:



I also recommend Zyklus:



And for something a little more adventurous (and creepier), I suggest Mikrophonie I & II:

I


II


Hope this helps you.

[Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra]

Many thanks for the suggestions. I downloded Mikrophon I and II, and am going to start on them soon.

Got a piano collection of Henry Cowell. Not bad stuff: