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"Liz -- true gliss with most sample libraries which support it at all, including VSL, is limited to one octave pitch bend and your viola leap is far more than that. As I've set both the VSL preset and the Expression map to enable 12 step (one octave)…"
"I plan to come back to more of Per's symphonies when I get back from holiday -- off tomorrow -- but I thought I'd listen to that one as it's his best known. I was aware that you'd done some work for him (you mentioned that already on another…"
"thanks for listening, Stephen. It's interesting that you find the endings abrupt as this was exactly Liz's initial reaction as well. And indeed I slightly changed one or two of them but now I'm happy enough -- they're meant to leave things a bit in…"
"this is a rather ironic comment about the rendering as it is fact already using NotePerformer and Liz's dissatisfaction with that is leading her to create a new version with the VSL Studio solo strings which I've been helping her with. But no doubt…"
"good to hear from you again on the forum, Ollie and I'm very grateful for your kind and detailed analysis -- particularly the Willy Wonka comparison which was rather amusing. I suspect I would replace the despairing depth of Wagner with Bruckner --…"
"interesting that Tippett was such an influence. A friend when I was young was a huge fan and tried to convert me but I now remember little of his music as I haven't seriously investigated it in decades. Perhaps I'll go back at some point.
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"this is a compelling work and one which continues to grow on each hearing. It is both serious of purpose and haunting at the same time. The musical language and gestures may have some hallmarks of Berg (or Tippet for that matter - I can't recall his…"
"incidentally, your recording of the Park version is indeed an improvement (although that wasn't exactly hard)
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"I share some of Liz's scepticism as it seems strange that such a work could have been written around the time of the second symphony. If it was early then sure but by this time he had already developed his own inimitable style. If it is genuine then…"
"many thanks for your kind words Liz, which are especially meaningful as you have a strong knowledge of the relevant repertoire and it makes me think I must give Harvegal Brian another go as I didn't make so much headway the first time round (a good…"
I thought I'd just draw attention to my latest symphony as it's generally been well received to date in case there's anyone still here who reads this. No. 18 is among my longest but on the other hand is rather a departure from the somewhat…
"I must say, I'm surprised that this particular work could have much resemblance to Simpson but I'm clearly missing something. As you may know, I'm a great admirer of his chamber music in particular and my quintet for clarinet, bass clarinet and…"
"I'd probably agree that the first movement is the weakest -- something I'm often familiar with in my own pieces (the recent 18th symphony is, I think, a rare exception). I'm quite sure that with your next symphony, you'll be able to build on what…"
"nice to have some activity on this forum for a change -- I thought it was more or less dead, even if Rowy said it's only pining for the fiords. I had somewhat mixed feelings about this symphony. The opening was charming but I'm not quite sure what…"
"unfortunately I can't be of much help. Although I enjoy this music and it was interesting getting to know it, it doesn't sound Mahlerian (far more Beethovenian as others have said) and I can understand why no-one else has bothered to try and revive…"
"OK - that might explain why I didn't recognise them. It's a while since I heard anything composed with Notion.
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you had given me some very valuable feedback on a earlier orchestral work, particularly noting the absence of a cohesive theme. I have since decided to break the piece up into a full length symphony and in this context, I'd appreciate your comments about how the first movement sounds.
Thanks!
https://composersforum.ning.com/blog/please-critique-the-first-move...