Mark Burgess
@markburgessosl
Em. Prof. Computing Systems, Information physics, Quantum Field Theory, Promise Theory, Cognitive Agents, Semantic Spacetime, CFEngine, author, hobby composer of eclectic musical styles...film music fan. Emotional support animal. Stuff at markburgess.org
This massive Tchaikovskian romp has grown on me a lot. The two versions are more similar than the respective interpretations of the 2nd. Even if derivative, it is so beautifully engineered that it's a triumph of the form @cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social
Adding this one too, more similar to the Naxos, but including the Epilogue... Also great!
These couldn't be more different, but it's hard to say which I like better. Wild vs smooth. How to choose? Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social
Revisiting this brilliant album by Jon Anderson and Stolt - superb writing. The best legacy of Yes.
I never understood Malcolm Arnold's symphonies. A bit like John Williams forays outside of film music, they seem to be intellectual exercises rather than deeply felt music. Still this collection is the best I've heard. Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social
Showdown, in search of a good ASZ. Karajan vs Reiner. Karajan wins, hands flying!! Pity he isn't here to get a modern recording! (Dudamel sadly didn't even qualify for final) Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social
Oslo, The Rape of Lucretia! A brave but not altogether successful performance of a difficult opera, on the small stage.
This was my first Borodin from childhood vinyl- fantastic to see it remastered and reissued. I thought it lost, but this is beautiful and holds well against other more hectic attempts. Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social
There is something quite Britten-esque about this superb Cantata! Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social
Pictures from Sir John Rutter's birthday concert in Oxford on Thursday. Excellent performances and great music. Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social
Visiting Tintagel today ... Feeling the Bax! Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social
Another really beautiful (choral) work by Ye! Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social
Currently enjoying these rather special recordings, by well known Chinese composers, cc @loveinner.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social
Dystopian near future Science Fiction from 2004, now in a new musical audio dramatization of the novel SLOGANS (in two parts) is now streaming on Spotify or YouTube or QoBuz etc, 1) open.spotify.com/album/41e8Fn... 2) open.spotify.com/album/3bSNoE... "My head is exploding with associations!"
My partner's gift to me on my "special day". A fresh replacement...
There is little of his music available side from his war movie soundtracks, but this Arthur Benjamin is pretty spectacular. Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social
Writeups of my ChiTek-i knowledge graph in China. Sometimes, you have to go far to find the rest party, when friends come from far away. 1) mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Z4LvJyimXm3n… 2) mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Zm-JlCA_uPI3���
Music critics hate it, but it's as brilliant as anything Bowie did.
Fantastic themes in these old war moves. A generation of composers we hardly hear about anymore. You can hear where the Star Wars imperial march came from....