#ClassicalDiscussion

Listening to Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures this week.

1. Your favourite Picture?
2. A piano work that you'd love to hear in an orchestration?
3. Whose orchestration would you like to hear? (Composer past or present.)

Round 1 Group Z. The final group of this stage. Only two can progress. Second symphonies by David Diamond, Giya Kancheli, Aram Khachaturian, and Joonas Kokkonen. Please vote and retweet. #ClassicalPoll

20th Century Composers: Duel No.2!

These composers bravely brought forth their own musical styles before the public, and most of them were famous because of it! Who is your favourite, out of these 4?

#ClassicalMusicPoll
Which is your favourite of Chopin's two piano concertos?

A message to #Netanyahu from Bernie Sanders: what is antisemitism?

A favourite of mine...

Teaching assistants are the backbone of a crumbling education system | Letters theguardian.com/education/2024…

Move over Thor and Batman... Respect! 💪😎😉

Airstrikes on Rafah amid renewed efforts to broker Gaza ceasefire talks theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

#CeasefireNOW
#ReleaseTheHostages

40 years since Greystoke came out! Some great moments in the film, often involving Ralph Richardson, and a fabulous guest appearance by Elgar 's 1st Symphony.

Round 1 Group V. Second symphonies by Henri Dutilleux, Hans Gal, Lou Harrison (Elegiac), and Oliver Knussen. Only two can advance. #ClassicalPoll

Greatest Brucknerian composer? whose music was influenced significantly by Bruckner? All in the poll are amazing. Others, not in the poll include Scherber, Mahler (of course), Melartin, Magnard, Büttner, Cliffe and others. Yes, somewhat unusual classical poll.

Headteachers forced to mend desks and unblock toilets after cuts in England theguardian.com/education/2024…

I was talking to a headteacher yesterday and she told me she does everything, lunch duty, cleaning ,TA /teaching roles etc,as well as actually running the school.

Israeli soccer fans denied access to game for wearing anti-Ben-Gvir shirt haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Sibelius's Symphonies: The Sequel!

I've come to realise that only taking 4 of them for comparing aren't doing them justice, so here's another 4!

also, tell me your personal favourite below! I'd love to hear from you :)

Round 1 Group U. Only two can advance. Second symphonies by John Adams (Naive and sentimental music), Philip Glass, William Grant Still, and Philip Sawyers. Please vote and retweet. #ClassicalPoll

Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

What's your favourite Sibelius symphony?

Sibelius's Symphonies are among the greatest of their kind, with Number 8 sadly never to be released.

Also, Sibelius said that he strived to be 'concise' in his symphonies, bringing out his musical ideas in as little time as possible!

Round 1 Group S. Only two can progress. Second symphonies by Einar Englund, Vagn Holmboe, Valentyn Sylvestrov, and Miecysław Weinberg. Please vote and retweet. #ClassicalPoll

Protect Welsh National Opera! Funding cuts are putting its future at risk. Support the Musicians' Union's campaign to keep its members in secure work and keep Wales' rich musical heritage strong Musicians' Union #WNOProud Sign the petition: megaphone.org.uk/petitions/prot… via @megaphoneuk

Round 1 Group T. A second group of second symphonies today. Only two can progress. Glenn Branca, Helvi Leiviskä, Allan Pettersson, and Peteris Vasks. Please vote and retweet. #ClassicalPoll