Merry Christmas from Augsburg (Germany), Josh, I see you still utilize lastfm after more than 10 years now :-) ... You are a lastFM dinosaur!... When you look back (from today's viewpoint): how did your "musical exploration" evolve? ... Wishing all the best for your upcoming **38k scrobbles milestone** ... How I came by here? ... I've just finished glancing over messages from over 7 years ago (2011 April) in my shoutbox... it was about the musicology group

How splendid to find another person that appreciates Tveitt's genus music!

Yes, and Mitterer's projects are quite varied — a lot to explore.

What an odd thing: I couldn't find it either. But thanks for the info, I didn't know this Beksiński before. (I'm glad you like my charts, by the way. You seem to have a very peculiar taste I might dive into)

Hello Josh, I hope you wouldn't mind telling me whose painting is that on your profile? I got here incidentally, since you were the toplistener for one of Pärt's songs I was browsing.

Heyo TA for the visit! Looks like I can find quite a few new classical artists here on your profile. I also followed your band camp link, and I'm currently giving your music a listen too as well. Three songs in and I'm certain yours fits very well into my current tastes. TA again.

Ah, I'm pleased we've become friends after such flattery. :-D I'm fond of both those scores, but I think my favorite Goldsmith score is Masada. I saw an obscure interview once in which Jerry said that was his favorite too, and I this reinforced my favor.

I haven't listened to Allan Pettersson in a while. Fairly intense if I remember correctly. He lived in a lot of psychic if not physical pain as well, am I accurate? In any case that comes through in his compositions. I also bought Nørgård's 7th symphony as soon as it was available. I think it's terrific. Regarding Danish composers, have you heard Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen's "Plateaux pour Piano et Orchestre"? You might find it interesting. I've been focusing on many of the composers associated in one way or another with the Paris and Vienna scenes. Just to name-check for a bit -- Gérard Pesson, Gerd Kühr, Régis Campo, Hèctor Parra, Hugues Dufourt, Beat Furrer, Philippe Hurel, Emmanuel Nunes, Jérôme Combier, Bruno Mantovani, Brice Pauset, Michaël Lévinas, Mauricio Sotelo, Peter Ablinger, Johannes Schöllhorn, Thierry Pécou, Jonathan Harvey, Luca Francesconi, Johannes Maria Staud, Michaël Lévinas, Wolfgang Mitterer... others.

Hi, and thanks for your invite! I found one for me new and very interesting violinist/composer in your library, Paul Giger. You have a nice collection, I am sure there are a lot more to discover!

Nice to see you again Josh. How are you? What music have you been particularly enjoying lately?

http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/359834

Hey Josh, thanks for reading and commenting. I've considered writing about his 6th symphony as well but I need to listen to it more. It strikes me as very similar to the 5th. But I'm busy with projects these days so it will have to wait.

Yes yes:) What is our favorite?

Messiaen, yes. I've listened most extensively to his piano music, a unique harmonic language. But it's been a while.

Just different sides of the early modernist aesthetic.

Interesting charts. Good to see.

Geirr Tveitt:D

Hey! Nice to meet another fan of Norgard and Sumera etc! I should really hear more Silvestrov myself.. :)