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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Glice, what do you think of Edgard Varèse ?
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I've never really been terrifically impressed with any recordings I have. It takes quite a concentrative listen to get much out of it. Obviously, he's timbrally very acute, but I wonder if that isn't better illustrated by the spectralists on the acoustic side or musique concrete on the other. Also, I tend to think that Scelsi's music does nothing in a more interesting way.
I mean, Varése is important, and I can appreciate him on that level and see why, but it doesn't really get me overly excited (much like middle-period Schoenberg).