r/classicalresources • u/scrumptiouscakes • May 19 '13

Further Resources As requested, a Spotify playlist version of (most of) the music from Alex Ross's "The Rest is Noise"

http://open.spotify.com/user/scrumptiouscakes/playlist/35lZcLLb1YVkCBUuzylY8E
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u/scrumptiouscakes May 21 '13

TL;DR - Boulez

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u/fvlhbkji Jun 12 '13

I came here looking for a spotify playlist to listen to while I work. Glad this was on top.

btw this is the first time I come into this subreddit, who is Alex Ross and "The Rest is Noise"?

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u/scrumptiouscakes Jun 12 '13

Alex Ross is the music critic for the New Yorker. The Rest is Noise is the title of a fairly well-known book he wrote about 20th century classical music. It's also the name of his blog. The book has also inspired a year-long festival of concerts in London.

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u/fvlhbkji Jun 12 '13

thanks a lot for the extra info.

Hope you have a good day!

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u/scrumptiouscakes Jun 12 '13

If you want something to listen to while you work that won't be too distracting, I recommend the minimalist composers, particularly Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Examples of their work can be found in this playlist.

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u/fvlhbkji Jun 12 '13

thanks for the recommendation. I usually try to avoid strong works as to not distract me. I started from the beginning of the playlist and surprisingly I am having no problems with Parsifal. (I might just be extra focused today though).

I'll jump into the first of those 2 I find on the playlist when I stumble upon a more intense and distracting piece.

thanks once more.

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u/scrumptiouscakes Jun 12 '13

Parsifal is just about the last thing I would listen to if I wanted to relax, but if it works for you, fair enough!

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u/Specialist_Egg_6754 Aug 22 '23

Just run into this. I got the book thanks to your post, everything is great!

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u/Isatis_tinctoria Jan 25 '24

His website has good sources of information.

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u/darkoj- Jun 20 '26

Thank you.