Let's put it this way at least... it's a disk which, if I saw it in a charity shop at some time in the future, I may now pick up and take home, whereas up until now, I would have left it in the racks. Like I say, I don't find some of it very easy or indeed all that pleasureable, especially at its most dissonant, however this set of disks has undoubtedly broadened my appreciatyion considerably, for which I'm thankful.fergus wrote:I do not know the Glass work Jared but I do have and like other music by him. If you can pick it up in one of your charity shops another "modern" violin concerto that I think you will definitely like if you are starting to head in this general direction is....
your comments actually put me in mind of a John Adams CD I have sat on my shelf, which I have never heard.. I may dust it down and give it a listen. It contains:
Short Ride In A Fast Machine
The Chairman Dances
Harmonium
In the mean time, I have to say I find this to be a highly listenable and engaging disk:
one which I think you might actually like...