Hi Tyler. Your title triggered me to read : ) again a wonderful blog. The 'Toteninsel' is one of my favorite works by Rachmaninov, but has been many years since I listened to it, thank you. It is super how you painted a different image when thinking about the piece; in my head i stick to the image that inspired it, though I mostly hear the water around it. The French composer Messiaen is very well known for his synesthesia, did you know this? You may like his Turangalila Symphony. Thanks again I look forward to the next email! Jasper
Hey Jasper-I did not know about Messiaen, nor the suggested symphony. Can you suggest a specific version to listen to? I remember learning about synesthesia after looking it up on a Google search, something like "i see colors when I hear music" and BOOM. There are tons of musicians and composers whom I admire that have it. Your musical suggestions are always spot on, keep 'em coming. Thanks for reading, my friend.
There is a Concertgebouw Orchestra version from 1994, conducted by Ricardo Chailly that is supposed to be particularly good, but I wouldn’t sweat it, most recordings will be fine !
Hi Tyler. Your title triggered me to read : ) again a wonderful blog. The 'Toteninsel' is one of my favorite works by Rachmaninov, but has been many years since I listened to it, thank you. It is super how you painted a different image when thinking about the piece; in my head i stick to the image that inspired it, though I mostly hear the water around it. The French composer Messiaen is very well known for his synesthesia, did you know this? You may like his Turangalila Symphony. Thanks again I look forward to the next email! Jasper
Hey Jasper-I did not know about Messiaen, nor the suggested symphony. Can you suggest a specific version to listen to? I remember learning about synesthesia after looking it up on a Google search, something like "i see colors when I hear music" and BOOM. There are tons of musicians and composers whom I admire that have it. Your musical suggestions are always spot on, keep 'em coming. Thanks for reading, my friend.
There is a Concertgebouw Orchestra version from 1994, conducted by Ricardo Chailly that is supposed to be particularly good, but I wouldn’t sweat it, most recordings will be fine !
Thanks!