For the Love of Music....

[Feanor]

Oh, and as for that piece of music that you've posted. I listened to it twice and found it stressful. It's a bit too all over the map for me. There is no natural flow. Which on the one hand makes in interesting, but on the other hand gave me a headache. I want to follow it. But I can't. It goes in the wrong direction. It's not a bad thing...rather interesting actually. But not something that I could listen to a third time.

So, yes, your reaction to this music is probably the common one hence what I would expect. However I have gotten used to this sort of "atonal" music and enjoy listening to it fairly often. When in the right mood find it intellectual and rather serene, and therefore for me, both relaxing and stimulating.

But, BTW, it is rather poor "background" music: you have listen actively.

[ForeverAutumn]

So, yes, your reaction to this music is probably the common one hence what I would expect. However I have gotten used to this sort of "atonal" music and enjoy listening to it fairly often. When in the right mood find it intellectual and rather serene, and therefore for me, both relaxing and stimulating.

But, BTW, it is rather poor "background" music: you have listen actively.

Yes, I can see how it would be both relaxing and stimulating. I think that if I could separate the piano from the strings, it's almost two pieces of music. The strings are very soothing. The piano a bit too contorted and thus the stimulation.

I'm still not listening to it again.

[Feanor]

Yes, I can see how it would be both relaxing and stimulating. I think that if I could separate the piano from the strings, it's almost two pieces of music. The strings are very soothing. The piano a bit too contorted and thus the stimulation.

I'm still not listening to it again.

Ummm ... that's would be tough; this is string quartet, there is no piano part. Maybe you'd better listen again, eh?