<<I agree with you the 10th is the best (did you said it? anyway).>><br><br>Yes, I did imply that the 10th is the greatest by putting it the first...
I've never put much stock in ranking things, especially things dealing with classical music. This goes as much for my own rankings as it does for anyone...
Opinions of their musicality. Which is why I rated the 10th higher than the 8th, even though I personally prefer the 8th. I left off the 11th, even though I...
Hellow!<br>My top somphnies are as follows.<br><br>1. 15<br>2. 13<br>3. 10<br>4. 4<br>5. 14<br><br>However, it is very difficult for me to rank his great ...
The distinction is that you might like a piece for personal reasons, and it might be your favorite, maybe because it brings back fond memories, etc., or ...
This is exactly my situation. How many critics consider the Seventh Symphony to be an exciting work that is musically mediocre? Yet it is my favorite of DS's ...
I don't know if this is really the right venue for a lengthy discussion on the purpose of music, but hey, it's a discussion. I agree completely that #7 is an...
I think great symphonies like the Tenth and Eighth are not only musically interesting, but they also evoke feelings. So they satisfy your requirement for the...
żA relative? No, just another Tchakovsky's fan, like hers (although they stopped their relationship some years before his dead).<br><br>But Shostakovich is...
I also did it about my personal preferences, it's what I like, I don't really mind if it innovates or something like that. <br><br>For example, I like the 5th,...
I think great works have complexity and subtlety. I originally stated musical complexity, but it can also be emotional and other forms of complexity. Great ...
>>>Scenes Historiques is a work by Sibelius, another one of my favorite composers. <<<<br><br>Then please join the Sibelius club! We need...
While I do think complexities are more impressive - the composers I favor tend to be considered among the more complex, Mahler in particular - I wouldn't go as...
I agree with you. My comments were mainly rules of thumb. It's really hard to give objective criteria in aesthetic matter that will work in all cases. I could...
That reminds me of whenever I go to a record store like Sam Goody or Record World. They have a handful of classical CD's, and they're often tunes that are...
Yuck. That makes me think of those CD's with horrendous titles like "The Idiot's Guide to Classical Music" or "Vivaldi for Dummies". What self-respecting ...
I object to those kinds of CDs for one additonal reason. Someone else chooses for you what pieces of classical music you should listen to, and, to add insult...
It may be interesting to ask this : if you were able to make a boxed set of full compositions from any time in history for newcomers to classical music, which...
