Posted on 01/27/2015 6:27:10 AM PST by nwrep
The greatest musical genius in the history of the world was born 259 years ago today.
Here is a silent toast to the magical music of Mozart.
From Wikipedia:
He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and his influence on subsequent Western art music is profound; Beethoven composed his own early works in the shadow of Mozart, and Joseph Haydn wrote that "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years."
I always enjoy your insight. What other pieces besides the Choral Fantasy do you consider to be "bad" Beethoven? (for instance, I've read some negative things about the Triple Concerto and Wellington's Victory)
Personally I prefer Elmer Bernstein to Leonard.
He wrote a bunch of grandiose choral works to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon. They are completely forgotten.
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