Posted on 06/16/2005 8:28:05 AM PDT by Pyro7480
There was a whole movie (and musical) devoted to how a famous central-European composer was a genius but egotistical and eccentric. That was Mozart. Apparently he caught it from Beethoven.
Go for Sonatas 26 through 32. They're all rather interesting.
I'll join that ping list as well, thanks!
The add me to the classical ping list if you would.
I'm willing to start the list if nobody else has already done so.
Yeah that really is a myth about Bach being fortoteen until Mendelsohn brought him back. Chopin studied Bach as a child. (Bach known in Warsaw in the 1810s!) Music publishing was in its infancy when Bach died so it was very unusual for composers to be well known to the public at large until the mid 19th century.
'forgotten'
Quartet K 465 (the one in C, nicknamed "Dissonant") has a pretty weird introduction.
Beethoven is the single best writer of music ever. EVER.
I think the point is that while Bach had always been studied by musicians, he wasn't popular in public concerts until people like Busoni made him popular again.
You learn something new about Egon every day. He still wasn't my favorite ghostbuster though.
Shades of this nut; http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Susan_McClary
I was not speaking of the period immediately after JSB's death but FIFTY years later. His music was not performed publicly until I think it was Mendelsonne revived it.
WTC was an exercise for keyboard players and not even written for public performance. It was a practice piece and a theoretical demonstration. Amazing.
LOL!! I was thinking of Schroeder, too. I love The Peanuts. I hope Charles Schulz is working on more Peanuts comics up in heaven.
Maybe he lost the struggle.
On some level, everyone dies Catholic.
The Posthorn Serenade is wonderful.
It was an extremely silly movie but fun. Particularly since he despised his sister-in-law and sued to have his nephew removed from her influence.
Men of substance must form a small coven
So they could concentrate on Beethoven
Things do not get much hotter
Than a piano sonata
With hope, grief and triumph interwoven
Dear EveningStar,
Perhaps you and Republicanprofessor should talk.
Whoever does the list, please add me!!
Thanks,
sitetest
Heh. I was referring to Oswald.
But you knew that. ;^)
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