Top Five
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 5:53AM
#2
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Relax Parla. Try to have some fun, or isn't there such a thing when it comes to music?
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 9:12AM
#3
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My five would be:
1) Anon
2) Bach
3) Monteverdi
4) Handel
5) Biber
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 10:13AM
#4
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Bliss, my life is too hectic for having either relax or fun. As for the latter, I remember from my years in US, Fun used to be (almost) the only essence of Life. I guess I might have to envy you for that, since in my native language and the others I know, there is no such word for that notion. So, no, "fun" does not come to my life (and the music), at least in the sense it comes to you, guys, in US.
Parla
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 10:20AM
#5
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Interesting choices, Arbutus. I was beginning to wonder if anyone liked "earlier" music.........
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 10:54AM
#6
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Bliss, my life is too hectic for having either relax or fun.
But not too hectic to write 1834 posts.
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 2:26PM
#7
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Problem is, I'm not sure if all musical instruments will work under zero gravity.
Furthermore, an LP record deck will certainly not work, and a CD player would probably have difficulties. The downloaders will have the last laugh, and with my V***** broadband currently reaching the dizzy heights of 0.2M, I am not one of them.
As you might have guessed I am a bit of an astronomer, and I've yet to tick off a Near Earth Object off my astronomical bucket list, despite recent events. So I'm staying here on planet Earth, though I have yet to work out a soundtrack for this event - Bruckner 9 I think.
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 3:48PM
#8
RE: Top Five
1. Benjamen Britten.
2. Richard Wagner.
3. Gustav Holst.
4. Ludwig van Beethoven.
5. Edward Grieg.
Some people here hate lists, however I think this is quite a challenging one.
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 4:13PM
#9
RE: Top Five
In one year and 28 weeks, Jane, the 1834 posts (about 3 posts per day) is not such a big deal, if you consider how fast our modern life runs with all these contemporary gadgets in our disposal.
On another note, I love earlier music too (Monteverdi is to die for, Gesualdo is sublime, Victoria is exquisite and Heavenly, to mention a few) and Baroque too (Vivaldi and Corelli are such a glorious delight along with the greatness of a Haendel or the superb craftsmanship of a Rameau).
On a funnier note, I really found quite inspiringly entertaining the picture of all those who managed to catch the "last spaceship", which, when abandoning the doomed planet Earth, the sublime "Bist du bei mir" starts playing from the sound system of the spaceship.
While I hate threads about "lists" (some time ago we had this inimitable "top fifty". Fortunately, now we had a drastic drop to the 1/10 of this), I trust I will enjoy (following) this one. Well done, Jane!
Parla
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 4:42PM
#10
RE: Top Five
Relax Parla. Try to have some fun, or isn't there such a thing when it comes to music?
I'm not sure the lack is confined soley to music in that particular thought-world, but it's perhaps more puzzling why there appears to be such resentment of those who do not find fun such an alien concept.
Anyway, my five;
1) Beethoven
2) Bruckner
3) Verdi
4) Wagner
5) Beethoven (a back up just in case 1's delayed in passport control and misses the takeoff)
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 5:46PM
#11
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DarkSkyMan
Bruckner 9 while the world ends? Sounds perfect, though it would probably have to be quite loud to drown out the screams of terror.
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 5:48PM
#12
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But not too hectic to write 1834 posts.
:-D An early contender for Post of the Year!!
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 6:00PM
#13
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I think the post above yours (#11) by the same author is a greater "contender" and more pertinent for this forum, Bazza.
Parla
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 8:42PM
#14
RE: Top Five
1. Haydn
2. Beethoven
3. Sibelius
4. Mozart
5. Handel
Mon, Feb 18 2013, 9:05PM
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I thought you might be interested in some early findings.........
1. With one exception, everyone has picked Beethoven. Surprised? I was......a bit.
2. The "early" Romantics - Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann - have done very badly. Not a single vote so far.
3. Other notable omissions: Tchaikovsky, Richard Strauss.......
4. No French composers!
5. Only one pick for Brahms so far??? (Just what does a guy have to do to get on the spaceship?)
When more top fives come in, I will produce a fuller analysis, but I have to say that this is very interesting so far......
Jane, if the Planet Earth was about to be destroyed, I can assure you almost none would have either the time or the mood to deal with such a game. Being at this period in some area, where there is a possibility that there might be an explosion of a regional nuclear disaster, I can tell you very few people care about any music or even Art at all.
As for the game itself, I have explained , on various occasions, that this kind of arbitrary lists do not serve, in any possible way, the Classical Music and they distract our interest from the actual beauty of this immense wealth of this great achievement of human spirit. So, my question than answer to your game could be: Can you bear what you are going to miss forever, dear Jane, and can these composers' work possibly compensate you for this loss?
Parla