Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Sorry for not posting in so long but......



This is one of my recent discoveries in the long period since I last posted. Grainger's music is glorious and so easy to listen to and appreciate. Some of the many composers I have discovered are Vagn Holmboe, Per Norgard, Rued Langgaard, Niels Gade, Robert Simpson, Alexandre Tansman, Florent Schmitt, Jean Francaix, Darius Milhaud, Humphrey Searle, Toch and so many more. I do have a terrible unquenchable thirst for discovering 20th Century composers and their music that is off the beaten track. In fact the three B's are NOT Bach, Beethoven and Brahms! The three B's are Berg, Bartok and Boulez. Down with the "great" classics! If today's audiences don't come to terms with 20th Century composers, both known and not so known, then I say it's time to relegate the "great" classics to a dark dusty death in a very dark cellar, lock the door and throw away the key. Modern classical music enthusiasts have been dumbed down for far too long. Imagine ANOTHER Beethoven symphony cycle recently released, this time conducted by Chailly........do we really need another cycle??!! I say beat the damn works to death and then move on!

Down with Beethoven and up with Carl Nielsen(one of the greatest symphonists of all time)!!

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