In Reply to: GREAT song posted by qazaq on April 22, 2007 at 16:44:06:
"I think that if music doesn't move you in some way, then it really has no purpose..."The tricky part is: often throughout my listening years I've been abslolutely *not* moved by a piece, then years late it suddenly clicked. This has happened Stravinsky's Rite, for instance.
Another interesting issue is simplicity. Is a piece greater for its complexity and lesser for its simplicity? Mozart often outlines a major 5th to great effect, (such as the 2nd mov't of the 21st Piano Concerto or the opening of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik), then we have Bruckner, some call him elemental, I'm not sure if he pulls it off, but I'll keep trying. Ives' purposeful cacaphony still sets my teeth on edge, even on Lp, lol. I'm beginning to enjoy Beethoven sublimely for the first time, thanks to exploring older recordings of Walter and Furtwangler, but, alas, Haydn--after 20 years--doesn't do much for me on a deep level, and neither does Mozart, yet they are considered towering geniuses.
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Follow Ups
- Re: GREAT song - jdaniel 16:54:44 04/22/07 (8)
- Re: GREAT song - qazaq 17:14:52 04/22/07 (7)
- classical music pieces are not usually called "songs" - docw 15:44:23 04/23/07 (6)
- Re: classical music pieces are not usually called "songs" - qazaq 18:37:25 04/23/07 (5)
- there are some real good compilations on LP - docw 07:20:13 04/24/07 (4)
- A bunch of compilations might be just what I need... - qazaq 18:50:15 04/24/07 (3)
- I am not familiar with this music (contemporary) but many here are... - docw 10:10:36 04/25/07 (2)
- Re: I am not familiar with this music (contemporary) but many here are... - qazaq 16:02:11 04/25/07 (1)
- classical trumpet is a bit...dry - qazaq 16:55:57 04/25/07 (0)