SoNotASonata
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Like you, I focus much more on composers and works than on performers. In general I try to get versions of something until I find a version I really like; then I'm usually satisfied. There are a few exceptions for my favorite music, though.
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Well, Compulsive, we agree on 9 of 13 points so I must come to the conclusion that you're a decent human being. ;) JK. But I'm glad to see at least one other person who likes the House of the Seven Gables more than the Scarlet Letter. And in gene…
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You're awesome. Thanks. The one album you mentioned that I promised myself I'd get is the Part, but somehow I've kept neglecting to get it. Next month, NO!
I also recall an album called 'Baltic Voices' that had been suggested many time… -
That's a cool album, Nereffid. This month for me was Bach month, but next month I plan on making Choral Month, and I will add that to the top of the list of choral music I must be getting. Thanks :)
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Well, I'm obviously long-winded, so a longer maximum would be nice. But I can always uber-post when necessary.
It's just that I could go on and on about Haydn. Or Shakespeare. Or cheese. I have one of those kinds of personalities. -
I agree with you about Dvorak - another excellent composer who perhaps doesn't quite get his due.
As for Brahms, I'm really only exploring Brahms in depth for the first time over the last few months. I would say off the bat that I lik… -
In he end, Haydn gets a single slot higher than Mozart for me, in essence, because I think he is under-appreciated, because his actual contributions to the history (i.e. the development) of Western music exceed Mozart's, even if Mozart contributed m…
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Another reason I respect Haydn is that he was such a hard worker. We tend to glorify innate genius, precociousness, natural ability, and prodigies above people who achieve the same things through hard work in our culture. I will say this here and …
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I'm splitting this post into multiple posts because my original post was too long.
I think there's not one reason, but a variety of reasons which, when added together, prompt me to give that smidgen of recognition to Haydn over Mozart. … -
I generally like the idea of not getting too fancy with tons of graphics, etc.
However, I do enjoy having a polling feature on other message boards; if it's possible and not too difficult to include a way for users to add polls to their … -
I'm here. I'm going to try to start a fight with nereffid over on the 'fight club' board. :P