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Post by jandl100 on Jul 10, 2021 10:38:34 GMT
From now on you're only allowed to listen to music from a single composer, who would it be?
No ifs, buts or lists.
Just the one.
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 10, 2021 10:39:04 GMT
Mozart.
When he's on form, which is quite often, his music is perfect.
And he covers an enormous range from solo piano to big orchestra, vocalists and chorus.
From joyous happiness to the depths of despair.
Yup, there's no real doubt about it for me.
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 10, 2021 11:17:35 GMT
.... Then again, it might be Beethoven.   |
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Post by Slinger on Jul 10, 2021 13:15:35 GMT
Much as I love my Mahler, I think it would have to be Bach for me; I never tire of his six solo cello suites. He wrote music for keyboards, orchestral music, chamber music, even a capella pieces, like his "Six Motets" - another favourite of mine (The Sixteen perform them superbly) - and pretty much every other format of his time. As a sort of a bonus, most of the "greats" have performed and recorded Bach, so one gets to listen to wonderful performers as well as wonderful music. Have I "sold" him to you yet? |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 10, 2021 16:25:48 GMT
I think I would have to go with Bach too.
Purely because there isn't another composer I like that has such a breadth of great works. I really can't think of anyone else.
Of course I could pick Vivaldi and just listen to T4S ...
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 10, 2021 16:33:39 GMT
Mozart. When he's on form, which is quite often, his music is perfect. And he covers an enormous range from solo piano to big orchestra, vocalists and chorus. From joyous happiness to the depths of despair. Yup, there's no real doubt about it for me. I was having afternoon tea this week at Buittle Castle in Scotland which was a remarkable experience for a number of reasons but in the background this Mozart Piano Trios was playing and it sounded very fine to me - I've added it to my collection; the only other Mozart I have is the Requiem. |
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 10, 2021 16:51:23 GMT
Fair do's, while my listening was CD based, good old JSB easily took up the most real estate.
It's only fairly recently, the last 10 years maybe, that my appreciation for Mozart has grown so that it now outpaces the other possible contenders.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 10, 2021 17:38:15 GMT
I'm sure that I will find more Mozart that I like, just never taken the time to explore much, as the symphonies I had come across never really did it for me
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 10, 2021 20:18:33 GMT
Where Mozart really excels for me is in his chamber music; string and clarinet quintets, piano sonatas, piano and oboe quartets, string trio k. 563, string quartets, some of his music for winds. That and the last 2 great masses (Requiem and Great c minor). And the Sinfonia Concertante I played today. And many of the piano concertos. Clarinet concerto. And the Jupiter symphony. Uh. Just so many! Too much perfection.  |
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Post by dvh on Jul 10, 2021 21:35:31 GMT
The correct answer is of course Schubert.
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 11, 2021 5:26:42 GMT
Yes, I could manage just on Schubert.
My idea of Hell would be Reger or Hindemith.
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Post by ajski2fly on Jul 11, 2021 6:00:26 GMT
Based on my classical collection I have quite a lot of Mozart and next up it’s Vivaldi. With Mozart I like the famous symphonies and a few of the others, and I really enjoy the quartets. Vivaldi I like the l’Estro Armonico and a cello concertos, and of course the favourite is T4S.Beethoven is third, mainly his symphonies, but also violin and piano concertos.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 11, 2021 9:50:27 GMT
I've got a huge amount of Vivaldi. I couldn't manage being limited to one composer but could certainly last longer with Vivaldi than most ...
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 11, 2021 10:51:33 GMT
Expanding the concept a little, these are the composers I could probably cope with (if I really had to) as sole music sources...
Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Vaughan Williams.
If those weren't allowed, then with a fair amount of anguish I'd add Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Bach.
Diversity of output as well as quality and liking the soundworld is crucial for me.
Vivaldi, for example, isn't varied enough. (Hides behind sofa). The same could be said for Bruckner, Mahler, Sibelius, wonderful though they are. Actually, with Sibelius, the output is varied but often not up to his best standard imo.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 11, 2021 13:39:13 GMT
Beethoven. He offers the variety, emotion and power to satisfy my needs. I could live with that.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 11, 2021 14:30:01 GMT
To be honest I would struggle with just one composer after a short while. Much as I love Rachmaninov for example I need a break from him every now and again.
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