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In Reply to: RE: 20 things never to say to a classical musician posted by rbolaw on September 20, 2016 at 13:12:08
LOL.
Some friends wanted to hear something on my system. I asked what they would like to hear, and their idea of real classical music was Bolero--so I dutifully got out the old Ansermet recording. Does that beat the Phantom?
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After "10" it was Bolero, after Apocalypse Now it was Ride of the Valkyries, and after Amadeus it was the Mozart Requiem. My friends went to the nearest convenient classical music guru (me) for a recommendation.
IMO, if Bolero had been written as part of a full-length ballet, it wouldn't be so bad. Alas, Ravel wrote it as a stand-alone piece, and to his and everyone else's irritation ever after we are stuck with it as his signature work. But something similar has happened to a few other good composers (Elgar, Dukas), and many more middling ones. Bad luck.
OTOH, there is no excuse for Phantom.
Don't forget; after "2001: A Space Odyssey" the sunrise from "Also sprach Zarathustra" became Richard Strauss' greatest hit. Never mind what Strauss did with that opening bit....
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