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As a sophomore listener, Beethoven, but ...

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In Reply to: RE: I can't pick one, but I think I can pick three... posted by EBerlin on May 11, 2008 at 22:33:39

EBerlin's suggestions (as usual) are interesting.
= J.S. Bach: absolutely
= Elliott Carter: I agree, but thousands won't. Carter is hard core, intellectual not to say academic, atonal contemporary composer. This stuff is an acquired taste.
= Messiaen: I'm still struggling with this composer. To my ear, much of his stuff is just weird. Don't be put off by the Catholic mystic titles, though.
I like Shostakovich a lot -- more so than Prokovieff.
By the way, for me Brahms is a bore. Magnificent architecture and workmanship but just too, too bland.
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Feanor's list of 250 Core Classical Compositions

Edits: 05/12/08 05/12/08

Follow Ups:

Re Messiaen - EBerlin 13:01:16 05/12/08 (3)
- My Messiaen - Feanor 16:34:41 05/12/08 (2)
  - RE: My Messiaen - EBerlin 20:35:04 05/13/08 (1)
    - Thanks, EB - Feanor 06:50:31 05/14/08 (0)
I agree about Brahms with one single exception - Teresa 12:55:55 05/12/08 (1)
- For that matter, I like Brahms' 4th Symphony, but ... - Feanor 07:55:42 05/13/08 (0)

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