In Reply to: Who are your Classical "Marmite" composers? posted by John C. - Aussie on September 12, 2014 at 15:50:50:
Most of the composers mentioned are not really Marmites. Hating a composer that most people like or thinking a composer is over rated doesn't make him a Marmite. If that were what a Marmite is, every composer would be one, because there are always going to be some who hate their music. In the case of most of the composers mentioned, a wide range of degrees of like or dislike are possible. Is Beethoven a Marmite? No way. Some may hate his music, but the majority love it and a lot of people have varying degrees of affection for it. It is possible to love it, hate it, and everything in between. It is not a love it or hate it proposition. Wagner is the perfect example of a Marmite, because most people either love or hate his music, with few in the middle. Shostakovich and Mahler are probably other good examples. But there aren't too many others.
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- Interesting examples but most are not Marmites - Tadlo 07:39:33 09/14/14 (0)