I never thought I'd read anything worthwhile by Norman Lebrecht, and this isn't exactly by him, but a quote by him of pianist Katya Apekisheva's list of 10 works or composers she never wants to hear again that I find brilliant and right on point:
1. Vivaldi. Four seasons
2. Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals
3. ABBA
4. About 85% of music by Liszt
5. Berlioz
6. Ending of Tchaikovsky piano trio ( around 8 last pages)
7. Neapolitan song 'O Sole Mio'
8. Beethoven Fur Elise
9. Virtuoso violin music, such as Sarasate and Weniawsky
10. Brindisi from Traviata
The brilliant thing about this list is that she doesn't simply go for 10 works or composers she doesn't like, or make inane comments like "all Mozart" like other posters, but names 10 truly overplayed works and composers, or works that are just too over the top and hysterical or go on for too d@mn long.
My list:
1. Grieg, especially the piano concerto and Peer Gynt Suite no. 2
2. Verdi's March from Aida
3. Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1
4. Pachelbel's Canon in D
5. Schubert's Unfinished Symphony
6. Bruckner, especially the Tedium
7. Tchaikovsky piano concerto no. 1
8. ABBA (sorry to copy Katya, but simply too true).
9. Gliere's Ilya Muromets
10. Rachmaninoff piano concerto no. 2
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Topic - 10 works or composers you never want to hear again - rbolaw 18:09:49 08/20/16 (20)
- RE: 10 works or composers you never want to hear again - pbarach 12:47:34 08/21/16 (0)
- Regarding final pages of Tchaikovsky Trio, she's right - jdaniel@jps.net 08:23:11 08/21/16 (0)
- The Anthology of Yuck - andy evans 02:20:37 08/21/16 (5)
- The Appassionata? The Appassionata? - Chris from Lafayette 11:16:12 08/21/16 (4)
- RE "Maybe you've been listening to Schnabel too much?" - goldenthal 23:52:57 09/05/16 (0)
- RE: The Appassionata? The Appassionata? - fstein 07:54:28 08/25/16 (0)
- The opening is like Tchaikovsky's piano concerto.. - andy evans 11:39:03 08/21/16 (1)
- "I like pieces that announce themselves politely and with a sense of mystery" - Chris from Lafayette 14:06:45 08/21/16 (0)
- Ravel- "Bolero"..... - Todd Krieger 23:53:16 08/20/16 (0)
- hahaha ... I'll play - Amphissa 21:10:48 08/20/16 (6)
- Well, at least you like Wozzec... nt - oldmkvi 10:04:26 08/23/16 (0)
- Ha ha! Very funny! nt. - MWE 08:39:00 08/21/16 (0)
- Hey - Fis - Newey 23:34:27 08/20/16 (0)
- So, what DO you like? nt - oldmkvi 21:55:13 08/20/16 (1)
- Well, that list woukd be very, very, very long [nt] - Amphissa 22:15:54 08/20/16 (0)
- Wow. - oldmkvi 21:49:14 08/20/16 (0)
- RE: Not well known enough to be rightfully hated: Wellington's Victory nt - kitch29 19:31:47 08/20/16 (0)
- Lol @ "TeDium", my kind of humor. I don't know the Tchaikovsky Trio. Should I be ashamed? Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 19:09:50 08/20/16 (2)
- Should I be ashamed? - Newey 22:14:47 08/20/16 (1)
- Oh, "A" (oops, I meant "Gee"), I'm sorry. : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 22:20:05 08/20/16 (0)