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In Reply to: Opinions needed on redesign of my web site. Thanks! posted by Teresa on September 7, 2006 at 20:46:48:
One would expect give the section title a discussion with an inclusive bend yet I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised to find rather hard-nosed opinions, some it quite funny I'll admit:---
"What if Mussorgsky was considered the greatest classical composer rather than Mozart? What if instead every music listener’s first introduction to classical music was "Night on Bald Mountain"? I believe the number of listeners liking classical music would easily increase 10 fold!I find that most orchestral classical music written prior to 1800 is too academic and boring and this is the music that turns the public off of classical music."
---BTW, given you'd be the last person I'd expect to promote a CD I find it rather ironic that your first entry could easily be mistaken to be doing just that. The reason is that the pairing occurs only on a reissue CD and that's what Google locates (first entry returned) when searching "Three Pieces for Blues Band and Orchestra and Street Music"
The blues pieces appeared on LP in 1973 (or perhaps 72) coupled with Leonard Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Street Music appeared on LP in 1977 coupled with George Gershwin's An American in Paris.
Unfortunately I haven't heard Street Music but I'm a huge fan of the blues pieces ... here's a little something I wrote about it elsewhere:
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Try William Russo's "Three Pieces for Blues Band and Orchestra" (Seiji Ozawa, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon - 2530 309). This music is not only a hoot and a blast but the third piece is probably the greatest musical *chase scene* ever recorded, the blues harmonica running for dear live with the full orchestra, and the remaining members of the blues band, all bearing down and intent on murder. I've never heard anything to compare with the powerful percussion on display here, kettle and bass drums blasting away with wild abandon, the blues band drummer doing everything in his power to keep up! BTW, this piece demands a pretty darn good turntable else forget about hunting down the LP and just go for the CD (which I can only hope features the same awesome sound).
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No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
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Follow Ups
- Classical Music for Everyone section ... - bjh 07:23:43 09/08/06 (4)
- The Russo is from two separate LPs - Three Pieces is on DGG 2530 309 and Street Music on 2530 788 - Teresa 19:03:40 09/08/06 (0)
- "introduction to classical music was "Night on Bald Mountain"? " Actually, it really was my introduction... - J. S. Bach 09:42:30 09/08/06 (2)
- For me it was Bugs Bunny- Tales of Vienna Wood - dadbar 13:12:50 09/08/06 (0)
- For me ... - bjh 10:11:22 09/08/06 (0)
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