Thread: Your Vote: Mozart vs. Beethoven

I'm going to open a can of worms and ask "Who do you prefer: Mozart or Beethoven"?

Which music is your favorite? Who influenced the greater composers? Who is the more popular among TC members?

Mozart:

Born: January 27, 1756

Lived In: Vienna, Austria

Composed: Nearly 1,000 works in just over 30 years including everything from simple piano songs to epic operas. His most famous works include The Magic Flute, A minor Piano Sonata, and his Requiem.


Beethoven

Born: December 16, 1770

Lived: Bonn, Germany

Composed: Just over 200 published pieces exist from his lifetime as well as dozen of unpublished sketches. His most famous works include Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor), Symphony No.5, and the massive Symphony N0. 9.

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Nah, probably Mozart. Preference is easier to determine than "Greatness."

I prefer Mozart.

But I can't deny Beethoven's outstanding symphonic works and his Emperor Concert as gems of Classic Music.

I don't where I read that Beethoven was deeply touched and impressed by Mozart's Piano Concert KV 503 which laid the foundation of Emperor's and some other pianistic techniques developed lately by him.

Even when Beethoven's teacher was Haydn, I think that Mozart, not being so influential as has happened with Beethoven for later trends and modes, gave a lot of inspiration -ethos- for the overall Beethoven's oeuvre.

Originally Posted by peeyaj

I'm going to open a can of worms and ask "Who do you prefer: Mozart or Beethoven"?

Peeyaj, I love the drawings. Are those yours?

Beethoven. His music showed me how to live.

Originally Posted by Manxfeeder

Beethoven. His music showed me how to live.

I think I understand this.

I prefer Beethoven. A fair bit of Mozart is nice to listen to, some is very good and the rest is is unadulterated crap. The only difference is that Beethoven didn't compose unadulterated crap.

Beethoven for me as well. Way more interesting and less predictable.

Originally Posted by Manxfeeder

Beethoven. His music showed me how to live.

Then you probably never smile.

Originally Posted by neoshredder

Beethoven for me as well. Way more interesting and less predictable.

In an analysis of music - Beethoven was found to be the most predictable composer - Mozart the least.

http://phys.org/news/2012-02-classic...ere-power.html

Originally Posted by stomanek

Then you probably never smile.

Lolwut have you not heard the huge amount of smiley music he composed throughout his life?

Originally Posted by stomanek

In an analysis of music - Beethoven was found to be the most predictable composer - Mozart the least.

http://phys.org/news/2012-02-classic...ere-power.html

The news is out! Mozart is even less predictable than aleatoric music!

How on earth can WAMY be in a contest with Beethoven so LvB wins hands down

Roast beef.

Originally Posted by stomanek

In an analysis of music - Beethoven was found to be the most predictable composer - Mozart the least.

http://phys.org/news/2012-02-classic...ere-power.html

Not that analysis again. I can't be talked into something different than what my ears tell me.