Hello to all.

I'm 48 and live in Aberdeen. I've always liked Beethoven, loving the power of his symphonies. I have recently become very keen on Mozart, though previously thought his music was too 'light' - I'm even getting into his operas. Just wondering where to go next in the same era - something moody, like Beethoven's later music.

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If you thought Mozart too light, watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jATcM8X29zc

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Hello, Martin, welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard, Martin.

Who doesn't?

Schubert, Schubert and Schubert.

Oh, and did I mention Schubert?

The later works of Schubert specifically. His early works are nice to hear, but you are bound to come across the Classical influences. Try his late quartets (the last four), his only string quintet, some piano sonatas. Schubert didn't do much on the orchestral side, but his last two numbered symphonies are masterpieces.

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I concur w/ opus. Schubert, Schubert and more Schubert. Try his piano trios also.

Don't forget about Schumann and Mendelssohn. Good chance you may like their symphonies.

Many thanks - a big vote for Schubert then, plus a few other composers to listen to.

Much appreciated

Glad to have you aboard here, Martin_B.

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Hello, if you are appreciative of Beethoven, i strongly recommend his late quartets,they are great!, Are you familiar with Bruckner?, I am thinking of his 8th sym, really powerful
stuff , good listening lesley

Welcome, Martin.

If you are looking for composers of the same era as Mozart and Beethoven, the obvious composer to go to next is Haydn. Haydn's symphonies (he wrote as many as 107 of them, depending on how you count them) are the second greatest more or less sustained series of masterpieces in one form by any composer, exceeded only by the Bach Cantatas. And, his string quartets are a very impressive body of work as well. Those two forms are the places to start. After that, you want to go to the Masses, the trumpet concerto,and the two cello concerti.

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