Homage to Salieri Thread

[charles_arthur_bosch]

Like Salieri=Innocent, I find the notion that Salieri would be threatened by Mozart to the point that he would murder him to be absurd, and history supports me. He was brilliant. I never really appreciated the Classical Period until I started listening to Salieri, because although Mozart is pure genius, and more consistently brilliant, I find much of his music to be, well, excessive, and so did many music fans in Mozart's day, which is why Salieri was the most acclaimed composer in Europe in his day. His influence extends for years beyond his death, and you can hear it in Beethoven (who he trained), Schubert, Brahms, and Faure.

The thing I love most about Salieri, is that with him, it is not about what the performers can do, or about proving himself as a composer. It is just about the music... making music that is beautiful.

If you are not familiar with Salieri's works, yes, they are regrettably underperformed, but snatch up every snippet you can hear, because it is history and it is music at its best. I recommend Missa in Sol Maggiore, and Il Grotto di Trifonio, but I probably spelled that last one incorrectly.

[periodinstrumentfan]

I have some Salieri opera posted on my youtube channel... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKpKjKAeo8&fmt=18
unfortunately, his chamber and orchestral music are so hard to find... :c