Yagan Kiely-
Please don't bring personal attacks into this just because I hold different ideas than you.
I am not attacking you.
However I really want to offer you to check some more opinions here seriously.
You wrote about the fact that a guitar can't produce as loud sound as string instruments or the piano can. You maybe right. But when you are speaking about range of dynamics it is not enough to check who can produce the louder voice..
Moreover, with nowadays tech it is not really an issue. A little microphone changes everything.
Even in piano concerts you can see sometimes use of mics..
Who care that you spoke only about un-mic guitars- by doing that; you ignore reallity.
The main thing I am saying, it doesn't have the ability to produce melodies as well as instruments that have an extended delay (Flute, Violin), nor does it have the contrapuntal, colouristic or dynamic qualities of the piano.
Again, it is WRONG!
It is a shame that you think so..I will be happy to know what brought you to do this funny comparison.
For sure it doesn't has the colouristic of piano because guitar isn't piano!
You are basing your opinions on ignorance.
I know very well some of the piano repertoire- I LOVE the piano sonatas of Beethoven which you mentioned. Please tell me what part of the guitar repertoire you really know?
If you just check some more information, you will discover that the guitar has so many sorts of diffarent sounds(colours), range dynamics(not just loud but rich amount of diffarent volumes).
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I think you confuse the classical guitar with the electric guitar too. It is really not the same instrument.
Try to listen to a good guitar composers\players and than tell what your opinion.
Players: Julian Bream, John Williams, Andreas Segovia, Marcin Dylla, Aniello Desiderio.
Composers: Agustin Barrios, Manuel Ponce, Tarriga, Tedesco(wrote alot for guitar), Aguado Dionisio,Fernando Sor, Leo Bruower. Try Pagnini's pieces for guitar too..
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IN SHORT: IT IS A SERIOUS INSTRUMENT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!
Even CHOPIN who dedicated his life to the piano wrote about the classical guitar:
"Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two."
"The guitar is a wonderful instrument which is understood by few."
- Franz Schubert