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Today, 17:35

Haydn70 replied to a poll Do you believe in greatness in music? in Classical Music Discussion Polls

A superb post! Many thanks, EdwardBast!

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Today, 17:35

Simon Moon replied to a thread Match your favorite composers to artworks in Classical Music Discussion

Paul Klee had a lifelong passion for music, and his "musical" paintings were meant to convey some of his deep emotion and passion. He was painting...

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Today, 17:34

Eclectic Al replied to a poll Do you believe in greatness in music? in Classical Music Discussion Polls

There may well be pieces I like which are hardly ever performed, and don't seem to be regarded widely as of great interest. I don't think that my...

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Today, 17:33

Faramundo replied to a thread The Jazz Hole in Non-Classical Music

What great record, really !

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Today, 17:33

EdwardBast replied to a poll Do you believe in greatness in music? in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Discussions of musical and aesthetic value can and do routinely draw on objective data and objective properties of musical works. Productive...

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Today, 17:33

chu42 replied to a poll Chopin vs. Brahms vs. Schumann Piano Sonatas in Classical Music Discussion

I will say that Brahms—while already harmonically sophisticated by this early stage—has not really mastered the wide variety of piano textures that...

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Today, 17:32

DaveM replied to a poll Do you believe in greatness in music? in Classical Music Discussion Polls

A repeat of a previous lpost: The problem with this subject is that the semantics of the words ‘great’, ‘greatness’ and ‘significance’...

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Today, 17:30

Coach G replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VII in Classical Music Discussion

This morning, two very fine, tonal, and fairly listenable American composers of the 20th century: Quincy Porter (1897-1966) and Irving Fine...

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Today, 17:25

Eclectic Al replied to a poll Do you believe in greatness in music? in Classical Music Discussion Polls

I think the consensus thing is indeed the nub of this whole thing. My way of looking at things is that my personal judgements are not of any real...

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Today, 17:24

Carmina Banana replied to a thread Weekly quartet. Just a music lover perspective. in Solo & Chamber Music

Interesting to hear some comments that are somewhat moderate in their praise for this quartet. I can relate to that and I can relate to the initial...

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Today, 17:23

SanAntone replied to a poll Chopin vs. Brahms vs. Schumann Piano Sonatas in Classical Music Discussion

Interesting question. I know the Brahms the best, then Schumann, and his sonatas are the main things by Chopin I prefer - but to choose a favorite? ...

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Today, 17:21

SanAntone replied to a thread Rap, Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul, R&B, Funk - post your favorites and discuss in Non-Classical Music

It was something I summarized from a source I've been reading about the history of hip-hop. I think it is somewhat a consensus opinion. I've asked...

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Today, 17:21

Jaro replied to a thread Lets stay motivated in Beginners

Spring has come already, and sometimes is difficult to focus to play during a day... but after all playing is another way to enjoy time we have so:...

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Today, 17:20

Faramundo replied to a thread What opera are you currently listening to / watching? CD/DVD in Opera on DVD, Blu-ray and CD

i felt like have great melodies today...

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Today, 17:20

ORigel replied to a poll Chopin vs. Brahms vs. Schumann Piano Sonatas in Classical Music Discussion

I am surprised Brahms is winning Not that his sonatas are bad...

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Today, 17:18

cougarjuno replied to a thread Game (prelim 2/5): It's a young man's game in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Atterberg - Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3 - 1887 - 1911 - 6 Bizet - Symphony in C - 1838 - 1855 – 26 (+3) Brahms - Ballades, op. 10 - 1833 -...

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Today, 17:18

Red Terror replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VII in Classical Music Discussion

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Today, 17:17

Phil loves classical replied to a thread Rap, Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul, R&B, Funk - post your favorites and discuss in Non-Classical Music

It really lost its freshness after around '93 for me, and I only got into rap since the late 90's. I think the only great album after '93 was the...

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Today, 17:17

Bourdon replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VII in Classical Music Discussion

Messiaen Just arrived :) Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus

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Today, 17:17

SanAntone replied to a poll Do you believe in greatness in music? in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Is that a rhetorical question?

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Today, 17:16

Malx replied to a thread What would you do? in Classical Music Discussion

Don't lose it - I'd be sure to misplace something that small!

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Today, 17:16

cougarjuno replied to a thread A Common Theme Among Twenty Works (Game Seventeen) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Liszt - Piano Concerto no.1

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Today, 17:12

Haydn70 replied to a poll Whose Music Do You Prefer: Schoenberg or Bartok? in Classical Music Discussion

I voted for Bartok despite the fact that Schoenberg was one of my compositional "grandfathers", i.e., my primary composition teacher when I was an...

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Today, 17:11

Heck148 replied to a poll Whose Music Do You Prefer: Schoenberg or Bartok? in Classical Music Discussion

I like them equally - they are both great composers, and major figures of 20th century music. Two of my favorites.

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Today, 17:09

Clarinetsax replied to a thread Full Symphonic scores with condensed piano scores at the bottom of each pag 1939 in Classifieds

Am I in the wrong forum......if so.....how do I get to the right one?

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Today, 17:08

Pelleas replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VII in Classical Music Discussion

Milhaud: Symphony no. 4 (1948) Two versions: D. Milhaud, Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF; A. Francis, RSO Basel. Some creative tensions...

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Today, 17:07

cougarjuno replied to a thread Game: Favored Sacred Choral Works (Qualifying Round One of Twenty) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Duruflé - Requiem - 47 Ockeghem - Requiem - 52 (+5) Bach, JS - Christmas Oratorio – 46 Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus - 44 Górecki - Totus Tuus -...

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Today, 17:05

cougarjuno replied to a thread Game: Favored Concertos (Qualifying Round Four of Twenty) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Schumann - Piano Concerto – 84 (+2) Elgar - Cello Concerto -65 (+2) Beethoven - Piano Concerto no. 3 – 61 Bach, JS - Violin Concerto no. 1 - 52...

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Today, 17:04

Malx replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VII in Classical Music Discussion

I go weeks/months without going near Mozart then two days in succession I feel the urge. Mozart, Horn Concertos 3 & 4 - Dennis Brain, Philharmonia...

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Today, 17:01

cougarjuno replied to a thread A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures (Semi-Finals Round Three) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Brahms - Intermezzo in A major, op. 118 no. 2 - 75 Bach - Prelude No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 (from WTC Bk. 1) - 46 Chopin - Etude op. 10 no....

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