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Feb-24-2021, 22:35

ArtMusic started a poll It Is Hard To Concentrate For 5-6 Hours On Feldman's SQ No.2? in Classical Music Discussion

Feldman's monumental String Quartet No. 2 is in one unbroken movement. I know of people who listen to parts of it for meditation and they are...

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Feb-20-2021, 05:14

Bulldog started a thread The Haydn/Mozart Competition (Selections and Game) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

For this game we have the two musical giants of the Classical Period. We will select 20 works of each composer, then play our competitive game. ...

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Feb-20-2021, 02:38

haziz started a thread Which Composer Would You Have Liked to Have a Beer With? in Classical Music Discussion

If it was magically feasible, which composer would you have liked to have had a beer, or two, and a long chat with? Substitute your favorite...

73 replies | 1698 view(s)

Feb-24-2021, 21:33

Bulldog started a thread Game: Your Least Enjoyable Music (with a positive spin) - Round One of Five in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Welcome to Round One. In the selection round, each of us picked some of the works most disliked. Now, it's time to change focus and vote for our...

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Feb-22-2021, 11:48

Bulldog started a thread Game: Favored Symphonies (Qualifying Round Twenty) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Welcome to the last qualifying round of our favored symphonies game. We collected 400 symphonies in the selection thread, and I have broken the total...

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Mar-01-2021, 07:55

Bulldog started a thread Game: Your Least Enjoyable Music (with a positive spin) - Round Two of Five in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Welcome to Round Two. In the selection round, each of us picked some of the works most disliked. Now, it's time to change focus and vote for our most...

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Mar-02-2021, 11:16

Wilhelm Theophilus started a thread Your entry into classical music in Classical Music Discussion

What composers did you start with to get into classical music, how did your journey begin and what were the milestones along the way? For...

55 replies | 1623 view(s)

Feb-27-2021, 08:24

Bulldog started a thread Game: Favored Symphonies (Semi-Finals Round One) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

These are the 100 symphonies remaining for the semi-final rounds: Barber - Symphony no. 1 Beethoven - Symphony no. 1 Beethoven - Symphony no. 2 ...

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Feb-25-2021, 06:30

BrahmsWasAGreatMelodist started a poll Poll: Have you ever been arrested? in Community Forum

Just curious .... :)

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Mar-01-2021, 10:25

BrahmsWasAGreatMelodist started a thread Your top 10 post-1920 composers in Classical Music Discussion

What I mean is, imagine if the only music that existed was music written after 1920. Who would be your top 10 composers? My list: 1. Partch...

55 replies | 1043 view(s)

Feb-20-2021, 15:55

Bulldog started a thread A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures (Qualifying Round Six of Ten) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Welcome to the 6th qualifying round of A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures. After collecting 300 pieces in the selection round, I have broken the...

71 replies | 1011 view(s)

Feb-23-2021, 00:31

Conrad2 started a thread MG: What unfinished and lost work/piece would you want it to be completed or restore? in Classical Music Discussion

Setting:You are a weary traveler on a road. Something caught your eye. You pick it up. It's a shiny lamp coated in dirt. Your hand rub off the...

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Feb-27-2021, 10:12

Bulldog started a thread A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures (Qualifying Round Seven of Ten) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Welcome to the 7th qualifying round of A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures. After collecting 300 pieces in the selection round, I have broken the...

58 replies | 1184 view(s)

Feb-20-2021, 15:53

WhateverDude started a thread Should all public funding for 'classical music' be stopped immediately..? in Classical Music Discussion

A recent question was asked here. 'Is classical music better than pop music ?' Most said "No, they are of a similar value, just different, one is...

57 replies | 998 view(s)

Mar-03-2021, 07:39

Bulldog started a thread Game: Favored Symphonies (Semi-Finals Round Two) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Welcome to Round Two of the Semi-Finals. There are 10 symphonies for our voting enjoyment, and the 2 receiving the highest scores will advance to the...

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Feb-27-2021, 01:41

ArtMusic started a poll Are Any Composers Heroes In Your Life? in Classical Music Discussion

Let's take Beethoven for example, he struggled with physical deafness and yet he wrote some of the greatness musical compositions composed by the...

42 replies | 1382 view(s)

Feb-22-2021, 03:15

Captainnumber36 started a thread Favorite Composer(s) of Symphonies in Classical Music Discussion

Mozart & Beethoven for me right now. Mahler isn't melodious enough for me and feels a bit long winded, but perhaps he'll grow on me.

40 replies | 1106 view(s)

Feb-22-2021, 23:26

Captainnumber36 started a thread Classical Music: Vinyl vs CD in Classical Music Discussion

After much struggle with vinyl, I have found I much prefer CDs for my CM. They are easier to carry around, far less sensitive to wear and tear and...

53 replies | 891 view(s)

Mar-01-2021, 06:38

ArtMusic started a poll Do You Drive/Have A Car? in Community Forum

I was just wondering if any of you own/have access to a car for transport? Do you own a car? Do you rent a car for regular use? Do you borrow a car...

50 replies | 679 view(s)

Feb-28-2021, 05:07

KenOC started a thread Was Handel really the greatest composer? in Classical Music Discussion

Well, Beethoven thought so, and usually placed him ahead of Mozart and Bach. I think that would be an unusual view these days. But listening to...

43 replies | 972 view(s)

Feb-21-2021, 17:15

sbmonty started a thread BPO Bruckner 1-9 in Recorded Music and Publications

I'd appreciate your thoughts on the performances in this collection. Beautifully presented. What do you think about the recordings?

51 replies | 1395 view(s)

Mar-03-2021, 03:06

WNvXXT started a thread The Well-Tempered Clavier - Tureck or Hewitt? in Classical Music Discussion

re: The Well-Tempered Clavier Have never listened to this. Which CD set should I get? Rosalyn Tureck or Angela Hewitt? Other suggestions are...

42 replies | 1189 view(s)

Feb-23-2021, 17:25

Mandryka started a thread Music composed with a computer. in Classical Music Discussion

Here’s a piece I love composed with a computer - do you know any others?

48 replies | 824 view(s)

Feb-21-2021, 12:29

GucciManeIsTheNewWebern started a poll Poll/Discussion: Is Phillip Glass a one-trick pony? in Classical Music Discussion

My personal opinion as a listener lies somewhere in between. He's a respected (well...) and established composer and one I enjoy too, and has truly...

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Feb-25-2021, 00:32

Barbebleu started a thread Mahler and Bruckner: Who are they talking to? in Classical Music Discussion

I have been listening to Mahler for about fifty years now and Bruckner for about forty (I came to him later). When I listen to Mahler I feel that he...

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Feb-22-2021, 17:31

SixFootScowl started a thread Operas You Only Like for a Single Aria in Opera

There are operas that I really don't care for much but that have a golden aria buried in them. Here is one example of this for me. What are some...

43 replies | 854 view(s)

Feb-27-2021, 08:20

Bonetan started a poll SOPRANO TOURNAMENT: (Quarterfinal 1): Callas vs Sutherland in Opera

Maria Callas, Greece/USA, 1923-1977 (defeated Raisa 21-6) Joan Sutherland, Australia, 1926-2010 (defeated Radvanovsky 23-3) Who's...

40 replies | 947 view(s)

Feb-23-2021, 07:04

Captainnumber36 started a thread How Important to you Is Seeing Live CM? in Classical Music Discussion

I enjoy dressing up and going to a grand hall for a show, but home listening is quite sufficient for me. Chamber music on the other hand could be...

35 replies | 621 view(s)

Feb-22-2021, 01:29

chu42 started a poll Brahms vs. Schumann: Who wrote the better melodies? in Classical Music Discussion

It's acknowledged that both Brahms and Schumann emphasized texture and harmony over melody, but I think both also ended up with some real earworms. ...

39 replies | 919 view(s)

Feb-26-2021, 10:27

Bulldog started a thread A Common Theme Among Twenty Works (Game Twelve) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

This is the 12th in a series of games based on a common theme. It could be genre, instrumentation, key signature, time period, style, country,...

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