Edition France is the fourth entry in this series. First, we will select and vote on composers. Second, we will select and vote on compositions. For each of the two categories, the top ten will then be available for additional national/regional games. Composer Selection Rules: 1. You may vote...

Current Listening Vol VIII A new thread for the same subject matter. The previous thread, Current Listening Vol VII, has become another huge file and slow to load. Since this particular thread is the most popular one on the site, we have created this new volume to continue posting. Links to...

What books are you currently reading. WELL! I'm surprised that a cultured and intelligent bunch of individuals like yourselves haven't already made a "What books are you Reading" thread. :p Well, since we don't have one, I suppose I'll start it off. :cool: --Non Music Books-- Currently, I'm...

[ 5:00 ] "one of the complaints about Bach was that his cantatas were too operatic. More than any other composer he introduced the Italian opera style into church music, something his predecessor Johann Kuhnau had always resisted." ("Bach and Opera", Bach Cantatas Website)" I think that...

This is my favourite Shostakovich symphony but is, I know, one that many of the more committed Shostakovich listeners here tend to dismiss. I do greatly like some of the others - 5 and 10 especially and also the flawed 6 - but not so heartily as 14. Any other 14 lovers here? Or, for those who...