Composer Poll prediction game
First off, thanks :cheers: to all who have voted in the A la carte Composer Polls, especially to those who vote in every one. (And if you haven't - the list of polls can be found via my signature...
View ArticleThe Lamentation in Music (Entry from the Grove Music Online): Reference
The Lamentation Entry from Grove Music Online Lamentations. The Old Testament verses of mourning of the prophet Jeremiah (Threni, Lamentationes), portions of which were sung in the Roman Catholic...
View ArticleA la carte Composer Poll #42 (Ives, Scarlatti, Rodrigo...)
The penultimate poll. By chance, there are several composers here who are relatives of similarly named composers, so be sure you're voting for who you think you're voting for! discussion: Talk...
View ArticleNew user - Early music fan
Dear Forum, My name is Jorge, I come from Spain, I am a Chemical Engineer but one of my favourite hobbies is early music: Renaissance and Baroque mainly but also Classicism. Other hobbies include...
View ArticleIf music was currency what would be fair exchange rates?
Say I have 2 JS Bach Cantatas would that be enough to purchase 20 Scarlatti sonatas? Or two Beethoven symphonies for 50 Haydn symphonies? There could also be a classical music currency exchange where...
View ArticleA la carte Composer Poll #43 (Scriabin, CPE Bach, Ginastera...)
This the final poll, unless anyone wants to point out any glaring omissions! Full list of composers here . Vote for all the ones you like... etc... Every vote counts, and the more voters, the more...
View ArticleSchnittke or Scarlatti (Domenico)?
Alfred Schnittke or Domenico Scarlatti? Who's music do you prefer? Both composers have nine letters in their surnames beginning with "Sc", contain two "t", one "i". But their music are obviously...
View ArticleScarlatti sonata recommendations
I'm a bit new to the music of Domenico Scarlatti. He's got quite a few sonatas for keyboard... Are there any good one's in particular that you'd recommend? Thanks! discussion: Talk classical All the...
View ArticleThe end of the line
After discovering Beethoven's late string quartets and JS Bach's cantatas I feel no other music comes close, for me personally. I am trying to listen to Mendelssohn and his music is something special...
View ArticleRecommendations for piano duet music about grade 5 level
My daughter is currently in grade 5, the Canadian RCM program. To give you an idea of the level of difficulty, these pieces are part of the repertory: Bach Menuet in E from French Suite No.6 BWV 817...
View ArticleIs harpsichord an undervalued instrument?
The harpsichord was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music. One of the advantages of this instrument is the versatility in its use as solo instrument and as basso continuo accompanying other...
View ArticleComposer Polls: some results
Though I'd like more and more people to vote in all my A la carte polls, I thought I'd start a thread discussing what might be gleaned from the results. The full list of polls, list of composers, and...
View ArticleFavorite recordings of Brahms' Klavierstucke (op.76, 116,117,118 and 119)
Finally I make a thread about my most favorite works in the literature of solo piano. I'm a big fan of solo works by Bach, Scarlatti, Haydn, Chopin, Schumann, Franck, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Ravel,...
View ArticleComposers: Last four in, First four out
This is an NCAA tournament themed game. For those that don't live in the US or don't follow sports, the NCAA college basketball championship is decided by a single elimination tournament consisting of...
View ArticleLimited Downloads
I am so frustrated by various companies that are often the sole source of an out of print recording yet limit the countries to which the files are available. For instance, I stupidly sold a CD by...
View ArticleWho, if any, were the main influences for Beethoven's Piano Sonatas?
Mozart and Haydn? I was more thinking CPE Bach and Clementi. Am I right in saying that Clementi was the first composer to apply introductions to the start of some of his piano sonatas? I notice Mozart...
View ArticlePiano Sonatas D.Scarlatti vs CPE Bach
I know there is a slight time difference between the two but they both wrote some very fine sonatas, but who composed the finest? Edit: Sorry, should have said Keyboard sonatas! discussion: Talk...
View ArticleApart from Beethoven, Bruckner, Brahms and Wagner what else do you listen to?
It seems to me that every second or third thread is about one of the above-mentioned composers (Mahler too) and I wonder if these few really take up so much listening time, or if the picture is skewed...
View ArticleVivaldi v D.Scarlatti
Sorry, another football fixture. For me Scarlatti scrapes past mainly because his keyboard sonatas are so original and ahead of his time. I...discussion: Talk classical All the news about classical...
View ArticleFavourite harpsichord works/composer
Harpsichord is my favourite keyboard instrument, I have some recordings of JS Bach, Buxtehude, Rameau, Purcell, Scarlatti and Couperin and also I have attended a few live performances. Sadly, this...
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