I talk to the trees Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 ...and could only listen to the music of two composers, who would they be? Mine would probably be Bach and Vaughan Williams, though it is very difficult to narrow it down that far. I was amazed by the replies on the other thread that said they were bored or irritated by what they perceive to be "Classical" music. (Thanks to Jen in NY for clearing up the actual definition, btw!) There is so much out there, I cannot imagine finding nothing that appeals to you. William Alwyn, for example would be found in the "classical" section of a music store, but was a prolific film composer as well. So let's hear it! Who would you choose, and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sergei Rachmaninoff, esp. for: Camille Saint-Saëns, esp. for: I'd probably have to bring Mozart along too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Mine would be Rachmaninoff and Mozart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Practically impossible!! In my old age, I would have to agree with you about Bach... never really liked it much as a kid but love lots of it more and more as I age (have you heard Simone Dinnerstein's Goldberg Variations?? To die for!) Plus, he was prolific, so lots to bring along. :) So hard to choose a second! Brahms? Schuman? Dvorak? I do love the British composers from the early 20thC, too like Vaughan Williams and Holst - Yes! All of those. Arg..... Can't do it. Maybe Charles Ives because his music is so stinkin' inventive? Maybe Mahler... so we'd have the heights and depths and everything in between -- the symphonies and the song cycles?? Yes, I think that would be it for me ... Bach and Mahler... Gosh... that was hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Probably Chopin and Tchaikovsky. Or maybe Grieg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Mozart for sure, it is so beautiful to listen too.(dh keeps stealing all my Mozart cds and leaving them in his car). Don't know what would be my 2nd choice, have to think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Probably Mozart and Vivaldi. I did just hear a very interesting Mendelssohn work for the first time, though, and I was surprised and impressed. No desert island for me, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Bach no question. The second is harder. Probably Beethoven, for his string quartets alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Grieg and Mozart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Vivaldi and Bach. Maybe Brahms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Gotta have some classical Indian music if you're on a desert island. All those ragas lend themselves perfectly to such a setting but the main ones for sure :: Bhairav, Malkauns, Hindol, Dipak, Megh and Shree. In terms of western composers : Mozart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Bach, Vaughan Williams, Bartok, Holst, Stravinsky, Brahms, not necessarily in that order. What? Only 2? Pfth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatHomeschoolDad Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Only two? Not possible. It's like going to the best buffet only for the tater tots and gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Bach and Debussey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Bach. I would not need a second composer. The intricate level of complexity of Bach's compositions and his huge oevre would suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Bach obviously. The second one -- oooo, that's more difficult. Mozart, Vivaldi, Vivaldi..... I can't choose. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeneralMom Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Oh so hard. I'm going to go with Vivaldi and Wagner but it makes me sad to leave behind Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky. More modern but still in the "style" would be Howard Shore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Vivaldi and Ravel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Can someone clue me in to the Vivaldi love? Of course The Four Seasons is very enjoyable, but has he done anything else at that level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Just an aside... Stravinsky -- ugh! :bored: I went to a symphony once that was playing The Rite of Spring. (I was not familiar with the piece.) I very quickly had a terrible, terrible migraine from it. :blink: I *so* wish that I had known that the Paris audience rioted during the debut because that would have given me the courage to stand up & leave during the performance! :laugh: So, no Stravinsky on my deserted island! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Saint- Saens for sure. Dvorak or Shostakovich next. Strauss is banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Just an aside... Stravinsky -- ugh! :bored: I went to a symphony once that was playing The Rite of Spring. (I was not familiar with the piece.) I very quickly had a terrible, terrible migraine from it. :blink: I *so* wish that I had known that the Paris audience rioted during the debut because that would have given me the courage to stand up & leave during the performance! :laugh: So, no Stravinsky on my deserted island! I agree on the Rite of Spring, but I love Oedipus Rex. Other than that, I'm not very familiar with Stravinsky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Interesting that Beethoven doesn't have a strong presence. I love Beethoven, and yet didn't include him either. If you didn't include him, is it because you don't care much for Beethoven, or because Beethoven and a deserted island is too intense of a combination? (The latter for me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Tchaikovsky and Bach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Beethoven and probably Dvorak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Scott Joplin. Mozart. If I'm on a deserted Island with only 2 composer's music, I'll need cheering up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Shostakovich and Bach. Although the thought of never hearing Chopin's Revolutionary Étude or a Rachmaninoff prelude again pains me a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Bach and Beethoven is my knee jerk reaction. If I think about it too long I'll never make a decision so I'll just go with what came first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Can someone clue me in to the Vivaldi love? Of course The Four Seasons is very enjoyable, but has he done anything else at that level? If I'm a desert island I want something light and enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewaka Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Beethoven certainly. It would almost be like having 3 composers. Bach would make a nice second, but I love Bartok and Stravinsky (including The Rite of Spring--I have several recordings of it). I think Bartok would win though b/c "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta" is awesome. And if I had a piano, I could start with Mikrokosmos, working my way up to Third Piano Concerto. Beethoven and Bartok have awesome string quartets, too, and I love that texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Thought of another...not a composer but, Glenn Gould's 'Goldberg Variations' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This is hard. I would say definitely Verdi's Requiem has to be available and hmmmmmmm Chopin? Beethoven? Wait a minute no Mozart? No Bach? See the head exploding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Puccini and Bach. In case Puccini is not allowed, Handel & Bach, but this is not fair & has caused me stress because I've had to eliminate some beloved friends. I say the list should be, oh say, favourite 8. Or more. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 First, definitely Beethoven. Second? That's harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Thought of another...not a composer but, Glenn Gould's 'Goldberg Variations' We've had this up on YouTube while doing art this week. I pick one composer a week (Bach this week), but the boys love watching Gould's performance so I kept that on repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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