The Music Thread

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Originally posted by MarcusAurelio
Any Classical fans on these forums?

Most certainly. I saw Mozart's 20th and 24th piano concerti performed a few days ago (the 24th with a very impressive cadenza written by Brahms, though I do wish performers would start improvising their cadenzas. This was the point of the cadenza, was it not?).

Rachmaninoff is probably my favourite composer - the sheer grandiosity of some his compositions is something to behold! Chopin is a close second, though I could list many more composers that I think are brilliant.

I'm also a fan of Arnold Schoenberg's teaching and ideas. I've been working my way through his "Theory of Harmony", doing so has revealed to me the story telling properties of instrumental music, which is something I didn't understand very well previously. He also uses logic and reasoning to refute useless restrictions and traditions that have endured for far too long without serving a purpose.

As a musician, I can't understand other musicians that disregard classical music. Why ignore centuries of inspiration?