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[SIZE=2]StephenR said :

Zen said: This one I await also

Rob K I certainly hope I was kind in my opinions of John Williams. I felt you made some great mentions in your early post. I hope this thread will regain it's original intent, which was as Jack put a "coming out party" :) simply just to share thoughts on the wide if not vague genre. I mean if...

Yes Rob, a very nice piece.

I have one Vaughan-Williams cd. It does contain the Symphony No. 2 conducted by Boult also and a welcome addition to the disc, VW's Oboe Concerto in Am conducted by Neville Mariner w/ Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. This is a kind of compilation disc on Polygram and has always prompted me...

My The Planets performance is Andre Previn, Royal Philharmonic, although the performance seems dead on, I'm more suspect of the recording, which is DDD. Haydn as late rococo /early classical , I accept for the simple French influence, but may I suggest Sturm und Drang and yes definetly...

I used to teach guitar, and in between teaching the latest Metallica or Nirvana song, there were a few that would take my advice and venture beyond the "rock block". I usually would start them with say Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez, explain the influence on an Ennio Morricone to the influence...

I suppose I'll try this, most of my classical music replies get buried or unanswered but I would like to continue the discussion that appeared in the Beatles thread. Classical Music referring to the span from Gregorian chant to modern, not just the "Classical" period, just to get that thing...