favorite classical composer, why, and favorite piece by them?

[Pica Pica]

Quit hatin on my favorite instrument.

Depends on whether you plonk it or tickle it like a nineteenth century prostitute...one is good at the other bad.

You should hear my rendition of "Heliotrope Bouquet" - a beautiful, sensuous piece that was composed in a New Orleans whorehouse (only a few years after the 19th century ended).

beautiful and sensuous, that sounds like a good bit of pyanna

[NatalieC]

I learnt classical piano for a few years when I was a teenager and didnt really enjoy it very much. My music teacher said I had too much passion or something as I hit the keys very hard at times. I did enjoy listening to classical composers like Bach and others though! There was a favourite piece of Bachs I used to enjoy playing on the piano. I cant remember which one it was. But I can remember how to play it still. Which is good.

[Manyfaces]

Charles Ives, the first symphony.

Absolutely anything by Anton Bruckner, but especially the symphonies (especially #6!) and the Mass in E minor.

Mozart's Concertos for French horn, but then, really, any Mozart.

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, just because.

I love Renaissance choral music.

Handel, Vivaldi, Bach are beloved.

Rossini's overtures.

Montiverdi's Orfeo.

Right now I'm listening to Vivaldi's Concerto in G Major for recorder and strings, and the largo is gorgeous.

Okay, I can't pick favorites.   

[tinkerbell]

I havnt missed you. Go back to Space!

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[Hypatia]

He da man!



Ő a férfi!

[NatalieC]

I havnt missed you. Go back to Space!

Hmmmmmmmm.....


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Sorry I was sought of joking when I said that. I can see how it was wrong to put it like that though! I do miss her posts and her personality. It was one of the things that attracted me to this sight. I do feel a little bit like a Space Kat myself sometimes. Anyway yeah I miss her too..
I removed my post of that.
Now I will crawl back to the rock I hide under!

[RebeccaFog]

we all have rock crawling moments  >  <--- he's saying, "ahh ha ha haaa"

[tinkerbell]

I havnt missed you. Go back to Space!

Hmmmmmmmm.....


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Sorry I was sought of joking when I said that. I can see how it was wrong to put it like that though! I do miss her posts and her personality. It was one of the things that attracted me to this sight. I do feel a little bit like a Space Kat myself sometimes. Anyway yeah I miss her too..
I removed my post of that.
Now I will crawl back to the rock I hide under!

I see.  I was just wondering, but now, because of your explanation, I realize that it was all a joke.  Good for everyone!

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