Bach Better Than Handel

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Dr. Dread

March 17, 2009, 09:59:12 AM
Not a big Handel fan here. Okay, so I've mostly heard the "popular" pieces which don't do squat for me--not really.

How about you?

;D

Florestan

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March 17, 2009, 10:04:49 AM
Handbook of Musical Calculus. Tome One: Baroque Statistics..  ;D
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Dr. Dread

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March 17, 2009, 10:05:47 AM
Quote from: Florestan on March 17, 2009, 10:04:49 AM
Handbook of Musical Calculus. Tome One: Baroque Statistics..  ;D

:)

Vote!

Florestan

#3
March 17, 2009, 10:10:16 AM
Quote from: Mn Dave on March 17, 2009, 10:05:47 AM
Vote!

Nah... democracy in music is BS... as it is in politics, as well.   8).

(And anyway, I'd vote Vivaldi over the other two!  ;D)
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

DavidRoss

#4
March 17, 2009, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: Florestan on March 17, 2009, 10:10:16 AM
Nah... democracy in music is BS... as it is in politics, as well.   8).

(And anyway, I'd vote Vivaldi over the other two!  ;D)
So would have Bach...but I'll take Joe over George by a good 60% 70% 90% (based on frequency of play).
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Gabriel

#5
March 17, 2009, 05:33:12 PM
The problem is that Beethoven, if he could vote, wouldn't find his option in this poll. ;)

Coopmv

#6
March 17, 2009, 05:37:09 PM
Bach is greater than ANY other composers, Handel included, period.

Gabriel

#7
March 17, 2009, 05:40:23 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on March 17, 2009, 05:37:09 PM
Bach is greater than ANY other composers, Handel included, period.

Difficult to say that this would be universally accepted. Period.

Coopmv

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March 17, 2009, 05:44:08 PM
Quote from: Gabriel on March 17, 2009, 05:40:23 PM
Difficult to say that this would be universally accepted. Period.

With close to 1000 CD's/LP's in my collection, Bach is the most important composer to me and I cannot care less about what other think ...

jlaurson

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March 17, 2009, 05:52:34 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on March 17, 2009, 05:44:08 PM
With close to 1000 CD's/LP's in my collection, Bach is the most important composer to me and I cannot care about what other think ...

No, you could not, indeed. After all, you'd look pretty silly if you woke up one day and by accident realized that Handel was somehow incredibly superior to Bach. [I'm not saying that he is, of course, because I face a similar conundrum.]

Gabriel

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March 17, 2009, 05:53:10 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on March 17, 2009, 05:44:08 PM
With close to 1000 CD's/LP's in my collection, Bach is the most important composer to me and I cannot care less about what other think ...

I care a lot about what other people think, including you, of course; otherwise I wouldn't participate in a forum like this one. And, knowing the excellency of Bach's music myself, I also know that there are powerful reasons that can lead you to consider him as "the most important composer to you".

Coopmv

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March 17, 2009, 06:24:08 PM
Quote from: jlaurson on March 17, 2009, 05:52:34 PM
No, you could not, indeed. After all, you'd look pretty silly if you woke up one day and by accident realized that Handel was somehow incredibly superior to Bach. [I'm not saying that he is, of course, because I face a similar conundrum.]

Handel has always been among the top three to four most favorite composers to me.  That explains why there are not many of his recorded oratorios I do not own apart from almost 20 versions of Messiah ...

Kullervo

#12
March 17, 2009, 06:25:41 PM
Handel is good. Bach is good. ::)

Oh, la la...

Dr. Dread

#13
March 17, 2009, 06:26:18 PM
Quote from: Corey on March 17, 2009, 06:25:41 PM
Handel is good. Bach is good. ::)

Oh, la la...

Good?

Dr. Dread

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March 17, 2009, 06:29:14 PM
Quote from: Florestan on March 17, 2009, 10:10:16 AM
Nah... democracy in music is BS... as it is in politics, as well.   8).

(And anyway, I'd vote Vivaldi over the other two!  ;D)

It's just for fun. Really! The results will not affect the musical universe in the least. I promise. I mean, jeez, look at my sig.

Kullervo

#15
March 17, 2009, 06:29:36 PM
I meant grood. Great and good.

Dr. Dread

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March 17, 2009, 06:32:45 PM
Quote from: Corey on March 17, 2009, 06:29:36 PM
I meant grood. Great and good.

That's some bookshelf, Corey. It reads like the Western Canon.  ;D

Kullervo

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March 17, 2009, 06:34:16 PM
Quote from: Mn Dave on March 17, 2009, 06:32:45 PM
That's some bookshelf, Corey. It reads like the Western Canon.  ;D

The sad thing is, I haven't updated it in a while. I've since acquired more.  :'(

Gurn Blanston

#18
March 17, 2009, 06:39:19 PM
Quote from: Corey on March 17, 2009, 06:25:41 PM
Handel is good. Bach is good. ::)

Oh, la la...

Yup, they're both OK. I'm in Florestan's boat on this one. If I must listen to pre-Classical at all. :)

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Dr. Dread

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March 17, 2009, 06:40:24 PM
*clutches head*

Madness.
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