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[Mirror Image]

It seems John has forsaken classical for good. I saw this on craigslist:

FOR SALE Excellent collection of 20th century classical music, all discs in pristine condition, many unopened. Includes huge selection of avatars and ranked lists of composers. Shostakovich half off!

There was an address in Georgia.

Not quite, Ken! I still love classical music. Just taking a bit of a break. I have several other musical interests.

[Mirror Image]

I know, you're probably right. But, I like the eccentrics. Keeps things interesting...

Well, I'm certainly not keen on being called a failure and a nobody by someone who has failed to look into the mirror. I remember him being quite nasty to Karl as well. Saul really was a jerk.

[Karl Henning]

Well, but I am indebted to Saul for rejecting my Op.102 as the worst viola sonata in the world. As amusing things said by people who absolutely don't get your work go, that ranks mighty high 

[Cato]

Well, but I am indebted to Saul for rejecting my Op.102 as the worst viola sonata in the world. As amusing things said by people who absolutely don't get your work go, that ranks mighty high 

Saul's music shows the dangers of $9.95 Music courses entitled "Learn These Three Simple Chords and YOU Can Be a COMPOSER!!!"   0:)

[Karl Henning]

And some days, you don't even need that third chord . . . .

[EigenUser]

Well, but I am indebted to Saul for rejecting my Op.102 as the worst viola sonata in the world. As amusing things said by people who absolutely don't get your work go, that ranks mighty high 

But surely you must laugh at such a comment, right? I've been working on a viola sonata (on and off) for the past two years (surely a contestant for Saul's title, seriously) and I'd personally find that hilarious.

And some days, you don't even need that third chord . . . .

Too dissonant!

[Karl Henning]

But surely you must laugh at such a comment, right?

Absolutely!

[Cato]

Actually, such a comment from Saul is in fact the highest praise!   0:)

For those who do not know Saul Dzorelashvili:

https://www.radiorivendell.com/music/Saul+Dzorelashvili/

Saul's music can be described as Classical and Romantic and some of his music is Meditative and resembles Film music.
Aside from Composition, Saul is also a Fantasy digital Artist, and a Photographer.

"Film music" is pretty much all the same, so you now have a better idea of what "some" of his music sounds like!   

[Karl Henning]

More in that humorous vein:

Karl, what in the world was that? are you serious?
This was very tenacious, I wish it had some charm...

[Mirror Image]

Well, but I am indebted to Saul for rejecting my Op.102 as the worst viola sonata in the world. As amusing things said by people who absolutely don't get your work go, that ranks mighty high 

[The new erato]

No, trust me. You don't want Saul around. You really don't.

At least that has the advantage of us knowing where he is lurking. The thought of him slinking around - somewhere - without anybody really knowing where is pretty scary.

[EigenUser]

I once came across this before I joined this forum (searching for something Stravinsky-related on Google, I think). I just found it again. I love the first sentence -- made me laugh.

Let me explain to you why Stravinsky is not a Great composer.

His and the other composers' mistake and miscalculation was based on the wrong assumption that their unique creativity and originality can't be produced if they wrote their music within the traditional Baroque and Classical forms and styles. They began to venture to completely adventurous harmonies and forms  thinking that this will boost their originality. Well there was no boost, what happen was that they created banal music which some people decided to call it 'art' and attach to it all their intellectual weight to support this almost delusional fantasy like 'consensus' much like the modernists of visual arts when they began throwing and spilling buckets of paint on empty canvases believing in their petty minds that this is 'art'. [...]

[Karl Henning]

Aye, that's a funny one, too!

[springrite]

Well, but I am indebted to Saul for rejecting my Op.102 as the worst viola sonata in the world. As amusing things said by people who absolutely don't get your work go, that ranks mighty high 

A badge of honour!

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

I once came across this before I joined this forum (searching for something Stravinsky-related on Google, I think). I just found it again. I love the first sentence -- made me laugh.

What's truly funny is his one-dimensional view of Igor, a composer of many dimensions, styles and forms.  Count me as happily 'deluded' - he's in my Top Ten of greatest classical composers. 

[Cato]

What's truly funny is his one-dimensional view of Igor, a composer of many dimensions, styles and forms.  Count me as happily 'deluded' - he's in my Top Ten of greatest classical composers.

As I recall, Saul believed the highest heights of Music were reached by Mendelssohn.

"The rest is noise" after him, and anyone not following a Mendelssohnian path was dooooomed to be irrelevant!

[Ken B]

Well, but I am indebted to Saul for rejecting my Op.102 as the worst viola sonata in the world. As amusing things said by people who absolutely don't get your work go, that ranks mighty high 

Meh. He just hasn't heard mine.

[knight66]

Saul......he could start a fight in an empty room, a menace.

Mike

[Ken B]

As I recall, Saul believed the highest heights of Music were reached by Mendelssohn.

"The rest is noise" after him, and anyone not following a Mendelssohnian path was dooooomed to be irrelevant!

"Any composer who doesn't understand the need for Mendelssohnism is USELESS USELESS USELESS!"

Yeah, I don't understand why people admire tools like that.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Of my 3 favorite loony-tunes posters (Sean, "Josquin" and snyprrr), only one still posts here.