Insta-Poll!

[Florestan]

Figured it would be in reference to that stupid discussion.

springrite alluded to it first. 

[PaulR]

springrite alluded to it first. 

Damn, I'm not starting this day intelligently at all   0:)

[Fafner]

I like them both, but I should listen to them both more than I do.

Ironically, my favourite Liszt composition is one that he did not write - Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling ballet. Its music is a compilation of the Faust Symphony and other existing works by Liszt, some of them orchestrated specifically for the ballet.

[springrite]

Ironically, my favourite Liszt composition is one that he did not write - Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling ballet. Its music is a compilation of the Faust Symphony and other existing works by Liszt, some of them orchestrated specifically for the ballet.

Then, put that against Les Sylphides and see who wins!!!

[mc ukrneal]

You might give Orpheus a listen someday. Just a suggestion.

I'll put it on my list. Any particular recording?

[Sergeant Rock]

You might give Orpheus a listen someday. Just a suggestion.

Liszt's or Stravinsky's? 

Sarge

[springrite]

Liszt's or Stravinsky's? 

Sarge

That's what confused me, too, as it is more than likely Karl's intention!

[Karl Henning]

I'll put it on my list. Any particular recording?

The two I know are Stravinsky's own, and Robt Craft/LSO (which must be on Naxos now). I like them both.

[Karl Henning]

Liszt's or Stravinsky's? 

Sarge

Yes : )

[Sergeant Rock]

Yes : )

Excellent    That will be my next pairing in the Listening thread.

Sarge

[TheGSMoeller]

Like em both! Dante Symphony, Dumbarton Oak and A Soldier's Tale (suite or full) get some good playtime with me. 

[Karl Henning]

Excellent    That will be my next pairing in the Listening thread.

Sarge

And an uncanny good pairing they do make!

Like em both! Dante Symphony, Dumbarton Oak and A Soldier's Tale (suite or full) get some good playtime with me. 

As the Sarge saith: Excellent!

[Florestan]

. . . honestly . . . your posts on this read like that, regurgitating stuff from 'out there' with very little introspective critical or inquisitive thought . . . .

Why, Karl, you didn't ask for why, just which of the two (if both or any) we love. 

As for me, I prefer Liszt because he is more melodic than Stravinsky and  gratifies my ears more than him (well, except that gorgeous Petrushka, a great melodic feast) --- because I am as conservative as it gets: of the 3 main ingredients of music (melody, harmony and rhythm) I put my money on melody, whether hummable or not. And when it comes to melody Liszt is far ahead of Stravinsky. Other than that I can't offer any introspective thought: I am a complete musical illiterate (and I deeply regret it, am even frustrated by it... )

[Mirror Image]

. . . honestly . . . your posts on this read like that, regurgitating stuff from 'out there' with very little introspective critical or inquisitive thought . . . .

A Jamesism! HA!

[Florestan]

A Jamesism! HA!

Oh gosh! I didn't recognize it...  shame on me then.  Anyway, I stand by what I've just written. 

[Karl Henning]

Oh gosh! I didn't recognize it...  shame on me then.  Anyway, I stand by what I've just written. 

Fine, fine Andrei.

Mind you, I didn't ask about preferences, but such discussion is certainly fair game, and indeed, of interest : )

[Fafner]

Incidentally, both Stravinsky and Liszt in a piano programme here at Medici.tv.

[Mirror Image]

I like Liszt's music, but I love Stravinsky's, so I voted for both of them.

[Klaze]

Like both, but prefer Stravinsky by far, right now my favourite piece being the Cantata!

[PaulSC]

Certainly like 'em both. Don't quite love either one unreservedly. With Liszt, I have occasional style-over-substance issues. (Don't enjoy the opera paraphrases, for instance.) With Stravinsky, maybe just vague/mild disappointment that he didn't/couldn't keep going in the direction of Le Sacre.

For what it's worth, I adore late Stravinsky. Late Liszt, not so much...