Hello everyone!

[Muse Wanderer]

Hello everyone,

I would like to introduce myself to this site. I have been an avid listener of classical music these past five years and have had some activity in other forums. GMG looks like a great site to share our own experiences, learn from each other and partake in interesting conversations.

I have eclectic tastes and I'm always open to new styles of music. I have a particular affinity to dear ol' Sebastian Bach (who is GOD by the way!), Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius, Wagner, Schubert, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bartok, Handel, Bruckner, Chopin, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Ligeti, Gubaidulina, Messiaen, Brahms, Mahler, Schumann, Feldman, Josquin and Palestrina amongst many others.

This past year I have been delving into the Bach cantata catalogue by Suzuki.  I feel enchanted by Bach whenever he shoots a bright arrow into the deep wilderness of my soul.  His St Matthew's Passion and Mass in B minor (especially as conducted by Herreweghe) have been uplifting in so many ways. Listening to BWV 66 just yesterday made me shiver with passion and exuberance. 

So many other composers have been monumental in my journey through music.  Schubert's intricate melodies and rhythm, Mozart's heavenly perfection, Beethoven's earthly humanity,  Wagner's towering masterpieces, Bruckner's godlike structures, Sibelius' crystalline bodies, Feldman's hypnotic states, Debussy's wandering muse. I love them all!

My enthusiasm for this music we all love, is unexpectedly not shared by family and friends except for my children who cherish their time with me listening and dancing to a Mozart serenade, Beethoven's symphony or Stravinsky concerto.

All the best,

Muse Wanderer

[bhodges]

Hello, Muse -- a very poetic introduction! Welcome, and have a good time here.

--Bruce

[aligreto]

Welcome aboard 
Delighted to read that you recognise GOD when you hear Him 

[arpeggio]

You will be at home here.  We embrace all kinds of classical music.  I even know of an ABBA fan lurking in the shadows.

[Muse Wanderer]

Hello, Muse -- a very poetic introduction! Welcome, and have a good time here.

--Bruce

Thanks for the warm welcome Bruce.

[Muse Wanderer]

Welcome aboard 
Delighted to read that you recognise GOD when you hear Him 

Oh my.... I've found another devoted disciple of the divine and almighty Sebastian! SDG my lord!

[Muse Wanderer]

You will be at home here.  We embrace all kinds of classical music.  I even know of an ABBA fan lurking in the shadows.

Thanks arpeggio. I remember you from another site, far away from here. Sure glad to see you here!

Now, don't tell me that my mum is lurking around here too! She is a crazy ABBA fan!

[North Star]

Welcome to GMG, Muse Wanderer! That list of composers is very nice indeed - all are very dear to me too, except perhaps Gubaidulina (I like the few works I've heard, but that's a very small number).

Now, how about some Berg, Haydn, Nielsen or Ravel? 

[Karl Henning]

You will be at home here.  We embrace all kinds of classical music.  I even know of an ABBA fan lurking in the shadows.

Thank you for the Music.

[ritter]

Welocome on board, Muse Wanderer! That's a nice introduction you've given us. I hope you enjoy it here...

Regards,

[aligreto]

I my.... I've found another devoted disciple of the divine and almighty Sebastian! SDG my lord!

I am trying to stop myself buying my 25th Brandenburgs cycle at the moment 

SDG Muse Wanderer 

[North Star]

I am trying to stop myself buying my 25th Brandenburgs cycle at the moment 

SDG Muse Wanderer 

I know the solution - buy some Clavier-übung I (partitas), solo violin/cello, or cantata discs. 

[SimonNZ]

Welcome!

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Welcome to GMG! I hope you enjoy your time here.

[GioCar]

Hi MW my friend 
Great to see you here!

Welcome, and enjoy!

[Hollywood]

Welcome to the forum, Muse Wanderer. Greetings from Beethoven and Mozart's Vienna. Enjoy! 

[knight66]

Welcome, that was one of the best intros we have had. I hope you enjoy your time here. Fresh blood.....that's what we crave here you know, though old blood is always very welcome.

Cheers,

Mike

[Wanderer]

A fellow wanderer! Excellent intro (and avatar). Welcome!

[aligreto]

I know the solution - buy some Clavier-übung I (partitas), solo violin/cello, or cantata discs. 

My JS Bach CD collection on my shelves stretches out to just under three meters in length, and that does not include my vinyls 
I am trying to keep both my money and more importantly my shelf space for other composers 

[knight66]

RIght, I know who to come to for advice....I think of Bach as the flexible spine of my collection and listening and all the other parts of the skeleton hang off it.

Mike