Five important pre-1980 composers that you easily could live without

[SimonNZ]

Driving to work today Korngold's Violin Concerto was playing on the radio and it occurred to me that every time I've heard Korngold, including today, I've never been left wanting to hear more.

[Løvfald]

It seems like a trend that people who are much into early music don't see themselves enjoying late/post-Romantic stuff and vice versa.

[foxandpeng]

It seems like a trend that people who are much into early music don't see themselves enjoying late/post-Romantic stuff and vice versa.

The vast majority of my listening is 20th-21st century music, but if I ever turn to anything else, it tends to be early music...  Gregorian chant, plainsong.... my gap is the powdered wigs and fin de siècle brigade

[Løvfald]

The vast majority of my listening is 20th-21st century music, but if I ever turn to anything else, it tends to be early music...  Gregorian chant, plainsong.... my gap is the powdered wigs and fin de siècle brigade

There's so much great music to be enjoyed from the latter, but I understand some people might be less enthusiastic about it.

[SimonNZ]

It seems like a trend that people who are much into early music don't see themselves enjoying late/post-Romantic stuff and vice versa.

I've been listening to mostly earlyish classical in recent times, but I also love later 20th century - Messiaen and on - and, especially, Contemporary.