Do you own the complete works of any composer(s)?

[Bogey]

Or indeed, do you plan to?

For me Mark:

Classical
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
Copland

Jazz
Louis Armstrong-This will probably be harder than any of the above: http://www.michaelminn.net/armstrong/

[Grazioso]

Jazz
Louis Armstrong-This will probably be harder than any of the above: http://www.michaelminn.net/armstrong/

Classical completism is sort of the minor leagues before you step up into the majors of jazz Look at the discographies of guys like Art Blakey. Good Heavens.

[Mark]

To anyone looking for the 65 replies that used to be in this thread on the (OT ) subject of improvised vs. composed music, you can now find it here.

My thanks to Bruce for splitting off this interesting discussion and giving it its own thread, which I think many will agree it warranted.


EDIT: In the interests of continuity, I've 'rescued' these two relevant posts from the newly created 'other' thread.

I generally spread myself thin (or eclectically), but I have just about everything by Prokofiev, including MIDI versions of some unpublished works.  One of the more interesting of the unpublished pieces is the Music for Gymnastic Exercises (1936), which was never performed--not great, obviously, but a lot of energetic tunes (and one of the melodies from Alexander Nevsky's "Battle on the Ice" originates from the unused Gymnastic Exercises).


andrew

I believe I have a complete Bach collection, actually probably double or triple most works.

I probably have a pretty complete collection of Shostakovich collection too, though not by intention.

[Catison]

I have to comment that I really like my big Mozart box.