Works you hate by composers you love

[Mark]

Someone thinks the German Requiem is BORING?

Bring me their head, Sir Henning.

[dtwilbanks]

Well, in two days I have seen the word "boring" applied to the Beethoven Vn Sonata No. 10, and the Brahms German Requiem.

As opinions go, ho-hum.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Everyone has one but most of them are not Karl's.  

[karlhenning]

True enough, but they don't really say that, you're not fooling me! 

[Bonehelm]

Elgar: both symphonies


Oh Wait...I don't even like Elgar at all.

[paganinio]

I have to say Beethoven's operas.
Never liked any opera in my life unless it's Carmen without the vocal part.
Well i'm using Opera to post this but it's a browser not an opera~~

[Bogey]

LvB's Choral Fantasy, Op.80

Actually, one of our (my wife and I) favorite pieces.

However, one that I have found I do not care for is Wellington's Sieg/Victory Op. 91.

[techniquest]

Hate is such a powerful word, but along the lines of the thread:
Much as I love Prokofievs' 1st Violin Concerto, I really can't get on with the 2nd.
Much as I love Shostakovich symphonies (yes even the 12th), I can't get on with the 3rd.
Much as I love Mahler symphonies, I struggle with the 5th - yet it's probably the most popular.
Much as I love The Firebird and The Rite of Spring, I can't abide Petrushka.
Enough for pities sake!

[BachQ]

Much as I love Mahler symphonies, I struggle with the 5th - yet it's probably the most popular.

Here all along ....... I thought that Mahler 5 was impervious to detractors ........ 

[karlhenning]

Here all along ....... I thought that Mahler 5 was impervious to detractors ........ 

May I introduce . . . ?

[brpaulandrew]

Some things I can live without:

Ravel--Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

Andrew


Surely you meant to mention Bolero with your Ravel pieces? I think he wrote it as a musical joke but it's no longer funny to me.


Br. Paul Andrew

[Mark]

I rather enjoy the Bolero. I think it's a remarkable work that shows what can be achieved with an economy of ideas.

[Brian]

Much as I love The Firebird and The Rite of Spring, I can't abide Petrushka.

Interesting; I have the exact opposite problem!

Add another name to the Ravel pool. I love his Daphnis (complete), Bolero, La Valse, Pavane ... in fact, almost all of his orchestral music except for the Valses Nobles et Sentimentales.

I love Tchaikovsky, but only rarely can I abide the first Piano Concerto.

[Siedler]

I rather enjoy the Bolero. I think it's a remarkable work that shows what can be achieved with an economy of ideas.

And what's wrong with the walzes? 

[Mark]

And what's wrong with the walzes? 

Nothing. Why? Did I say there was?