Which composers do you associate with which GMG members?

[lukeottevanger]

M forever: Strauss

He liked lots of others, but defended Mr. S. most often - perhaps because the composer was insulted most often, though

I always knew there was more uniting M and Sean than M liked to let on. Sean is another big Strauss-o-phile

[Lady Chatterley]

Handel - Rod Corkin

Two composers for Rod,Handel and Beethoven (HIP only).

Me?Henry Purcell and I go away back.

[Drasko]

M forever: Strauss

He liked lots of others, but defended Mr. S. most often - perhaps because the composer was insulted most often, though

Somewhat off topic but is anyone in touch with M? It looks like some nasty wildfires where he (and Daverz for that matter) lives.

[marvinbrown]

  I can't believe no one has mentioned this very fine composer:

VERDI -> Tsaraslondon (our Maria Callas expert), Bruce, Mike, Haffner, Lis, Larry (our Falstaff expert), Lethe and Michel (may I include you in as well?) and of course marvinbrown (moi  ). As you can see Verdi has quite following here.......


  marvin

[Lethevich]

  I can't believe no one has mentioned this very fine composer:

VERDI -> Tsaraslondon (our Maria Callas expert), Bruce, Mike, Haffner, Lis, Larry (our Falstaff expert), Lethe and Michel (may I include you in as well?) and of course marvinbrown (moi  ). As you can see Verdi has quite following here.......

Spot on Verdi is one of the (around ten) composers sharing my top rank, and one of the greatest romantics, full-stop. I don't get much opportunity to talk about him, though, and if I do, people could mistake me for not liking him that much... (the plot of Rigoletto really, really, really annoys me, but I love him for his flaws... )

[Sergeant Rock]

I harbor a certain jealousy that you have garnered this distinction ......... to the exclusion of everyone else .........

After I shut down my computer last night the thought actually did pop into my head that Mr. Minor too should share the St.Saens honor...but really, D, you are so inextricably connected to Brahms in my mind that it didn't occur naturally to me on first thought.  With Mark it was a thread on the Organ Symphony that began shortly after I arrived that makes me connect him to the Saintly Frenchman.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Man, Sarge, how can you cut off no. 301 like that?! 

It was a tough call, Karl, but you just missed the cut. Sorry. 

Sarge

[karlhenning]

It was a tough call, Karl, but you just missed the cut. Sorry. 

Ouch! Medic!

[BachQ]

but really, D, you are so inextricably connected to Brahms in my mind that it didn't occur naturally to me on first thought. 

Yeah, when someone is singularly obsessed with a certain composer, the resultant overpowering association drawn between the obsessor and obsessee often obscures and supersedes all other considerations ....... 

[Sergeant Rock]

Somewhat off topic but is anyone in touch with M? It looks like some nasty wildfires where he (and Daverz for that matter) lives.

I believe Greta is in contact with him...or at least frequents wherever M hangs out now.

Sarge

[Harry]

I believe Greta is in contact with him...or at least frequents wherever M hangs out now.

Sarge

But Greta is such a sensible lady...........nah she will not hang out at those places.

[BachQ]

But Greta is such a sensible lady...........nah she will not hang out at those places.

I understand that they both hang out at Harry's Diner ..........

[karlhenning]

Harry's never turns anyone away!

[Cato]

I understand that they both hang out at Harry's Diner ..........

Is that the place "where everybody knows your name" ?

[karlhenning]

No, they turn Yankees fans away from that door  0:)

[locrian]

Lemme do the big three here:

Bach: Don, Que
Mozart: Gurn
Beethoven: Todd, George, jwinter (and I ask, where is he?)

[Guido]

It's obvious you people haven't been paying attention so I'll have to toot my own horn:

Sarge - Magnard, Schmidt, P.D.Q. Bach 

Seriously, to add a few who haven't been mentioned yet:

Joe Barron - Ives

Greta - Mahler, Sibelius

Bunny - Mahler

Mark - Saint-Saens

Guido - any composer who wrote works for cello

Karl - Henning

Sarge

Yeah you might just be right, but I would add the stipulation that they have to have written well for cello, - along with that Finzi, Ives, Barber are my 3 most listened to and loved composers.

[Greta]

Nice to see a mention! Mahler and Sibelius, yep that's me...and contemporary music.

And when I think contemporary - who comes to mind at GMG is Bruce!

Re. M forever (Michael Schaffer):

Yeah, he likes a lot of composers, has a special thing for Russians (and Russian orchestras), Strauss, and Mahler...but he has said he feels the deepest connection to Bruckner and Sibelius. In the Sibelius thread at the old forum, he posted a ton.

I believe Greta is in contact with him...or at least frequents wherever M hangs out now.

Indeed, I am - somehow we became really good friends during the Mystery Orchestra stuff in the summer, and talk quite often - yes, he's opinionated, but generally, "all bark and no bite" as the saying goes!

The wildfires really were a close call for him, they came within 1 mile of where he lives and they were evacuated - except he was already out of town with work and so couldn't even go back for anything when he found about it. He was really distressed about his bass and his CD collection, he said the other stuff could burn. But now the fire has thankfully been controlled there.

He's had a rough fall with cinema work projects in L.A., a lot of mega-stress 16 hr days 6 days a week, and so isn't on the Internet at all much, but he says "Hi", really it's lack of time is why he's not around GMG anymore. Somehow in the middle of all this, he's been squeezing in hairraising races down to Disney Hall to catch the Los Angeles Sibelius cycle, he missed only the 4 & 7 concert, tried but ended up stuck in traffic that night. His reports back have been quite colorful, except for an uneven 2nd on opening night, it sounds like it's been great. Especially this week, he saw the Sibelius Academy orchestra do the Lemminkainen Legends under Salonen, he was literally blown away by how fantastic the group was. Technically, musically, totally incredible performance.

I will tell him you guys asked about him!

[bwv 1080]

So all my shilling for Stefan has been for naught?

[Dancing Divertimentian]

So all my shilling for Stefan has been for naught?

I thought of it, actually, but forgot to post it.

But don't feel bad. No one noticed my Martinu connection...