Prokofiev vs. Shostakovich

Started by Danny, November 07, 2007, 12:42:57 PM

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Which composer do you prefer?

Prokofiev
Shostakovich
Can't Decide
Would Rather Be Dancing to Elgar
Doesn't Want to Answer This Poll

BachQ

Quote from: G...R...E...G... on November 14, 2007, 05:38:17 AM
couldn't she deregister and then reregister a bunch of times, or would it erase the votes?

She wouldn't need to "de-register" ....... she need merely register as a MRS ROCK clone seven times: Mrs. Rock I ..... Mrs. Rock II ..... Mrs . Rock VII ........

Danny

I do declare I wish this poll ends in a draw.....................good to see Mrs. Rock dancing to Elgar--along with the Sarge, of course.   :)

karlhenning

Dance to Elgar?

My dear chap, it can't be done.

0:)

greg

Quote from: D Minor on November 14, 2007, 11:00:24 AM
She wouldn't need to "de-register" ....... she need merely register as a MRS ROCK clone seven times: Mrs. Rock I ..... Mrs. Rock II ..... Mrs . Rock VII ........
then she'd need 7 e-mails addresses.... might be a bit harder that way

BachQ

Quote from: karlhenning on November 14, 2007, 11:19:31 AM
Dance to Elgar?

My dear chap, it can't be done.

0:)

I think the Elgar Wild Dance is available on YOUTUBE ........ if you have the stomach for it .......

Harry

Quote from: D Minor on November 14, 2007, 12:18:29 PM
I think the Elgar Wild Dance is available on YOUTUBE ........ if you have the stomach for it .......

And the rant is going on!

BachQ

Quote from: Harry on November 14, 2007, 12:21:22 PM
And the rant is going on!

Please, Harry ....... please immediately alert Rob to my post ......... and I do hope Rob appoints you as our town Marshal ........ you're perfect for the job since you spend half of your waking life at GMG ........

Lethevich

Quote from: D Minor on November 14, 2007, 11:00:24 AM
She wouldn't need to "de-register" ....... she need merely register as a MRS ROCK clone seven times: Mrs. Rock I ..... Mrs. Rock II ..... Mrs . Rock VII ........

It could also be abbreviated to Rocky II, Rocky VI, etc...
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

BachQ

Quote from: Lethe on November 14, 2007, 12:45:38 PM
It could also be abbreviated to Rocky II, Rocky VI, etc...

;D  Much better!

The Emperor


Bogey

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Quote from: karlhenning on November 14, 2007, 06:03:44 AM
Well, and just as obviously Prokofiev woops Shostakovich in the Piano Sonata department, no comparison  0:)

Prokofiev concertos?  Don't have those either.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Danny

Quote from: Bogey on November 14, 2007, 03:11:31 PM
Prokofiev concertos?  Don't have those either.

Poor baby; like the sonatas they will provide you with endless listening delights and surprises.

karlhenning

Quote from: Bogey on November 14, 2007, 03:11:31 PM
Prokofiev concertos?  Don't have those either.

Oh, Bill!  That is a lacuna which must be addressed!

The concert is actually a genre at which both composers excelled, and probably results in a draw  8)

not edward

Quote from: karlhenning on November 15, 2007, 06:12:24 AM
Oh, Bill!  That is a lacuna which must be addressed!

The concert is actually a genre at which both composers excelled, and probably results in a draw  8)
However, Prokofiev wins in the Symphony-Concerto!

I think another area where it's a draw is the sonata for solo instrument and piano.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

Danny

No majority here; maybe I'll do a re-count or start a run-off poll to decide.  $:)

max

QuoteProkofiev vs. Shostakovich

I like a miniscule of each. I'm not talented enough to compare a miniscule to a miniscule! ???

karlhenning


Bogey

Quote from: karlhenning on November 15, 2007, 06:12:24 AM
Oh, Bill!  That is a lacuna which must be addressed!

The concert is actually a genre at which both composers excelled, and probably results in a draw  8)

Found one on my shelf Karl.  Will spin it pronto:

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

vandermolen

Just ordered Maxim Shostakovich's complete cycle of them Shostakovich symphonies on Supraphon for £20. Seems like a great bargain!
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

BachQ

Quote from: vandermolen on November 18, 2007, 11:22:39 PM
Just ordered Maxim Shostakovich's complete cycle of them Shostakovich symphonies on Supraphon for £20. Seems like a great bargain!

That's a stunning bargain ....... good show ........