How Many CD's do you own?

[71 dB]

I have very little interest in Baroque music beyond J.S. Bach

  marvin

Schütz, Rosenmüller, Weckmann, Tunder, Kuhnau, Buxtehude, Bruhns, Graupner, Fasch, Heinichen, Purcell, Tomkins, Lawes, Biber, Corelli, Vivaldi, Locatelli, Charpentier, Lully, Rameau, Marais, Clerambault, Couperin, Stradella, A. & D. Scarlatti, Carissimi, Caldara, Handel,...

Yeah, why bother explore baroque beyond J. S. Bach? 

[Bulldog]

Schütz, Rosenmüller, Weckmann, Tunder, Kuhnau, Buxtehude, Bruhns, Graupner, Fasch, Heinichen, Purcell, Tomkins, Lawes, Biber, Corelli, Vivaldi, Locatelli, Charpentier, Lully, Rameau, Marais, Clerambault, Couperin, Stradella, A. & D. Scarlatti, Carissimi, Caldara, Handel,...

Yeah, why bother explore baroque beyond J. S. Bach? 

What's with the rolling eyes?  marvinbrown recognizes the superiority of Bach's music compared to other baroque composers; that's what really counts.

[The new erato]

You both forgot Monteverdi who in my opinion is just as significant and quite nearly as fine as Bach.

But for me it would be a boring world indeed if I were to only enjoy the absolute best of everything.

[mn dave]

You both forgot Monteverdi who in my opinion is just as significant and quite nearly as fine as Bach.

Late Renaissance/Early Baroque

[Bulldog]

You both forgot Monteverdi who in my opinion is just as significant and quite nearly as fine as Bach.

Didn't forget him - I was referring to high baroque composers.  However, as it happens, I've never had a warm spot for the man's music.  That could change; I still have a couple of decades left in me.

Concerning other composers of Bach's time or before, I do have a few favorites:  Handel, Bruhns, Zelenka, Buxtehude, F. Couperin, L. Couperin, Rameau, Froberger, Weckmann, Scheidemann and the magnificent Cabezon.  It's mostly based on my preference for the keyboard.

[The new erato]

Same here, and it's a narrow affair next to JSB to be sure.

Of course it is, as many forms of music weren't developed yet (Palestrina and other composers before Monteverdi were even narrower) - so that is not a valid argument, particularly as Monteverdi himself was instrumental in developing many forms (the accompagnied madrigal, thoroughbass, opera). You might just as well say that JSB wasn't an innovator. Compared to Bach most composers were narrow. Think of Bruckner and Mahler, who wrote in very limited forms even though they had a great history of chamber music, opera, solo songs, concertoes etc to draw upon.

My loyalty to Bach is very great, he is one of my three favorites and I have over 2 meters of discs to prove it, but I find many of his fans to be surprisingly narrowminded. Bach himself was quite broadminded in his admiration for the great body of works he drew upon and which was an essential fundament for his own creation.

[marvinbrown]

Brahms is my old favourite as well. I've learned that the right performance was for me essential in Brahms, perhaps more than in any other composer. So, based on that experience I'll advise you to handpick your Brahms recordings.

Q

 Thanks Q I'll keep that in mind.  I have been handpicking my performances of Brahms' compositions so far.  My collection is limited to the 4 symphonies (each individually hand picked), the 3 string quartets, the violin concerto, the piano trios, the 2 piano concertos,  and the German Requiem.  As you can all see the collection is meager at best  .  Why the neglect of Brahms thus far I can not say- perhaps Wagner got in the way  ! Only recently have I been listening to Brahms and usually during the evenings before bedtime, I find his music soothing!  Still it's nice to know that I will be adding CDs to my collection from a very fine composer indeed  0:)!

 With regards to Baroque music, so many of the composers mentioned by 71dB are foreign to me save Handel and Vivaldi.  But Bach, J.S Bach that is, is just remarkable! I feel like I could spend a lifetime just getting to know his compositions.  I will however try to branch out a bit in the distant future.  For now Bach seems to fulfill my baroque needs, so to speak.

 marvin

[ragman1970]

>3000

[The new erato]

If you know how many you have, you don't have many.....or have too much spare time.

[Que]

But Bach, J.S Bach that is, is just remarkable! I feel like I could spend a lifetime just getting to know his compositions. I will however try to branch out a bit in the distant future.  For now Bach seems to fulfill my baroque needs, so to speak.

I completely understand and recognise the feeling! And it's quite true. I know Bach will last me my lifetime - what a wonderful prospect. And his complete domination of my taste in Baroque music lasted almost 15 years! It took me 4-5 years to feel completely saturated by just the cantatas. (That great set you just got).

Q

[mn dave]

I completely understand and recognise the feeling! And it's quite true. I know Bach will last me my lifetime - what a wonderful prospect. And his complete domination of my taste in Baroque music lasted almost 15 years! It took me 4-5 years to feel completely saturated by just the cantatas. (That great set you just got).

Q

I agree. Why then listen to second- and third-tier composers? Beats me.

[Dundonnell]

If you know how many you have, you don't have many.....or have too much spare time.

"....you don't have many"

hm? 2500 is quite a lot I think but so many new ones come out each month! So many new composers to explore

"....to much spare time"? Yes, probably, but I catalogue them as I buy them which in itself doesn't take much time

[Brian]

I agree. Why then listen to second- and third-tier composers? Beats me.

I think I'll put on Atterberg's Seventh Symphony now. 

[Dundonnell]

I think I'll put on Atterberg's Seventh Symphony now. 

GO FOR IT

[mn dave]

I think I'll put on Atterberg's Seventh Symphony now. 

Who?? 

[Bulldog]

I think I'll put on Atterberg's Seventh Symphony now. 

If Atterberg's second-tier, he's high up on the list. 

[71 dB]

What's with the rolling eyes?  marvinbrown recognizes the superiority of Bach's music compared to other baroque composers; that's what really counts.

When exploring baroque music more one realises Bach wasn't that superior after all, just the greatest.

With regards to Baroque music, so many of the composers mentioned by 71dB are foreign to me save Handel and Vivaldi.  But Bach, J.S Bach that is, is just remarkable! I feel like I could spend a lifetime just getting to know his compositions.  I will however try to branch out a bit in the distant future.  For now Bach seems to fulfill my baroque needs, so to speak.

Well, you just haven't explored baroque music at all and you don't have a clue of it's treasures. Bach is so great because he had so fantastic influences of middle baroque, Dietrich Buxtehude to name just one.

[Bulldog]

When exploring baroque music more one realises Bach wasn't that superior after all, just the greatest.

How much greater? 

[Brian]

Who?? 

Hey, you know what? I'm Facebook friends with Kurt Atterberg! 


(He only has 6 other friends  )

[71 dB]

How much greater? 

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