Although I have posted a few times in the Composers' section of this site and also started a couple of threads there I have not formally said 'Hello' yet.
I grew up with the music of Beethoven, Brahms and Wagner through the influence of my grandfather-who was a church organist-and my music-loving father. I still revere these great figures of the 19th century but at school I developed a passion for 20th century composers who were, in many cases, then quite obscure. One such early passion-which I shared with my school friend Malcolm MacDonald-was for the (then completely unheard) music of Havergal Brian. Of course Malcolm went on to become the leading expert on Brian's music!
I continue today to be an avid collector of primarily 20th century symphonic music. My favourite composers would include-
Vaughan Williams
Carl Nielsen
Sibelius
Shostakovich
Bruckner
and
British composers-Edmund Rubbra(in particular Symphonies 4,6, 7 and 8), Robert Simpson(in particular Symphonies 2, 4 and 9), Benjamin Frankel(Symphony No.2 above all), William Alwyn, Havergal Brian(still!), and, increasingly now, Richard Arnell
Scandinavians-Vagn Holmboe, Harald Saeverud, Kalevi Aho, Rautavaara, Joonas Kokkonen, Aulis Sallinen
Central Europeans-Panufnik, Egon Wellesz
Southern European-Malipiero, Braga Santos
Americans-William Schuman, Peter Mennin, Howard Hanson
I hope that I can contribute something to the enthusiasms of the members of the site!
Quote from: Dundonnell on August 12, 2007, 05:59:22 PM
Vaughan Williams
Carl Nielsen
Sibelius
Shostakovich
Bruckner
and
British composers-Edmund Rubbra(in particular Symphonies 4,6, 7 and 8), Robert Simpson(in particular Symphonies 2, 4 and 9), Benjamin Frankel(Symphony No.2 above all), William Alwyn, Havergal Brian(still!), and, increasingly now, Richard Arnell
Scandinavians-Vagn Holmboe, Harald Saeverud, Kalevi Aho, Rautavaara, Joonas Kokkonen, Aulis Sallinen
Central Europeans-Panufnik, Egon Wellesz
Southern European-Malipiero, Braga Santos
Americans-William Schuman, Peter Mennin, Howard Hanson
Solid list ......... Welcome to the forum ......... :D
All those great Scandinavians! I'll welcome you, even though you did not include Uuno Klami, but we can't all be perfect! ;D
Did you see the special thread we have for Richard Arnell? ;D
welcome, always good to see another Bruckner enthusiast.
Greetings from Beethoven's Heiligenstadt, Dundonnell. Welcome to the forum. 8)
Yes, I agree with D minor, solid list, fine composers.
Welcome than! :)
Hi Dundonnell, and welcome. Another hearty "yes" to your large list of composers!
--Bruce
Awesome list! I certainly noticed that Sibelius and Rautavaara. ;) How nice to see someone mention Howard Hanson too!
Welcome, very glad to have you at GMG. ;D
Terrific list, and much to share with many other enthusiasts, in this forum. Speaking for myself, I at least share with you composers like:
Vaughan Williams
Havergal Brian (being a former HBS member too, like so many in this forum@!)
William Alwyn
Richard Arnell - great recent discovery
Carl Nielsen
Vagn Holmboe
Braga Santos
I probably should learn a lot more from you about many of your other names. Bw, Christo