Bach vs. Beethoven!

[dtwilbanks]

Yes, it's silly, but play along, dammit.

Bach is rising in my esteem. Can he surpass Beethoven? Time will tell.

[71 dB]

J. S. Bach 

[Renfield]

Well, since the question was who is my favourite, vs. who I value more as a composer, my vote is for "the old Ludwig van".

(Not to say I don't like Bach, of course - quite the contrary!)

[Valentino]

My vote to LvB. Why? He was more of a rocknroller than Keith Richards. Always on the edge of the abyss (expct for a trip or two to Heiligenstadt that is).

I will not choose between them on a musical basis. What would music be without the two?

[mahlertitan]

I choose Beethoven, not because i think he is better or anything, i just can't seem to picture Alex Delarge listening to Bach.

[Don]

Bach all the way - it's a preference, not an indication of one being better than the other.

[Larry Rinkel]

Must admit im not really a fan of LvB, I understand his formal innovations but...the character and underlying aesthetic of it turns me off in a big way. He was a big drama queen you know, and wallowed in that an awful lot. I really have to be in the mood to listen to him. The over-assertion of self in his music via dynamics etc. ugh...

This makes me wonder how much Beethoven you actually know.

[Don]

Must admit im not really a fan of LvB, I understand his formal innovations but...the character and underlying aesthetic of it turns me off in a big way. He was a big drama queen you know, and wallowed in that an awful lot. I really have to be in the mood to listen to him. The over-assertion of self in his music via dynamics etc. ugh...To me, Bach is the man, the untouchable great....nothing naft, bombastic, egotistical or vulgar in his offerings, pure music tapped into the very source and a harmonic depth & understanding that Beethoven himself famously acknowledged & dreamt of having...

Beethoven doesnt come close IMHO. But no one really did, and they knew it too!

In the "drama queen" category where would Mahler reside?

[Scriptavolant]

Bach.

[beclemund]

Cage match to the *second* death?

GOOGLE FIGHT!

And Ludwig falls to ...
































... Dukes of Hazzard star, Catherine Bach!

[Norbeone]

Bach.

[orbital]

Cage match to the *second* death?

GOOGLE FIGHT!

And Ludwig falls to ...
































... Dukes of Hazzard star, Catherine Bach!

Not to mention:

Sebastian Bach































Sebastian Philip Bach

[Drasko]

There is Beethoven and then there is Beethoven

[Valentino]

Striking resemblance, Drasko.

[Kullervo]

Beethoven. Bach has never stirred me to weep like a child.

[RebLem]

I bring the good news and tidings of great joy that there is no f***ing reason to choose.

[dtwilbanks]

I bring the good news and tidings of great joy that there is no f***ing reason to choose.

Well, duh.

[karlhenning]

It is silly, but I played along: Beethoven

[dtwilbanks]

It is silly, but I played along: Beethoven

Thanks for playing.

[Larry Rinkel]

It is silly, but I played along: Beethoven

I voted, but I won't say for whom. Not Mahler, though.