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> The Most Over-rated Composer!, Who do you think it is?
The most over-rated composer!
Who do you think it is?
Vivaldi [ 29 ] ** [6.97%]
Handel [ 11 ] ** [2.64%]
Bach [ 26 ] ** [6.25%]
Haydn [ 10 ] ** [2.40%]
Mozart [ 73 ] ** [17.55%]
Beethoven [ 16 ] ** [3.85%]
Schubert [ 5 ] ** [1.20%]
Schumann [ 7 ] ** [1.68%]
Brahms [ 16 ] ** [3.85%]
Tchaikovsky [ 4 ] ** [0.96%]
Chopin [ 15 ] ** [3.61%]
Grieg [ 4 ] ** [0.96%]
Liszt [ 10 ] ** [2.40%]
Wagner [ 50 ] ** [12.02%]
Shostakovich [ 15 ] ** [3.61%]
Stravinsky [ 13 ] ** [3.12%]
Elgar [ 18 ] ** [4.33%]
Sibelius [ 6 ] ** [1.44%]
Other (please specify) [ 27 ] ** [6.49%]
I love them all! [ 61 ] ** [14.66%]
Total Votes: 416
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maggiemay
post Jul 15 2006, 02:03 PM
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QUOTE(Boo Radley @ Jul 15 2006, 02:16 PM) *

QUOTE(andante_in_c @ Jul 15 2006, 02:10 PM) *

If it's any consolation, barry-clari, given the choice I would have voted for the entire romantic period (with the possible exception of Mendelssohn and the Russian composers).

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) This is why I find it so fascinating. An friend of mine (who is 70) loves his Bach and Handel keyboard works but just doesn't have the time of day for Chopin, Grieg or Mendelssohn, which I just struggle to comprehend as I am almost the exact opposite!

Fascinating thread ! wonder why it's not been done before...

Like your friend, I love Bach, - but you (or he) can keep Handel!

I more or less avoid Chopin, (that may be a hand-size thing too, Andante, although I will struggle with Debussy which I find much more rewarding), but I do like Mendelssohn and Greig.
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elliewelly
post Jul 15 2006, 02:20 PM
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I voted Brahms because I can't get into him either - usually I enjoy playing ANYTHING, even if I wouldn't usually listen to it - but his clarinet sonatas bored me to tears.

I don't like Strauss either.

I LOVE Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Taverner... in fact most composers!
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andante_in_c
post Jul 15 2006, 02:46 PM
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Oh yes, if Johann Strauss I had been there he'd definitely be for the chop! I'd spare the younger, though, because I really enjoyed Die Fledermaus when I went to see it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Frederic Chopin
post Jul 15 2006, 04:32 PM
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QUOTE(maggiemay @ Jul 15 2006, 03:03 PM) *
I more or less avoid Chopin, (that may be a hand-size thing too, Andante, although I will struggle with Debussy which I find much more rewarding), but I do like Mendelssohn and Greig.
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QUOTE(elliewelly @ Jul 15 2006, 03:20 PM) *
I LOVE Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Taverner... in fact most composers!
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Deborah
post Jul 15 2006, 05:17 PM
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Oh no! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) I missed out Mendelssohn! Never mind, everybody loves Mendelssohn. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Oh no they don't! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) You forced me to vote Chopin instead (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

But who's been voting Wagner (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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benjaminja
post Jul 15 2006, 06:10 PM
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But, I digress. I voted Sibelius - I've never quite got into it. There's the odd good piece - Finlandia, for instance - but the rest seems to be cookie-cutter music with no particular depth of character.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) Nooooooo! Sibelius is fab.

Though his violin concerto is a bit weird... but it has possibly the best opening of any concerto, in my view!

None of these composers gets my vote. I don't know enough Schumann to judge. Can't think who I would vote for. Possibly Chabrier for writing that horrid Spanish piece... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
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dacapo
post Jul 15 2006, 06:22 PM
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Ok I realise that this is a negative question but I also think that it would be fabulously interesting to see what everyone thinks. Note 'over-rated', not 'worst'. The ones who you hear about constantly but either can't get into or just find insipid or trite! Please also note that I have not put living composers such as John Williams, Einaudi, etc. Don't take these into consideration, I am only referring to ones who have shaped our musical past.

Oops! Should have read the message before I voted! I went for "other", with Karl Jenkins as my choice.

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maggiemay
post Jul 15 2006, 06:56 PM
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QUOTE(Frederic Chopin @ Jul 15 2006, 05:32 PM) *

QUOTE(maggiemay @ Jul 15 2006, 03:03 PM) *
I more or less avoid Chopin, (that may be a hand-size thing too, Andante, although I will struggle with Debussy which I find much more rewarding), but I do like Mendelssohn and Greig.
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I didn't mean you !
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Boo Radley
post Jul 15 2006, 07:19 PM
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QUOTE(Deborah @ Jul 15 2006, 06:17 PM) *

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Oh no! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) I missed out Mendelssohn! Never mind, everybody loves Mendelssohn. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Oh no they don't! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) You forced me to vote Chopin instead (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

But who's been voting Wagner (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

Ooh, think you're in the minority there Deb! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Wagner was my second choice but I didn't vote for him for the simple reason that he's not as 'rated' as Bach! Have you ever heard Mendelssohn's Theme and Variations in B flat for piano? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

Darn, I forgot Debussy too! But who would I have eliminated from the list? 20 options just isn't enough. I'm glad no-one has voted for Schubert, Tchaikovsky Schumann or Grieg yet, they would all be in my top 10 all-time composers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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mattrattley
post Jul 15 2006, 07:45 PM
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Voted Mozart - pretty much everything mozarty sounds like arpeggio exercises, i mean, it's good, probably better than lots of composers, but, for being overrated, he certainly tops my list.

bhrams: three words to all those that don't appreciate him: Symphony Number One. Brilliant piece - I'm sick of playing it for a whole year, but brilliant nonetheless.
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benjaminja
post Jul 15 2006, 09:25 PM
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Voted Mozart - pretty much everything mozarty sounds like arpeggio exercises, i mean, it's good, probably better than lots of composers, but, for being overrated, he certainly tops my list.

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melody_maker
post Jul 15 2006, 09:27 PM
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I have to admit I voted Bach, I just can't get into his music!! I LOVE chopin though... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
I'm quite surprised people voted Vivaldi; the four seasons are such great pieces!!
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Flute Girl
post Jul 15 2006, 09:31 PM
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I have to admit I voted Bach, I just can't get into his music!!

Same here! I have tried some but I still haven't managed to be persuaded. Another one Im not so keen on is Scarlatti
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IrisH - LoonY
post Jul 16 2006, 12:00 AM
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I've gone for Mozart (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) Forgive me Nat, but come on folks...let's get real, if he's too easy for beginners and too hard for experts, how do we get a "good performance"?! Plus Mozart seems to bore me for some reason at times (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)

What IS the point of trying to play something if it seems that NO ONE can do the music justice?!

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La_Chopiniste_
post Jul 16 2006, 08:06 AM
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Like you YAP , I just can't understand Sibelius ...
Maybe he's brilliant but I just don't get it....
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