> > ...I guess my > > point was; > > wouldn't it be great to have a genius like Mozart ( assuming he > > would know the > > guitar as well as he did the piano) writing pieces for guitar? It would be nice indeed, but he obviously didn't find it inspirational.
> I need to add the disclaimer that I appreciate Mozart, but have never been a great fan of his work. That said, there were plenty of just-post-Mozart > guitarists who generated some very fine material for guitar. A couple of my favorites are de Fossa, Legnani, and Regondi. I am glad you used the word "material" rather than "music". > The Boccherini quintets and Sinfonia are pleasant enough. P B's quintets are a lot more than "pleasant". They are FINE music, with or without guitar.. > aganini did pretty well by guitar as did the ubiquitous Sor and Giuliani. ..And Mertz, Carcassi, Carulli, Matiegka, von Call, Gragnani, Sychra, Weber, etc. > Feel free to enjoy the guitar for what it is; there's no need to pine over what it has not been. Agree wholeheartedly. RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
