Mozart and Wagner, without exception. Puccini when it comes to opera.
Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jul 28, 2011, at 12:01 PM, Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com> wrote: > astrasfogel wrote: "So is Bach the greatest? I call it a dead heat with > Ludwig." > > The greatest what? The greatest composer? The greatest composer in his > style/era? The term classical music is confusing because "Classical" is a > style or period or era. J.S. Bach and Beethoven are in different > eras/styles. Bach is in the Baroque era/period, it's pretty difficult to > compare them. It would be like asking who is the greatest Sports figure? > When the question might be who is the greatest football player? It's pretty > hard to compare a football player and a tennis player. Likewise, it is > difficult to compare composers from different eras/periods. > > So, Bach is arguably the greatest of the Baroque period/style. And arguably, > Beethoven the greatest of the Classical period. EXCEPT, ole Ludwig only > wrote 9 symphonies. So, I think Mozart gets the nod. Some people would > include Beethoven in the Romantic period, but I think that is incorrect > because his symphonies followed most of the strict formalities of the > classical periods. He might be a transition between the two. For me, the > greatest of the Romantic period is Wagner. > > > Donald H. Snook > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
