id have to say star wars just for the sheer novelty/ground breaking nature of it.
I think ive asked this before:
star wars or star trek?
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id have to say star wars just for the sheer novelty/ground breaking nature of it.
I think ive asked this before:
star wars or star trek?
Star Wars
Curb Your Enthusiasm or Seinfeld?
ive not seen an episode of the former, so id have to go with the latter.
jerry or Kramer?
Kramer, Kramer, Kramer
Nirvana or Pearl Jam?
Nirvana.
Dvorak's Cello Concerto, or Elgar's?
Anyone but Dvorak. Sorry--pet peeve.
Charlie Parker or Lester Young?
E: Parker
Dvorak, if forced to choose one
Sibelius or Brahms VC?
Eh?? What's so offensive about Dvorak, now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
Oh, Brahms VC for me.
Harking back to contemporary music:
Steve Reich's Music for XVIII Musicians or Arvo Pärt's Te Deum?
Pärt's Te Deum (although the Reich isn't bad either)
Schnittke's Requiem or Shostakovich's 14th Symphony?
You got me. I think I listened to Shosta's 14th Symphony a long time ago, but I've never even heard of Schnittke or his Requiem. (I hope I didn't offend your national pride when I chose Brahms over Sibelius by the way ;) I'm listening to the Sibelius VC right now and it's better than I remember.)
We can wait until I have time to listen to Shostakovich's 14th Symphony and this Schnittke guy's Requiem, and then I can report back, or wait for someone else to answer, but I kind of don't think anyone else will be too familiar with them either (MorpheusSandman probably could answer if he was around these days) so you might want to change your question. Sorry!
Nothing's offensive. It's my problem, not his. A few years ago (ah! many, now that I think of it), I used to have a radio alarm clock set to a classical station. For a few years, I used to wake up to Chopin, Shubert, Mozart--the gentle stuff. Then the station got a new morning DJ, whose philosophy, apparently, was that people needed to be jolted and annoyed FROM BED. Out went Chopin's gentle stardust, in came Dvorak's flying peasant skirts. I put up with it for about six months, and when it didn't stop, I switched to a beep beep beep alarm. On an intellectual level, Dvorak's fine, of course, but on an intimate level, I've never really forgiven him.
Edit: Yes, you're over my head, too, North. I'm impressed but mystified. :) Maybe some one else can choose.
National pride doesn't enter the matter, but Sibelius is among my favourite composers, as is Brahms. I'm not sure which one's VC I'd pick, to be honest. The symphonies and tone poems are Sibelius's strongest works. And Luonnotar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lykren
Never even heard of Schnittke? The Requiem is a nice place to start. Then there's the Faust Cantata, Choir Concerto, Piano Quintet, String Quartets, the symphonies, etc.
Berlioz or Chopin?Quote:
We can wait until I have time to listen to Shostakovich's 14th Symphony and this Schnittke guy's Requiem, and then I can report back, or wait for someone else to answer, but I kind of don't think anyone else will be too familiar with them either (MorpheusSandman probably could answer if he was around these days) so you might want to change your question. Sorry!
Chopin. Life can be beautiful.
Disposable razors or electric shavers?
I'm guessing Some Chopin or Schubert works could have worked at getting you out of bed, too. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
Another early morning favourite is surely Beethoven's Great Fugue.
No doubt, but the station didn't used to play them at 5:00 in the morning.
Disposable razors or electric shavers?