[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

You are right people use term "Classical Music" but Baroque is one of the periods under that banner than comes the Classical era Mozart,Haydn,that leads to the Romantic era like Beethoven than Post Romantic than Modern
like Stravinsky.
I am a big fan of the Baroque period and Classical period.
I like the concertos and sonatas from these periods..
I love the beautiful melodies that accompany them.

But I have expanded and enjoy it all now.

And my feeling is you will make it before 50 by what I see.....

I'll more then happily trade in all of the Baroque and Classical periods combined (save, Bach ) for the Romantic period (Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Mendelsohn, Schumann, etc.)

And I forgot a very notable straddler, who stood with one foot in "Classical" and the other "Romantic" - hard of hearing though he was - Hirr Beethoven.

[Hirs Ute]

Originally Posted by Dave C

Now I understand it, the term Baroque just means a time period (bit like Solaris saying he likes 80s music). I thought it was going to mean a bit more than that; i.e a type of classical music, like modern music gets broken down into pop, folk, hip hop, etc. 160 years seems like a long time for a period of music to last, I mean 60s music only lasted for 10 years,
Cheers,
Dave C
Do you think I'll be an expert in classical music by the time I reach 50

What you're only allowing yourself 12 months to become an expert of Classical music ............

[Dave C]

Originally Posted by Hirs Ute

What you're only allowing yourself 12 months to become an expert of Classical music ............

Another mistype Hirs, you meant to say years ofcourse

[Hirs Ute]

Originally Posted by Dave C

Another mistype Hirs, you meant to say years ofcourse

Those darned typos they just sneak in when you least suspect them

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[Dave C]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

And I forgot a very notable straddler, who stood with one foot in "Classical" and the other "Romantic" - hard of hearing though he was - Hirr Beethoven.

Very similar to Mika then who have one foot in pop and the other in dance

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Dave C

Very similar to Mika then who have one foot in pop and the other in dance

Uncanny! And Solaris is a descendant of Nostradamus.

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

I'll more then happily trade in all of the Baroque and Classical periods combined (save, Bach ) for the Romantic period (Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Mendelsohn, Schumann, etc.)

And I forgot a very notable straddler, who stood with one foot in "Classical" and the other "Romantic" - hard of hearing though he was - Hirr Beethoven.

You do bring up a excellent point there Rachmaninoff's piano concerto's
are my favorites..
And my Chopin played by Rubinstein records are priceless to me.

I guess because when I was younger I cut my teeth on Barouqe
and Classical that I have such a strong affection for the music
but Romantic and Modern are more challenging as a listener
and when you "get it" a whole new world of music opens up.

Beethoven took piano lessons from Haydn when he was a young boy
and Haydn was a very old man..I find that amazing.
That backs the one foot in Classical and the other in Romantic...

That's why Beethoven was "the man"...he was a was trully brilliant.

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by Dave C

Very similar to Mika then who have one foot in pop and the other in dance

No Dave not similiar at all ..........

Mika and Beethoven should not even be in the same thread..........

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

You do bring up a excellent point there Rachmaninoff's piano concerto's
are my favorites..
And my Chopin played by Rubinstein records are priceless to me.

I guess because when I was younger I cut my teeth on Barouqe
and Classical that I have such a strong affection for the music
but Romantic and Modern are more challenging as a listener
and when you "get it" a whole new world of music opens up.

Beethoven took piano lessons from Haydn when he was a young boy
and Haydn was a very old man..I find that amazing.
That backs the one foot in Classical and the other in Romantic...

That's why Beethoven was "the man"...he was a was trully brilliant.

You are right - Beethoven was in fact "the man" I couldn't have put it better myself! And as for "getting it", I don't get much of Modern music also, but Romantic music is rewarding in it's challenges. I zoom in and out of periods in my life where I love Mozart, and then just as quickly get tired of him. Tchaikovsky's 5th though I'll never ever get tired of, Rachmaninoff's 2nd, Chopin - bring 'em on

[solaris]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

No Dave not similiar at all ..........

Mika and Beethoven should not even be in the same thread..........

I like Mika