tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post3562356684079257684..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Jimmie blogs the classicsRobert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-60802869810441854942008-11-28T16:28:00.000-05:002008-11-28T16:28:00.000-05:00My Wagner choices would have been less operatic pi...My Wagner choices would have been less operatic pieces and more the overtures in the operas (like Tannheuser, for instance). <BR/><BR/>The WETA listeners are a pretty sophisticated bunch which is, I think, why there are more "sensitive" pieces and fewer pieces with populist appeal (Where's the Mendelssohn??).Jimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449300982540760978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-24412413657859439242008-11-28T15:32:00.000-05:002008-11-28T15:32:00.000-05:00Trouble is there's so much classical music, it's n...Trouble is there's so much classical music, it's no surprise a big name like Beethoven dominates the top spots. It's like those rock top 10's that end up 3/4 Beatles songs.<BR/><BR/>While I love the pieces on the WETA list, my own list would include Mozart's piano concerto #9 "Jeunehomme" or piano sonata #9 (the one featured in the movie "Groundhog Day"), Samuel Barber's "Adagio" (amazing!), Debussy's "La Mer," Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D (Op.35), and anything from Schubert. He was the man. The man died supposedly from syphillis at age 31. What a playa! ;-)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://vocalminority.typepad.com" REL="nofollow">http://VocalMinority.typepad.com</A><BR/>The Jewish Republican's Web SanctuaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com