Favorite classical, baroque or romantic compose...

Originally posted by Nordlys
Bowmann is English? I'd never have guessed!

For cellists, Pachelbel's Canon is the most boring piece ever. I used to teach some violinist to play the cello part (they can learn it in five minutes or so) and then try to play the violin part myself (which is pretty difficult if you can't really play the violin).

Originally posted by Bowmann
I parted with my cello ten years ago. Oh, well.

Cello, goodbye 😵

Originally posted by Nordlys
Vladf's taken Bowmanns crown, the new king of the forums, sorry Bowmann

Chopin

Originally posted by Vladamir no1
Wow thanks, I think!

Originally posted by Nordlys
What a shame. Of course I don't know how you treated it, though. Maybe it's better off without you.

Originally posted by Bowmann
Must I? Let me just check my profile...

Vivaldi. His best stuff is not the Four Season, which was a bit surprising to me, and a good thing!

My faves are Beethoven (Piano) & Handel (Choral).

I forgot to mention Beethoven, especially the late works. The late string quartets are just totally amazing.

Originally posted by Nordlys
I forgot to mention Beethoven, especially the late works. The late string quartets are just totally amazing.

What about Corelli? I think he rocked for his time.
I liked Sharezade(sp?) when I was a kid, it was very dramatic.
Loved the melodies, play them over in my head right now.
Also liked Smetana's vltava, I played that one a lot.
All 6 Brandenburg concerto's, JS. I first heard some of them from
the Switched on Bach album.
My buddy George played the Pacabel Canon on the piano, he always
uses Steinways, also liked Vince Garibaldi, he alway plays the Peanuts
stuff in his concerts. His latest CD is music from the Doors, he
was always spouting off about them when we lived in the same town,
Venice Beach. I played a couple of gigs with him, me on guitar, him
on piano. His first album was called Solo Blues for Piano I think.
Its funny, it was released by Tacoma records, John Fahey was
responsible for the solo blues guitar revolution with his own recordings
but also recorded with my guitar teach, Backwards Sam Firk, Mike
Stewart. He also brought out Leo Kottke, whom for a long time would
swear it was John in disguise! He recorded George in 1972 and it
sold a few thou but when Takoma sold the rights to Windom Hill,
I think in 1980, Windom was a struggling company but Blues and
Ballads, thats the name, when it was re-released by Windom Hill,
it went frigging platinum and my buddy was outa town forever! We
still email each other and he gives me box seat tickets when he is
in town. Great solo piano.

Mahler, Copland, and Shostakovich, in no particular order 🙂

edit: forgot Beethoven

Originally posted by Bowmann
Must I? Let me just check my profile...