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Originally posted by Bosse de NageI used to hate Mozart, and I still find a lot of his music rather boring, but I have to admit he has written some great stuff. I may not dislike Mozart for the same reasons as you do, so I don't know how much help it is if I tell you what I do like, but you can give it a try.
I can't get into Mozart. Why, I cannot say. I'm prepared to try again--where to start? (My taste runs to Ravel, Fauré, Débussy, Mendelssohn, Chopin...)
I think the first time I really "got into it" was when I played the Great Mass in C Minor. It may have played a role that this was the first time I played in a big choral work (I think I was 13), but I still love the music. The requiem is also good. There's also some nice chamber music. Try for example the "Dissonanzenquartett" (String Quartet no 19, K. 465) or the "Prussian Quartets".
The way it's played has also a lot to say. In my opinion, the "authentic performance" movement has done a lot for classical music (how "authentic" it is, is a different question). Instead of drowning all details in a big "sound sauce", they take a more rhetorical approach. To me, that makes the music a lot more interesting. You could try recordings with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, for example.
Originally posted by RochadeSo you think predictability is a good thing in music? One reason why I often find Mozart or Wiener Klassik in general boring is that it's too predictable.
Allright. Everybody just loves Mozart. I hate this guy. I admit he must be a genius but I don´t like his tune. I like Bach. He his predictable.