RE: GG: Mistakes on Well Tempered Clavier ???!!!

["Williamson, Mark" <MWilliamson@alston.com>]

Well, it perfectly OK to like some composers and not others, and to have
your likes and dislikes even if they are different from mine.  In my own
case, I greatly admire the work of Brahms but I do not "relate" to it
the way I do to Bach or Mozart because, being very romantic, it is not
as in-sync with my own, more detached personality.  But it seems to me
that you are missing some great things here, especially Mozart.

I would try re-listening to some of these works (particularly Mozart)
when you are in a different "frame of mind."  When there is not
someplace you have to be at some particular time.  Perhaps have a cup of
coffee, an excellent beer, smoke a little "something," etc.

Mark

ps with respect to Mozart, try Symphony #35, #36, or #39.  Those are,
IMHO, great introductions to Mozart.  Anything else from #35 to #41 will
do, or #25 in g minor.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Xavier Otazu [SMTP:xavier@fajnm1.am.ub.es]
> Sent:	Thursday, May 07, 1998 8:24 AM
> To:	Llista sobre Glenn Gould
> Subject:	Re: GG: Mistakes on Well Tempered Clavier ???!!!
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> 
> > Have you heard Gould's Brahms recordings? They are about as romantic
> as
> 
>  No, and this is a good point to comment a problem that I have (I
>  think).
> 
>  It's a bit "off topic" ...
>  
>  I don't like many music composers, except Bach, Chopin, Schummann,
> and
>  before-baroque composers. Brahms is a unknown composer for me, and
> the
>  works I listened from him are very boring, IMHO.
>  
>  I like some works of others composers, like Beethoven, Delibes, but
>  only some works from them. And what I like more is piano music. I
>  don't like many of orchestra works. I am boring when I hear Wagner or
>  Beethoven (among many composers) orchestra works.
>  
>  And specially (here I don't want that some people be angry with me) I
>  don't like Mozart. I don't like his music, I think it is very simple,
>  with no special feeling. Sometimes I think if Mozart thinks that
>  people is stupid and that he wants to be tricky with us. I think
> about
>  his music (please, don't be angry with me...) as stupid music. It is
>  simple, too simple, like Vivaldi. When I finish hearing a Mozart
>  recording I think "what differenc are beetwen this and the rest?".
>  
>  Summarizing I only like baroque composers, Chopin and Schumman, and
>  some piano works from Beethoven. My musical taste is very limited, I
>  don't want this.
>  
>  I want that I like other composers, but I CANNOT !!!
>  
>  What can I do ?
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