Klarinet Archive - Posting 000222.txt from 2005/12

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Top 100
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:44:27 -0500

Wow, no Shostakovich anywhere. It just goes to show that people know
nothing about good music. :)

On 12/29/05, Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com> wrote:
> The local classical music radion station, KBPS (www.allclassical.org) is
> currently running their annual "top 100 classical pieces" as voted by
> listeners.
>
> Clearly, Mr. Mozart's publicist has been doing his job. From a dismal
> showing at #50 last year, the K.622 Clarinet Concerto placed this year
> at a very respectable #21, just ahead of Carmina Burana, Beethoven's
> Symphony #3 ("Eroica"), and Rhapsody in Blue.
>
> The recording they chose this year is Sabine Meyer, on basset clarinet,
> with the Berlin Philharmonic. I am quite enjoying it.
>
> The big loser this year seems to be Mahler. Last year, three of
> Mahler's symphonies were in the top 50. This year, he managed no better
> than #68.
>
> This year's list: http://www.allclassical.org/Top100_2005.php
> Last year's list: http://www.allclassical.org/Top100_2004.php
>
> --
> Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
>
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