Klarinet Archive - Posting 000023.txt from 2010/11

From: "Matthew Lloyd" <matthew@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] What's Wrong with "Contemporary Classical"?
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:44:34 -0400

Whilst not wanting for a moment to pretend that the early Mozart symphonies
are works of genius, to say that they are "as boring as shit" really is a
little juvenile. They are charming little pieces that deserve more attention
- and for what it is worth they are all on my iPhone. And I listen to them.

Any and all of them display far more mature musicality than 99% of
pop/rock/etc music.

Matthew

-----Original Message-----
From: Curtis Bennett [mailto:curtis.bennett@-----.com] =

Sent: 02 November 2010 21:08
To: The Klarinet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [kl] What's Wrong with "Contemporary Classical"?

Look at how much Mozart gets zero play time these days.=A0 When was the
last time an orchestra scheduled a performance of Mozart's - I don't
know, any numbered symphony below 20.=A0=A0 Or anything by Haydn below
#98. Hardly ever?=A0 You think an orchestra would have a sell-out
performance with works by Telemann, early Hadyn symphonies and other
lesser known early Classical composers?=A0 I doubt it. That stuff is
boring as shit!

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