>Saint-Saëns once said that “the artist who does not feel completely satisfied by elegant lines, by harmonious colors, and by a beautiful succession of chords does not understand the art of music.” This is a perfect summation of the French musical tradition, which delights in the pure pleasure of the art and is less interested in extra-musical considerations. Donald J. Grout said of this tradition that it “rests on a conception of music as sonorous form, in contrast to the Romantic conception of music as expression. No wonder I hate this man so much.
Hunter James
Kek
Samuel Williams
>Whats wrong with Ravel? Nothing. I meant it as a savory mmmm.
Jason Watson
>angl*s Disregarded.
Brody Gutierrez
saw sibelius 3 in C major the other day very well crafted never really understood the suggested parallels with england though
Isaiah Clark
sneedbelius don't yell at me please
Eli Sanders
Whenever Brahms writes for chamber group of four or less instruments with no dominant soloist it sound grating on the ears. Too violent, harsh and barebones. Is this what Beethoven sounds like to the Mozart-obsessed?
