Leonard Bernstein once said in Beethoven music, every note is a right note. No second guessing. List, on the other hands, ahem ... but they sure sound good with a sip of wine. |
I enjoy where Mozart sounds closer to LVB—like his string trio Divertimento K.563 or the Adagio for piano or even a few of his “Haydn” quartets. When Mozart gets dark is when you see his true genius. |
LVB, esp. string quartets and piano sonatas. The Waldstein sonata is close to perfection.
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I personally feel Mozart is the master of all. He is predictable which makes it more relaxing. |
Easily Mozart , he is the most balanced of all .After LvB one says , Wow , that was great .
After Mozart you say that could be no other way .
Of course Bach is best , better than all the rest .
As others have said , Haydn is right up there too.
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Mozart.
Consider his age at the time of his death.
Two other great historical figures died at roughly the same age.
Did God snuff out Alexander for reaching out for political unity? Did He crucify Christ for reaching out for spiritual equivalence with God?
And was it mere jealousy for God to get rid of Mozart for making the sublime accessible.
Claptrap, but interesting points to ponder as to how men so young could achieve so much and disconcert their world and inspire generations to come.
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Bach. The most genius. The most german but the most universal. Mozart and Beethoven were really lucky because if they would have known the whole major music of Bach, it would be hard to continue their style. Bach is the pride of Germany but the pride of whole universe
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I have to say Beethoven if I were picking between Mozart and Beethoven. his music is more dramatic and I finish listening with the feeling that there was not a single superfluous note in the work. But I do have to say that Bach in my mind beats the two of them. |
I love Beethoven, bit Mozart is my guy. It is all a matter of taste, just like in the middle 60’s, were you a Beatles guy or Stones.
No right answer, just good music from both sides in each case.
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Mozart. I concur completely with Nicolas Slonimsky who, in his biographical dictionary of musicians, describes Mozart as the "supreme genius of music whose works in every genre are unsurpassed in lyric beauty, rhythmic variety, and effortless melodic invention." |
@newbee My comment about pain and suffering was of course in reference to what was said in the OP, which in turn had been concluded with a smiley :-)
Best regards,
-- Al
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Beethoven by some margin for me. Especially his piano sonatas and piano trios. On occasions his symphonies. I lean to the odd numbered ones, especially 5 and 7.
Almarg, pain and suffering in Beethoven? I must have missed it, but then I've been conditioned by Mahler. :-) |
Much different than R&R preferences. The actual artists are performing their compositions, which makes all the difference.
Classical, it’s all in the intrepetation thru the conductor/orchestra.
There’s a dull 5th or Tocatta and Fugue, and there "take your breath away" versions.
I do believe one must remember papa Haydn influenced both of them.
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I'm more Beethoven than Mozart, although of course I like both. Among Beethoven's symphonies my favorites are numbers 7 and 6, in that order. No pain or suffering in either one :-) (Although some may interpret the famous second movement of no. 7 differently than I do). Regards, -- Al
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Haydn. More unpredictable than Mozart, less dramatic than Beethoven.
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