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Here is this seasons concert line up for the 2 operas[1] (Garnier and Bastille) in Paris: Rachmaninov, Schubert, Schonberg, Brahms, Beethoven (x6!), Mahler, He

by yardie 12y ago

Here is this seasons concert line up for the 2 operas[1] (Garnier and Bastille) in Paris: Rachmaninov, Schubert, Schonberg, Brahms, Beethoven (x6!), Mahler, Herrman, Barber, Mozart, Rota, Dvorak, Lekeu, Chausson, DeBussy I'm not familiar with some of the names. I think Rota is a modern composer. But most of those names are composers who have been buried. [1] http://www.operadeparis.fr/en http://www.operadeparis.fr/en

masklinn 12y ago
Barber, Copland, Rota and Herrman are more modern than the others, but still buried. The Beethoven situation is a bit of an exception as they're doing a series with all 9 symphonies in a row. And I see a few more composers in http://www.operadeparis.fr/en/saison-2014-2015/concert--recital http://www.operadeparis.fr/en/saison-2014-2015/concert--reci... * Barber (1910-1981) * Beethoven (1770-1827) * Brahms (1833-1897) * Chausson (1855-1899) * Copland (1900-1990) * Dvořák (1841-1904) * Herrman (1911-1975) * Lekeu (1870-1894) * Mahler (1860-1911) * Mozart (1756-1791) * Praetorius (1571-1621) * Prokofiev (1891-1953) * Rachmaninov (1873-1943) * Ravel (1875-1937) * Rota (1911-1979) * Schubert (1797-1828) * Schönberg (1875-1951) * Spohr (1784-1859) * Strauss (1864-1949) * Suk (1874-1935) * Susato (1500-1561) * Tarrega (1852-1909) * Verdi (1813-1901)
leoc 12y ago
If what you want is state-funded or charitably-funded institutions commissioning and performing new art music without reference to audience tastes, well, that's already been tried: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmst%C3%A4dter_Ferienkurse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmst%C3%A4dter_Ferienkurse and so on. The results are generally considered to have been mostly not a success, both in terms of attracting an audience and of the quality of the music itself. The author of the Beethoven article happens to have written a book http://www.amazon.com/The-Rest-Noise-Listening-Twentieth/dp/0312427719/ http://www.amazon.com/The-Rest-Noise-Listening-Twentieth/dp/... which covers this among other things.

by yardie 12y ago

masklinn 12y ago

Barber, Copland, Rota and Herrman are more modern than the others, but still buried. The Beethoven situation is a bit of an exception as they're doing a series with all 9 symphonies in a row. And I see a few more composers in http://www.operadeparis.fr/en/saison-2014-2015/concert--recital http://www.operadeparis.fr/en/saison-2014-2015/concert--reci... * Barber (1910-1981) * Beethoven (1770-1827) * Brahms (1833-1897) * Chausson (1855-1899) * Copland (1900-1990) * Dvořák (1841-1904) * Herrman (1911-1975) * Lekeu (1870-1894) * Mahler (1860-1911) * Mozart (1756-1791) * Praetorius (1571-1621) * Prokofiev (1891-1953) * Rachmaninov (1873-1943) * Ravel (1875-1937) * Rota (1911-1979) * Schubert (1797-1828) * Schönberg (1875-1951) * Spohr (1784-1859) * Strauss (1864-1949) * Suk (1874-1935) * Susato (1500-1561) * Tarrega (1852-1909) * Verdi (1813-1901)

leoc 12y ago

If what you want is state-funded or charitably-funded institutions commissioning and performing new art music without reference to audience tastes, well, that's already been tried: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmst%C3%A4dter_Ferienkurse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmst%C3%A4dter_Ferienkurse and so on. The results are generally considered to have been mostly not a success, both in terms of attracting an audience and of the quality of the music itself. The author of the Beethoven article happens to have written a book http://www.amazon.com/The-Rest-Noise-Listening-Twentieth/dp/0312427719/ http://www.amazon.com/The-Rest-Noise-Listening-Twentieth/dp/... which covers this among other things.