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by **Catmando** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:16 am

Catmando wrote:*Claims that Mozart & Haydn are not the composers of some of their best known compositions.

A bit of background on these "claims" Luchesi Authorship Controversy

by **hal 9000** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:40 pm

Shapley wrote:I think Caruso is legendary, as are Toscanini, Furtwangler, and Stokowski.

Please elaborate Shapley. Obviously these figures are legendary because of their talent and/or persona... but are there any incredible stories that come to mind?

by **hal 9000** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:44 pm

DavidS wrote:3 more:
* Bach's music - "non-emotional, cold, mathematical exercises"
* Schumann - "not particularly skilled as an orchestrator"
* Mussorgsky - ditto

I'll include these in the nominee compilation, but to me these seem more like opinions than they do legends regarding these figures.

by **hal 9000** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:46 pm

navneeth wrote:Bach and coffee
Handel and food

Umm, I have no idea what these two are about. Can you please elaborate?

:dunce:

by **hal 9000** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:48 pm

By the way:

Nominee count: 31

Keep 'em coming!® (the nominees, not lists!

)

by **navneeth** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:09 am

hal 9000 wrote:
navneeth wrote:Bach and coffee
Handel and food

Umm, I have no idea what these two are about. Can you please elaborate?

I had read that Bach had an affinity for coffee, and hence wrote the Coffee Cantata. (But the article at allmusic.com seems to suggest that this was more of a satirical nature)

I also read that Handel was a glutton. He used eat the food meant for four people at a single sitting, or something like that. :popcorn:

by **Shapley** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:50 am

Please elaborate Shapley. Obviously these figures are legendary because of their talent and/or persona... but are there any incredible stories that come to mind?

I was being flippant. I don't know of any legends surrounding them, I was just building on the title of the thread. They are, quite clearly, legends in classical music.

by **Catmando** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:54 am

Shapley wrote:
Please elaborate Shapley. Obviously these figures are legendary because of their talent and/or persona... but are there any incredible stories that come to mind?

I was being flippant. I don't know of any legends surrounding them, I was just building on the title of the thread. They are, quite clearly, legends in classical music.

Just as Shapley & Hal 9000, among others, are BBB legends.

by **navneeth** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:43 am

How could we forget this: Mozart wrote Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. :mrgreen:

by **DavidS** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:08 am

navneeth wrote:How could we forget this: Mozart wrote Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

That is also not a legend: the piece is 12 Variations on a French Folk Theme - on now on B.com!

by **navneeth** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:18 am

DavidS wrote:That is also not a legend: the piece is 12 Variations on a French Folk Theme - on now on B.com!

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hal 9000 wrote:Whether they be fact or fiction, let's find out which stories regarding classical music, composers, etc... are the most intriguing.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkle_tw ... tar#Trivia

Misconceptions

It is often thought that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the original writer of this melody. Reinforced by its appearance as a "correct answer" in the original edition of Trivial Pursuit and "Snapple Facts" (among others), many believe that the song was written by Mozart when he was four or five years old (as "Andante in C for Keyboard").

by **Shapley** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:32 am

David is right. Mozart did write the music for Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, he just didn't write it first.

by **Catmando** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:33 am

In 1838, 10 years after Schubert's death, Schumann visited Vienna and found the dusty manuscript of the Schubert' Symphony No. 9

by **DavidS** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:47 am

Felix Mendelssohn was one of the most instrumental ( :wink:

) in reviving JSB's flagging reputation.

by **Trumpetmaster** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:28 am

Just catching up...

Has anyone added Rostropovich?

and

Segovia????

by **Trumpetmaster** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:30 am

from the trumpet side...

:mrgreen:

Rafael Mendez
Maurice Andre
Winton Marsalis
William Vacchiano

:mrgreen:

by **piqaboo** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:23 pm

There's that legend that if you dont participate in one of Hal's b.com threads, microsoft will trace your computer and you wont get a free pass to SeaWorld.

by **navneeth** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:44 pm

piqaboo wrote:There's that legend that if you dont participate in one of Hal's b.com threads, microsoft will trace your computer and you wont get a free pass to SeaWorld.

I've participated only in two and I use Linux.

by **Catmando** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:15 pm

Whatever came about the Top 10 Legends?

I have another idea for a Top 10 list.....How about Top 10 most requested/played Beethoven Radio works?

by **Selma in Sandy Eggo** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:36 pm

You can try, I suppose. But how will you score without hal's scoring algorithm? I never did quite figure it out... :dunce:

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