My Dad conducted Traviata and Rigoletto as well as the Puccini staples, and as much as I love Tosca and Boheme I have come to appreciate Verdi more and more through the years.
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Benz Hogs <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> wrote: > AAAHHHHHHHHHH, Puccini. Among opera singers, it is common to feel that no > other composer new the voice as well as Puccini. His lyricism and placement > of the right vowel in a certain part of your range. Mainly, no composer is > as easy to sing, sounds challenging, AND writes memorable melody to the > listener as Puccini. > > Puccini just sings.... > > Luther KB5QHU Oak Park, IL > '87 300SDL (312,xxx mi) > '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi) > > On 7/28/2011 1:59 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > >> Mozart and Wagner, without exception. >> >> Puccini when it comes to opera. >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 28, 2011, at 12:01 PM, Donald Snook<dsn...@mtsqh.com> wrote: >> >> astrasfogel wrote: "So is Bach the greatest? I call it a dead heat with >>> Ludwig." >>> >>> The greatest what? The greatest composer? The greatest composer in his >>> style/era? The term classical music is confusing because "Classical" is a >>> style or period or era. J.S. Bach and Beethoven are in different >>> eras/styles. Bach is in the Baroque era/period, it's pretty difficult to >>> compare them. It would be like asking who is the greatest Sports figure? >>> When the question might be who is the greatest football player? It's >>> pretty hard to compare a football player and a tennis player. Likewise, it >>> is difficult to compare composers from different eras/periods. >>> >>> So, Bach is arguably the greatest of the Baroque period/style. And >>> arguably, Beethoven the greatest of the Classical period. EXCEPT, ole >>> Ludwig only wrote 9 symphonies. So, I think Mozart gets the nod. Some >>> people would include Beethoven in the Romantic period, but I think that is >>> incorrect because his symphonies followed most of the strict formalities of >>> the classical periods. He might be a transition between the two. For me, >>> the greatest of the Romantic period is Wagner. >>> >>> >>> Donald H. Snook >>> ______________________________**_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
