On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:09:16 -0700, Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>> OK I liked the clip I heard on you tube. I think that I must have been put off
>> him by seeing a couple of his operas. The first ever opera I ever went to was
>> "The Love for Three Oranges" then I saw "The Fiery Angel" at Covent Garden. I
>> like the concept but find the actual music too "sharp" to bear. For some reason
>> I confuse him with Shostakovich.
>
>I mentioned this piece in particular (as well as the Villa-Lobos and 
>Busoni pieces) is that it's a blend of modern and classical forms. 
>Prokofiev wrote this symphony with the idea "What sort of symphony would 
>Haydn write if he were alive today?"  I figured this would make them a 
>bit more palatable.
>
>

It does indeed :)

>> Needles to say I don't like Richard Strauss not to be confused with Johann
>> Strauss :)
>
>You don't like Richard Strauss!?  I can see some of his operas and such 
>but many of his tone poems at least have quite normal tonality.  Also, 
>even if you don't like his music, if you haven't heard his Vier Letzte 
>Lieder then you really, really should.  I'm hard pressed to think of 
>more beautiful pieces of music written in the 20th century (I prefer the 
>version with Karajan and Gundula Janowitz, but tastes vary here).
>

Too much to do, too little time to do it.

>
>> Yes I could listen to these and I thank you. I suppose that my problem (one of
>> them actually) is that I had no musical education and have had to pick things up
>> on my own.
>
>Truly, it is my pleasure to recommend music and I'm totally happy to 
>suggest many more pieces whenever you should want it.

It is a pleasure to share and thank you.
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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