Re: Why do you like Mozart's music?


david7gable@xxxxxxx wrote:
> The Germans didn't even make any significant contributions to the canon
> until the 17th century. The greatest composers of the 15th and 16th
> centuries were Franco-Flemish.
>
> -david gable

True, but how much of that is played in concerts and opera houses
regularly? And what region would you say does the majority of the
regularly played pieces come from? When it comes to symphonic or
generally orchestral music, I think there can be little doubt that the
largest chunk by far comes from the German region, with significant
contributions from France and Russia, quite a bit also from Czechia,
but very little from Italy, Britain, Poland or Finland (although all
these countries also produced great composers of orchestral music, but
just not very many). When it comes to the opera house, it is probably
less clear, probably the most contributions come from Italy, followed
by Germany/Austria, then probably France and Russia.

In any case, even though you try to twist everything, it would be hard
even for you to deny the fact that the German region contribution to
the standard repertoire is extremely significant as is the
contribution, and that is maybe even more important in the context of
this discussion about performing traditions, to orchestral playing in
general.

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