The Most Underrated Composer (hardcore, cd, fan, Religious, Russian)

dmackey2 · 12-20-2007, 12:52 AM

Gustav Mahler?

Åke Sjöström · 12-20-2007, 06:34 AM

Mahler pffft. I think he's overrated.
Kalevi Aho-severely underrated. Simon Proctor too. Come on, Serpents and Contrabassoons and Tubas need love too-we're the black sheep of the orchestra.

PS. i take that back-Schoenberg is SEVERELY underrated-he's a goddamn genius-so is Toru Takemitsu-I know way too many classical composers lol

Stirling · 03-01-2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Åke Sjöström

Mahler pffft. I think he's overrated.
Kalevi Aho-severely underrated. Simon Proctor too. Come on, Serpents and Contrabassoons and Tubas need love too-we're the black sheep of the orchestra.

PS. i take that back-Schoenberg is SEVERELY underrated-he's a goddamn genius-so is Toru Takemitsu-I know way too many classical composers lol

You think that Mahler is overrated! Have you heard his Symphony No. 8, it's perpetuous, brilliant, incredibly beautiful all the way throughout it's two movements. Just as well, his first symphony "Titan" - it has a purely grand piece throughout. Both of these symphonies carry Mahler's passion of the world; his desire to explain its meaning through music. As he said in a conversation with Sibelius: "... the symphony should be like the world: it must embrace everything." I think that that's the essence of his brilliance.

Having said that, he wrote a piece called "Das Lied von der Erde" (The song of the Earth) of some oriental lyrics. This piece is one which, I think expresses those same values of worldly description.

Music Resource · 01-05-2008, 11:41 AM

Chopin isn't underrated. He's excellent and he gets plenty of credit for it.

Paganini is very underrated. He's a virtuoso.

salsamusic · 01-29-2008, 06:38 AM

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What do you guys think. I think personally is Josquin Des Prez. He was a Renaissance Composer and wrote varations on Gegorian Chants and also Masses. He mastered polyphonic harmony using mostly imiatation. It's really good music if you like Choral stuff. His music is hard to find also, but it's worth it if you do. So who do you guys think is the most underrated?

Johan Strausse Jr

Seltzer · 01-29-2008, 07:39 AM

I think Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dmitri Shostakovich and Erik Satie are underrated, but I'm probably not knowledgeable enough about classical to have a truly educated opinion on that.

I still need to hear more Bartok, Liszt and Schoenberg.

salsamusic · 01-29-2008, 09:56 AM

Chopin

donnietyo · 01-29-2008, 04:24 PM

Krzysztof Penderecki

ObiSobi · 02-17-2008, 11:34 AM

Beleive it or not, I'm gonna go with a film composer on this one...Matt Gates.

Polly Glott · 02-23-2008, 07:19 AM

Hildegard von Bingen

12-20-2007, 06:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Åke Sjöström Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10	Mahler pffft. I think he's overrated. Kalevi Aho-severely underrated. Simon Proctor too. Come on, Serpents and Contrabassoons and Tubas need love too-we're the black sheep of the orchestra. PS. i take that back-Schoenberg is SEVERELY underrated-he's a goddamn genius-so is Toru Takemitsu-I know way too many classical composers lol __________________ Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away. ~Thomas Beecham To sing a wrong note is insignificant, but to sing without passion is unforgivable. ~Beethoven Last edited by Åke Sjöström; 12-28-2007 at 09:06 AM.

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Music Resource Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 52	Chopin isn't underrated. He's excellent and he gets plenty of credit for it. Paganini is very underrated. He's a virtuoso. __________________ ( @ )( @ ) ~Music Resource~

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Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,914	I think Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dmitri Shostakovich and Erik Satie are underrated, but I'm probably not knowledgeable enough about classical to have a truly educated opinion on that. I still need to hear more Bartok, Liszt and Schoenberg. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

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