Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Sorry was just bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 John Williams is better than both combined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Okay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arathornion33 0 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Sorry, simply had to choose Mahler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 The only thing I own by either of them is "Mars," which is absolutely terrific.I won't vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Mahler. Anything I've heard by Holst so far aside from The Planets has left me cold. Mahler can sometimes be an acquired taste, simply because his music often isn't "easy", but he's done tons of fabulous stuff. And had a clear impact on film music, too, clearly on Korngold and also on some general styles and devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Any Mahler symphony > The PlanetsMahler, all the way. I do enjoy Holst though beyond The Planets, too bad all his works have been outshined by his most well-known opus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Gustavo Santaolalla of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Gustavo Santaolalla of course.Can't believe I forgot to include him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Gustavo Santaolalla of course.Can't believe I forgot to include him!I can. He's very forgettable. Besides, guitar music for gay cowboys doesn't exactly put the image of a hurricane in my head the way Mars or Symphony for 1000 would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 MahlerOpening bars from Mahlers 8th symphony are better than anythingHolst wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I have yet to get into Mahler, but I also find The Planets a bit dull. Mars is terribly overplayed to the point that I cannot stand it.But anyone who ever played in any kind of concert band, high school, county, district, or honors festival, or a community concert band has probably played either of Holst's Military Suites for Band (in Eb and F), and since they are fantastic to both listen to and play, I voted for Holst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Besides, guitar music for gay cowboys doesn't exactly put the image of a hurricane in my head the way Mars or Symphony for 1000 would.There's a joke just waiting in that statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I couldn't help but have "Mars" play in my head while watching the hurricane footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I gotta vote for the local boy who made good....Holst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxbabe 28 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 That's tough...since we had to evacuate for nothing I think I'd say neither... There was an SUV we saw in the traffic to get out that had "Blow THIS, Gustav!!!" written on the back in shoe polish. It was funny.But, yeah, Mahler would be my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Mahler, he's possibly my favorite classical composer. Later this year I'm seeing his first and sixth symphonies performed live. Like all good things, he's an acquired taste.I couldn't help but have "Mars" play in my head while watching the hurricane footage.The opening of the Mahler 3 would be more fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Haven't heard it. Actually, I don't recall seeing the name "Mahler" before reading this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruckhorn 105 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Mahler. The first time I heard his Resurrection Symphony in concert absolutely blew me away. I was incapable of speech for nearly five minutes following the last note. Completely freaked out my date-- my mouth was moving, but nothing was coming out. And to think, about a week before the concert, I listened to it on CD and wasn't impressed by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Haven't heard it. Actually, I don't recall seeing the name "Mahler" before reading this thread.I think my heart just stopped reading that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I'm not big on classical music. Beethoven, Mozart, and Holst are the only people I'm familiar with. Then there are the famous pieces everyone knows, but I couldn't for the life of me tell you the names of the composers.I love the music Woody Allen uses for his films though, the Match Point and Scoop soundtracks are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Ok, I'm gonna have to start a Mahler thread here or something since so few of us know that last of the great Vienna school of symphony composers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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