RE: (western) classical music discussion
November 2, 2015 at 4:49 pm
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2015 at 4:56 pm by Alex K.)
I would also go with Nr. 9, for its sheer grandeur, and how it leads up to Schillers poem, and last but not least the progressive spirit in which the lyrics were written. The double fugue... Yumm. followed by 5 and 7. All of them are great of course. I like the piano concerto 4, too. And then there are these mind boggling things like the Hammerklavier sonata, or the Grosse Fuge, which is 100 years ahead of its time... inexplicable.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition