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Ashiitaka

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Originally posted by @moonbus
Does the playstation generation know Mozart? Yes, if they saw the movie Amadeus ... But I doubt they could name five other classical composers whose last names do not start with 'B.'
Everyone knows that Bach is far superior to Mozart . I mean, Mozart was probably more talented as a person but one cannot compare the comparatively boring classical period with the grandeur of the Baroque period. 😀

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Originally posted by @moonbus
Does the playstation generation know Mozart? Yes, if they saw the movie Amadeus ... But I doubt they could name five other classical composers whose last names do not start with 'B.'
most of them have heard of Mozart. no one knows Mozart ''
just like morrison.

why do you think they keep going to his shrine?? That guy was gold all the way and I reckon you know it 😉

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Originally posted by @karoly-aczel
most of them have heard of Mozart. no one knows Mozart ''
just like morrison.

why do you think they keep going to his shrine?? That guy was gold all the way and I reckon you know it 😉
Meh. I just sang some choral numbers from Le Nozze last Saturday. They're nice enough ditties, but there's no heart to them, no balls, no conviction. It goes no deeper than a very galant surface. And that, IMAO, is the problem with just about all of Mozart - except the Requiem.

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Originally posted by @shallow-blue
Meh. I just sang some choral numbers from Le Nozze last Saturday. They're nice enough ditties, but there's no heart to them, no balls, no conviction. It goes no deeper than a very galant surface. And that, IMAO, is the problem with just about all of Mozart - except the Requiem.
jim morrison is deep bro. goto sleep with 'an american prayer' . it'll free your soul if you get it. no crap. str8 up bro... i s*** you not. listen

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Originally posted by @shallow-blue
Meh. I just sang some choral numbers from Le Nozze last Saturday. They're nice enough ditties, but there's no heart to them, no balls, no conviction. It goes no deeper than a very galant surface. And that, IMAO, is the problem with just about all of Mozart - except the Requiem.
I think this discussion belongs in Culture or Debates.

Nonetheless, I think Mozart's operas are mostly lighthearted entertainment, and were intended as such. The 40th Symphony has depth though.

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Originally posted by @moonbus
I think this discussion belongs in Culture or Debates.

Nonetheless, I think Mozart's operas are mostly lighthearted entertainment, and were intended as such. The 40th Symphony has depth though.
You think? Bro, I s*** u not .

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Originally posted by @ashiitaka
Everyone knows that Bach is far superior to Mozart . I mean, Mozart was probably more talented as a person but one cannot compare the comparatively boring classical period with the grandeur of the Baroque period. 😀
classical music has class. intelligent people are rewared by it

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Europeans are interested in qualities.
Americans are interested in quantities.

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Originally posted by @moonbus
I think this discussion belongs in Culture or Debates.

Nonetheless, I think Mozart's operas are mostly lighthearted entertainment, and were intended as such. The 40th Symphony has depth though.
Well... if so, I can't find it. Compared to Beethoven or Dvořak, it leaves me distinctly lukewarm. YMMV.

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Originally posted by @shallow-blue
Well... if so, I can't find it. Compared to Beethoven or Dvořak, it leaves me distinctly lukewarm. YMMV.
Mozart gives me positive energy, other composers bring me passion.

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Originally posted by @shallow-blue
Well... if so, I can't find it.
That's your frailty, not Mozart's. Not every listener has ears to hear every composer. Listen again; if you still don't hear it, I can't make you.

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Originally posted by @wolfgang59
Europeans are interested in qualities.
Americans are interested in quantities.
Europeans run to culture.
Americans run from it.

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Originally posted by @wolfe63
Europeans run to culture.
Americans run from it.
Reminds me of: "What's the difference between yoghurt and California?" Answer: yoghurt has a living culture.

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Originally posted by @trev33
Europeans when talking to Americans will change they way they say something if they know Americans say it differently, or at least explain the word while Americans will just say 'freshman year in college' for example without giving it a second thought that we might not have a clue what freshman year is.
To answer the question in the title:

about the width of the North Atlantic?

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Originally posted by @ponderable
To answer the question in the title:

about the width of the North Atlantic?
LOL...That would be the safest answer!!!

-VR

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