17-07-2014, 19:45
Well stated Jerome ! In reality nothing can touch or come close to the compositions of the classical masters !!!! I would add that the classical voice is the ultimate in singing also !
Jerome Wrote:I once dated a lady whose daughter is a talented violist. I know nothing about classical music but listening to her practice and absorbing some of the pieces she was playing in preparation for her degree in music started shifting my attention away from rock music and helped me gain an appreciation for this 'new' genre. She was a fan of Dvorak, so I recognize some pieces by him, but outside of that it's still an unexplored terrain. And there is a hell of a lot of it to explore. composers in the world today who come anywhere closeThere are very, very few to what the classical masters of old have achieved. Same is true of painting, have a look at any Johannes Vermeer painting. We just do not see that sort of quality anymore. And when it comes to architecture, you only have to look around the cities of Europe to realise what we have lost.
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!