Posted by Mefistofele on November 05, 1998 at 23:49:51:
In Reply to: Re: Corelli is smelly, but at least his music is fresh! posted by Argonaut on November 05, 1998 at 16:05:44:
: : : Beethoven's First Symphony does indeed rock (in a Haydn-esque kind of way), but I'm afraid the mighty Nine are so overexposed as to have nearly lost their kick! Since Corelli shuffled off this mortal coil more than a half century before Beethoven's birth, I think the wager is literally a case of beating a dead horse. Would you say Beethoven's music is sorry-ed because he doesn't write like Mahler? It would have been better to say Corelli wasn't fit to lick Handel's chamber pot, or perhaps to play Bach's organ! Still, I think if I hear the "Water Music" or the "Brandenburg" Concerti one more time, I shall never stop vomitting!
: : Corelli's Concerti Grossi were revolutionary in their time. They are one of the most important stepping stones in the development of orchestral music. As such they do stand beside Beethoven's symphonies... but I do not see what the two dollars are going to do...
: 2 dollar
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: for 2 dollar I do 2 dollar
: orchestra 2 dollar
The joke is old! Why do I still laugh? Silly bastard!