Results 1 to 21 of 21

Thread: The case for 1888 as the peak year in music

  1. #1

    The case for 1888 as the peak year in music

    Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 5
    Mahler - Symphony No 1
    Franck - Symphony in Dm
    Gilbert and Sullivan - The Yeoman of the Guard
    Rimsky-Korakov - Scheherezade AND Russian Easter Overture
    Sousa - Semper Fidelis.

    A pretty good case can be made for 1893, too, though.
    Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.

  2. #2
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Re-deployed as of 22 July
    Posts
    0
    Come on, you can't do that. Tchaik's 6th is usually acknowledged as his best, by fans and experts alike. The pain in it is sublime.

    Mahler's No. 2 is my fav. I'll grant you Franck and Sousa though

    But Beethoven was dead, so really how great was it without him around?

  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Sturgeon's Lawyer View Post
    A pretty good case can be made for 1893, too, though.
    Yeah, as Debussy would turn the old world on its head the following year.

  4. #4
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Re-deployed as of 22 July
    Posts
    0
    But back to 1888, perhaps one of the most influential, revolutionary (and subsequently most famous) collections of piano works was composed, and I'm sure you know that I'm talking about Eric Satie's Trois Gymnopedies.

  5. #5
    I still have my Mahler T shirt from that show.
    NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!

  6. #6
    Highly Evolved Orangutan JKL2000's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    16,529
    I agree wth that list except for Sousa.

  7. #7
    Boo! walt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Oakland Gardens NY
    Posts
    5,626
    Lets ask Progeezer.I'm sure his opinions would carry some weight.He was there.

    "please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide

  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    But Beethoven was dead, so really how great was it without him around?
    Well, if you want to go all Ludwig on it, there's a single CONCERT (1808.12.22) when the Maestro premiered
    1) The Fifth Symphony
    2) The Pastoral Symphony
    3) Piano Concerto No. 4
    4) The Choral Fantasy

    So that's a pretty good year just that night!
    Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.

  9. #9
    Member rcarlberg's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Seattle
    Posts
    7,765
    Quote Originally Posted by walt View Post
    Lets ask Progeezer.I'm sure his opinions would carry some weight.He was there.
    His memory started to get a little wobbly in the later years though.

  10. #10
    Member frinspar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Tucson, AZ
    Posts
    346
    The pit for Tchaikovsky was epic.

  11. #11
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Parlin, New Jersey
    Posts
    2,631
    Irving Berlin was born.

  12. #12
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Re-deployed as of 22 July
    Posts
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Sturgeon's Lawyer View Post
    Well, if you want to go all Ludwig on it, there's a single CONCERT (1808.12.22) when the Maestro premiered
    1) The Fifth Symphony
    2) The Pastoral Symphony
    3) Piano Concerto No. 4
    4) The Choral Fantasy

    So that's a pretty good year just that night!
    Hell yea, I'd say that night WAS the year in music!

  13. #13
    Highly Evolved Orangutan JKL2000's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    16,529
    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    Hell yea, I'd say that night WAS the year in music!
    I heard he was a bit off that night.

  14. #14
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Cologne, Germany
    Posts
    11
    any year between 1708 and 1750

  15. #15
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Re-deployed as of 22 July
    Posts
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    I heard he was a bit off that night.
    Hush yo' mouth, sir!

  16. #16
    Member Staun's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Milwaukee, WI
    Posts
    1,997
    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    But back to 1888, perhaps one of the most influential, revolutionary (and subsequently most famous) collections of piano works was composed, and I'm sure you know that I'm talking about Eric Satie's Trois Gymnopedies.
    Oh Peter, I loved Trois even as a kid. I must have three or four different performances of it now. Emotional to say the least.
    The older I get, the better I was.

  17. #17
    Member Staun's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Milwaukee, WI
    Posts
    1,997
    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    I still have my Mahler T shirt from that show.
    I remember you, you came out of the bathroom and asked where the merch table was right?
    The older I get, the better I was.

  18. #18
    Member Jerjo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    small town in ND
    Posts
    6,432
    You could argue that 1959 was a helluva a year too. There was definitely something in the water, that's for sure.

    https://www.allaboutjazz.com/1959-th...an-holaway.php
    I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart

  19. #19
    Member Zeuhlmate's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Posts
    7,263
    Quote Originally Posted by Reid View Post
    Yeah, as Debussy would turn the old world on its head the following year.
    And Dvorak 'released' Symphony No.9, "From the New World"

  20. #20
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Connecticut
    Posts
    434
    These guys formed ... and are still around today

    http://www.lancraftfd.org/
    "Normal is just the average of extremes" - Gary Lessor

  21. #21
    Member davis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Kentuckiana
    Posts
    395
    I like 1886


Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •