On 3/14/2011 4:47 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T�m Sherm�nT " wrote in
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On 3/13/2011 2:03 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
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I fear even the standard repertoire of every orchestra in the land is
becoming increasingly irrelevant. Ever notice how the audience seems to
be
made up exclusively of older folks like myself. Where are the young
people?

They either have not been exposed to good music, or have been
indoctrinated by our anti-intellectual culture to hate anything but lowest
common denominator schlock.

Why classical music is in decline is open to question, but the fact remains
that it is. Andre Jute, a former music critic now living in Ireland, could
probably tell us why.

I am sure The André Jute could provide us with an *opinion*.

How could any person with developed intellect not love this, especially
the concluding Alleluia fugue for soprano and trumpet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKtLL7g7Cv4

It is church music. Our culture is now almost totally secular. All baroque
music is more and more for museums, not for live concerts that people will
pay an admission fee to attend.

ShartanX has just uploaded the Beethoven Missa Solemnis. Highly recommended!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgT5E..._order&list=UL

Interesting - a mass written as a concert piece [1].

[1] Op. 123 is liturgically incorrect and too long, too difficult, and
requires too large of forces for use as an actual service mass. [2]

[2] Of course, much the same is true of BWV 232.

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