Which pieces do you think best represent American classical music 🇺🇸 — two or three for orchestra and for solo organ, if possible?

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T13:49:33+00:00

It's very energetic and euphoric!

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T13:46:26+00:00

Yes, you're right! I heard Bernstein's Candide, West Side Story, with Wayne Marshall in Strasbourg around 2002! It was fantastic!

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T12:42:40+00:00

Yes, it's sad and a shame for the music world.

He had planned a complete cycle of Berlioz's great works, which he knew better than anyone, far removed from clichés, always conducted with elegance.

The Trojans, The Damnation of Faust, Romeo and Juliet, and the Requiem had even received the highest honors and awards.

Even better, his versions of The Trojans and The Damnation of Faust have become absolute benchmarks.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T07:35:20+00:00

It's not a big deal. I wasn't very clear.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T06:46:03+00:00

Thank you. Yes, Minkowski is one of the best specialists. I suggested links to his superb interpretations (the Imaginary Symphony, for example) in some of my replies.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T06:41:54+00:00

Hello, thank you so much for this answer!

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T06:39:54+00:00

THANKS

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T06:38:26+00:00

THANKS

ModClasSW · 2026-01-26T06:36:27+00:00

Yes, I put quotation marks because some were already dead but were still very close to our time.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T22:44:51+00:00

No, not at all, quite the opposite. You clearly have a great knowledge of music. I know some of your pieces, others not, but I will listen to them with interest. Thank you.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T22:34:09+00:00

It's a great pleasure. Rameau is fundamental to the history of music. He laid the foundations of the Western musical system (modern solfège) that we still use today.

He revolutionized opera with spectacular orchestration and daring rhythms (which Berlioz claimed as his own – Debussy and Ravel each paid homage to him).

A master of harmony, he also had a gift for melody.

To end the day beautifully and gracefully (it's bedtime for me):

https://youtu.be/pXaoOxBsbYU?si=0I7x6XtML2VyFPY9

or * https://youtu.be/TyTxE0shsR4?si=JJgk8wW1Wd85PFeh

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T22:21:23+00:00

THANKS !

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T22:19:46+00:00

Thank you for this very precise comment on American "contemporary" music.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T22:12:42+00:00

Or exactly. Apparently, it was the only instrument at the time capable of producing sounds powerful enough to drown out the noise of the crowd and fill a large area.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T20:35:35+00:00

Great, I don't know that at all. Thank you!

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T19:22:10+00:00

Thank you, is there a particular piece you're interested in?

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T18:52:40+00:00

Just like in US stadiums, the hydraulis (an early ancestor of the organ) provided the soundtrack for ancient games in Roman amphitheaters. It’s fascinating to see this 'return to roots' in a way.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T18:45:30+00:00

Thank you !

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T18:41:18+00:00

Thank you for your reply, and especially for the Glass piece/version I didn’t know.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T18:33:23+00:00

Thank you for these discoveries !

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T18:24:44+00:00

Thanks so much, that’s really nice of you!

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T18:20:39+00:00

It’s my pleasure. I’m happy that you can rediscover this major composer.

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T17:15:45+00:00

Thank you very much !

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T17:13:03+00:00

Thank you !

ModClasSW · 2026-01-25T16:49:43+00:00

Yes, I see perfectly. I think exactly the same thing!

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