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In Reply to: What d'you do when you're bored with your collection? posted by andy evans on January 26, 2015 at 06:35:34:
There are many very good composers who are largely forgotten today. The assumption that, if you've never heard of them, they can't be any good is just wrong. Many of them were immensely popular and influential during their lifetime, but got washed away in the modernist movement or through political erasure.
CPO and other labels like BIS, Hyperion, Toccata, etc, have recorded lots of these composers. The problem is where to start, as the number of composers and works is huge. The Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto series now includes 64 CDs with 2 or more concertos each. The number of composers most people have heard of in that series is likely pretty small. There are some exceptionally fine ones in that series. But which ones?
There are a couple of discussion boards dedicated to lesser known composers. The Unsung Composers board is strictly limited to lesser-known composers from the Romantic era. The Art-Music Forum includes lesser-known composers from all eras, including living and contemporary.
If there is interest here at Music Lane, I can begin posting some of my favorite "forgotten composers" and recommended recordings.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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Follow Ups
- Rediscover your excitement of discovery! - Amphissa 10:13:58 01/26/15 (2)
- Overlooked composers may not be the forgotten ones... - andy evans 14:58:42 01/26/15 (0)
- So true - and I for one would certainly be interested [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:30:19 01/26/15 (0)
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