I adore the author's description of Erlkonig.
> A naked major second is resolved upwards (wrong!) to a unison (wrong!!!!).
This is one of the best things I've ever seen on HN. Thank you to whoever wrote it.
Every Schubert Song, Ranked: Listening to 40 hours of Lieder
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#32"No one wants to cancel Schubert... but"
And it goes on from there. With zero understanding of historical context, remarks like "profoundly unfunny" because the jokes are too offensive. Ugh.
Why does _everything_ have to be political? Calm down, breathe, and try to not view everything through toxic lenses.
Re: Every Schubert Song, Ranked: Listening to 40 hours of Lieder
#33"Like mediocre Mozart." Oof, that one hurts..
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#34I wish someone would do some Schubert arrangements in a more modern vein, like Cole Porter-style jazz ensemble, to make his songs more listenable to modern ears. Classical composer Howard Goodall called Schubert the last really gifted melodicist before the Beatles showed up, it's a pity his work isn't more accessible.
There is a lot of pop music that take melodies from classical pieces, they sound just like any other pop song. There is more to Schubert, or the Beatles for that matter, than a talent for melody. By the way, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Johann Strauss, and a few others born after Schubert were at least just as good melodists as Lennon and McCartney.
Oh that's too generous. 'At least' is surely a bit strong. How about nearly as good? I'm wondering if folk like Bach, Mozart and Verdi might be considered to make the grade? One or two good numbers, possibly? Anyway in a couple of hundred years we'll see how the works of Lennon and McCartney are faring versus the classics crowd.
(Or is the laugh on me for having a defective irony detector)
Re: Every Schubert Song, Ranked: Listening to 40 hours of Lieder
#35I strongly disagree with Mr. Brown regarding 'Alinde' (D. 904). It is transcendent. I invite him to step into the alley with me so that we can discuss this further.