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Re: New Thread: Classical Music Influences on Us

Title: RE: New Thread: Classical Music Influences on Us
Steuart wrote:

all in all, there is a lot of really amazing "classical" music out there that is put out on small(ish) labels  - - stuff that isn't in the top 40. it's amazing to me how many really great late-romantic/early-20th-cent composers kinda got left by the wayside - - and these people could REALLY write.

That's so true - there are so many great composers, both past and present, who undeservedly go unheard.  If anyone has the chance, I strongly recommend tuning in to the web broadcast from Princeton University's station WPRB ( http://www.wprb.com/ ) on Tuesdays from 6:00 to 11:00 AM EST for the program "Classical Discoveries" hosted by the extremely knowledgeable and informative Marvin Rosen ( http://ourworld.cs.com/clasdis ).  Marvin plays a wonderful selection of largely ignored classical music from all eras, from the earliest extant music manuscripts to music that was written within the past several months.  He's a tireless champion of unheard composers and his program is always worth hearing for the gems that he manages to find and share.