[78-L] 78-L Max Steiner, "Symphonie Moderne"

[Don Cox]

On 10/07/2012, JD wrote:


> No one ever need be embarrased about liking Warsaw, Cornish or Dream
> of Olwen. It's lovely music and pretty well crafted despite being
> derivative or perhaps poor man's Rachmaninoff. 

I agree completely.


> I can't say the same
> for Bruckner, the worst and most overrated and incompetent composer
> who ever lived. (speaking only of the symphonies, I could never get
> past those to express an opinion on anything else he may have
> written). JD
> 
I disagree completely.

There is a rule about critics: they are right when they are praising
something, and they are wrong when they are disparaging something.

Most of Bruckner's other music is choral church music.

Regards
-- 
Don Cox
doncox at enterprise.net