Philip Jongeneel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I love Daniel's list. Is it possible that if I had made a list like this
>myself, I would have put down essentially the same composers...even if in
>a few cases I may have selected a different work.
That's normal... Some choices were actually difficult to make.
>Any list that includes a work by Revueltas and also a symphony by Vermeulen
>has to be quite well researched.
Well, my musical life *is* a research... My *model* in terms of musical
exploration is a French guy named Thanh-Tam Le. Take a look at the
following page and you will understand why:
http://www.scaruffi.com/music/thanh.html
He likes huge lists too:-)
>One quibble though. Daniel includes the following:
>
>Rautavaara: Symphony No 7 And Rutavaara: Symphony No 8
>
>Surely both are meant to be Einojuhani Rautavaara?
Yes.
>Or am I missing another Finnish composer?
No. My mistake again... Actually, I prefer the No 8, a recent discovery.
I added it at the last moment but with the wrong spelling! By the way:
don't miss the great Ondine recording of No 8!
Daniel