David Stewart asks:
>What do people think are the greatest tunes. I have two to nominate:
>
>Brahms Symphony No. 1 - you know the one.
>Elgar Symphony No. 1.
I don't know about "greatest", but I quite like "Land of hope and glory"
and the Trio section of Sousa's "Hands across the sea".
>And as another point.. what makes a good tune? Why are the tunes from the
>1812 overture so irrefutably bad ;-)
I wasn't aware 1812 was frought with bad tunes. Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"
tune has always seemed pretty crude to me, while the similar tune from the
Choral Fantasia sounds much more elegant.
>and others to die for?
I'm too young to die.
Eric James