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Beethoven’s Große Fuge

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Topic: Beethoven’s Große Fuge

Posted By: refugee
Subject: Beethoven’s Große Fuge
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 10:26

Beethoven’s Große Fuge was met almost with disbelief. 15 minutes with uneuphonious, dissonant chaos. Later, Stravinsky would celebrate it as a masterpiece. I agree with him. Listen here and read the comments from critics throughout the 19th century:

http://www.tunny.ch/beethoven-grose-fuge-complete-great-fugue-op-133-string-quartet-animated-score/ - http://www.tunny.ch/beethoven-grose-fuge-complete-great-fugue-op-133-string-quartet-animated-score/

Btw, with "not my cup of tea", I mean that you find it well crafted but don’t like it much.

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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
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