John Baird
Coatesville, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis
>>Did you mean the 20th or 21st? I could not disagree more.
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>Both.
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>Maybe I should have excluded Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky who wrote in the early 20th century.
>Their music might be too schmaltzy for future generations, but I like it.
>I used to think that Gershwin had a chance, but the more I listen, the less I think that.
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>Yes, I suspect that I won't find much agreement on that. Sometimes I think I should have lived during the 19th century.
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>It's funny though. Since they've been toddlers my two now-teen grandsons have hung out in my den after school while waiting for their parents to pick them up. I have a good collection of classical and folk CD's there. With no urging from me, they've loaded many onto their IPod's and become fans of Van Cliburn, James Galway and Pete Seeger, in addition to whatever rock groups they follow.
James Galway is phenomenal.... I liked Ackerbilk and Zamfir also...
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