Thanks Frederik.
I wrote a piece for you this morning on another thread (regarding "Sir Fredrik").
I said in a former post, I did not dig classical music. Well, not quite true.
I know of some classical composers better than others, like Bethoven 3rd (the Eroica) - 5th (Destiny) and 9th symphony (with the great choir), Mozart, Mussorsky, Chopin, Shostakowitz, Karl Nielsen (danish) and the GIANT one who suffered from narcissism however a genius in my book as a classical composer Gustav Mahler - married, but extremely jealous and later divorced from his true love Alba. Mahler who never finished his work on the 10th symphony, while more or less forced to imigrate to the USA.
I find his 8. Symphony extraordinaire - like Pink Floyd in rock music, in the sense that he expanded the entire symphony orchestra and had 3 different choirs, and solo voices and an expanded percussion section. I read some material about Gustav Mahler and the 8. Symphony, written by the late american conductor Leonard Bernstein (also the composer and conductor behind the incredible american musical "West Side Story"). Leonard Bernstein told there could be up to 600-700 people on the same stage at the same time, while performing Mahler´s 8. Symphony. Heavy job in concentration for any conductor, I would say.
So I do in fact know of and from time to time listen to classical music. Some of the very best jazz musicians like Keith Jarrett (solo concert pianist) are educated in classical music first, before they decide for jazz - for whatever reason, I don´t know.
On the french TV music chanel "Mezzo" at night - not being able to sleep, I have often had the pleasure to watch a true master on the classical piano, a very pedagogic teacher in classical music as well and conductor Mr. DANIEL BARENBOIM, who has no comparison in my book to any other living classical pianist, but then again my knowledge is narrow.
Best regards,
intet-at-tabe
but if you have any questions/problems don't hesitate to ask.