Richard Wagner!!

[SteveB]

Never been able to get into the 'Big' works etc, but I have a double cassette with some of the overtures and highlights which I re-play occasionally, the Tannhauser overture is a favourite.

[METALPRIEST]

Very Cool Steve...and awesome posts there Kuaizi!!

[METALPRIEST]

Wagner's orchestra utilized the Octabass, invented in 1849 by Jean Baptiste??

That's some heavy s***

here's another cool cut...

[Lord Grendel]

I saw the complete "Ring" cycle a few days ago, but I am intimidated by the scale of the whole work. I am not sure I would be able to sit through the whole thing, and I would have to read the story, I can't understand German or Italian so the singing goes right over my head.

I will see if there is a Solti version out there Kuaizi, seeing you are an expert in this field.

MP, many people do not realize the contributions made by the old great composers, from increasing the range of the instruments to designing and building concert halls (Franz Liszt was a pioneer in that regard). They are part of the fabric of music and no matter what genre you like it owes a debt to their efforts to keep pushing the boundaries of music.

[METALPRIEST]