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Old Mar 26 2008, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Zetetic View Post
The thing is though, even all these instruments don't make Bach sound anything like Beethoven. If they did, I probably wouldn't like him as much. It's likely that the emptiness you perceive in Bach's instrumentation is precisely what I appreciate, and the oversaturation I hear in thick orchestration is precisely what makes you adore Beethoven. It's just about taste.

Thank god you finally understand .
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