August 6, 201114 yr I wouldn't say Takemitsu is underrated at all. He's got quite a reputation now and I'm sure it will grow stronger as the years progress.
August 6, 201114 yr I listened to Nancarrow's string quartet no 3! I really liked it. Cool, glad I could introduce you to him.
August 30, 201114 yr Martinu is very underrated. I also think Shostakovich's 11th symphony is very underrated as well!
September 3, 201114 yr There are a lot of underrated asian composers. I saw Somei Satoh mentioned. How about Isang Yun, or Yoshimatsu (whose music is absolutely gorgeous).
October 25, 201114 yr Heino Eller... he doesn't seem to get mentioned a lot, in my view anyway. He wrote some very beautiful music though.
October 25, 201114 yr Sorry if he's already been mentioned, but I think that Nikolai Medtner is one highly underrated composer.
October 30, 201114 yr Has anyone heard of Alexander Mosolov's 'Iron Foundry?' Mosolov is definitely a composer who deserves to better known. ============================ Buxtehude I think is quite underrated. I think he has written some fabulous organ music. Dvorak's fifth symphony deserves more attention in orchestral repetoire. Salieri has written some fantastic music, but is neglected only because Mozart apparently said that his music sucks (when he never exactly said anything like that.) Mozart's seventh symphony should be performed more as well as Haydn's 52nd. Rodrigo's Concierto Madrigal should be heard more often. Hildegard Von Bingen's music (first composer who wasn't anonymous, also female) should also have another chance to be heard.
December 13, 201114 yr Underrated composers? Now, this IS a topic. After all, this forum is all about (yet) underrated composers (yes, including those of us who overrate ourselves! :eyebrow: )... I think about Vassily Kalinnikov, for example. Very talented, but life cut short - and overshadowed by his more famous contemporaries (i.e. Rymsky-Korsakov, Glazunov). I should add ANY classical composer born south of the US and not named Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Chavez, Silvestre Revueltas or Heitor Villa-lobos. Any tonalist or non-serialist composer born after 1910 is automatically underrated - atonalism seemed to be required and enforced :sick: . Now, even a "famous" composer can be underrated if the magnitude of their works is not adequately appreciated. I could say, for example, that Tchaikovsky is heavily underrated - most people can't even remember his name but know more tunes from him than from Mozart or Beethoven. In certain circles it's even "fashionable" to deride Tchaikovsky. Same goes for Mahler. Even as revered as he is now, he's still not getting his due. And, at least until a few decades ago, it was also "fashionable" to deride Mahler. But after all, this is very much a matter of taste... and of being ourselves underrated composers! :nod:
December 13, 201114 yr "Atonalism" is required and enforced? Like: shock troops storm a composer's home immediately after he/she writes a key signature in? :toothygrin: Well, not literally shock troops... But lots of name-calling, vicious criticism and the fact that you would never earn your grades or be considered a "true" composer if embracing other style than that.
December 13, 201114 yr Phil: Of course I have. Did you notice Glass is included among my favorite composers? Also: did you notice I used the past tense ("atonalism seemed to be required and enforced")? That was very much the state of things prior to minimalism and other newer tendencies towards a new take on tonality. Especially in Europe. No wonder a composer like Penderecki had to start out as an atonalist and then moved back... Morivou: yes, the non-atonal composers are famous (when composing for movies). And all the time they have to hear someone complaining about how they "ripped off" a note or two... or that any single chord they play 'sounds like Schubert, Haydn, etc.'... But, hey, the money's worth it! :smithy: My point is, a composer should be valued on authenticity as much as, or even more than, on originality. People can be uninteligible just for the sake of originality. Perhaps they may be very knowledgeable and technically competent - but if when composing they are not true to themselves, their works are worth very little. Thus, as the thread refers to underrated composers... I might say authenticity is an underrated concept in music. Or that originality by itself is overrated.
December 18, 201114 yr How about 20th century Russian composer Oleg Eiges. His 4th Piano sonata is really epic, despite its short length. I especially love the ending. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCVpvfDsjts
December 21, 201114 yr Well a ton of composers between Desprez and Gombert - in fact, though I appreciate what Desprez achieved, I really only like his late works. The composers who came after him are to my ears run from quite amazing to very good. And it seems many people do not know Gombert - BIG mistake. Gombert Cristobal Morales Crequillion Cyprian de Rore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZZpO3aGMcA&feature=related Willaert
January 2, 201214 yr I don't think Villa-Lobos is underappreciated within the classical community. I mean. If you care at ALL about the Classical guitar, then you don't underestimate Villa-Lobos. haha.
January 2, 201214 yr Ravel - all of his works other than bolero seem under appreciated. Lou Harrison John Corigliano Peter Warlock (capriol suite is godlike) John Mackey JONATHAN NEWMAN (OH MY GOD THIS MAN IS A GOD) http://www.jonathannewman.com/music.php?id=002 Frederrico Toroba Sahba Aminikia
January 2, 201214 yr I know Jonathon's music! I've seen that website before! haha, If I can I'll study with him for my master's degree. Either him or David Rakowski (MAYBE John Co, if he isn't, god forbid, passed)
January 3, 201214 yr Shostakovich's 2nd piano trio. Such a fantastis work, and yet it's so rare anyone talks about it :( My favourite recording is the one by Beaux Arts trio, but I can only find it on spotify. Found another one though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdVQeMxl_vc&feature=related
January 3, 201214 yr Indeed, its an amazing trio. The 3rd movement, including the recap in the 4th, is impressive.
January 3, 201214 yr Indeed, its an amazing trio. The 3rd movement, including the recap in the 4th, is impressive. My absolute favourite is the opening of the first movement.
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