Music we hate

Simon Bolivar Orchestra inspiring,saw them on Proms last year,like "proper music" with structure, music to make your heart soar!! Bach piano sonatas with their almost mathematical precision, Did anyone watch Handel at the Foundling Hospital, excellent, most interesting.

Mice, once I started listening to the recording of the First Night of the Proms, I recognised The Kingdom as an oratorio we heard in Nottingham in about 1974 and we had a recording of it which I knew quite well. Mary Magdalen's wonderful aria 'The sun goeth down' is one of my favourite pieces from any oratorio. It was a beautiful performance to launch the Proms this year.

Including sachertorte?

@feetle sorry, I'm definitely allergic to anything Viennese!

@Lona - Whereas I don't find Mr Rieu to my taste, I am a fixture on Ne Years's Day for the Vienna Phil concert from the Musikverein - lots of Viennese music, and very good.

I don't like Ludovico Einaudi(sp) either Heliotrope It's very repetitive and I find it boring. I love Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss orchestra. I would love to go to one of his concerts. I like the modern musicals also my fav. is Les Mis. [Smile]

I hate loathe and detest Andre Rieu (sp) and all that awful Viennese waltz music! Yuk!

Sorry, to get back on to the "hate" bit, I have mentioned before that I cannot bear the music for the File on 4 radio programme, I find it incredibly depressing. Mr P (bless him) hastens across the kitchen to turn the radio off. I think Tegan had the same reaction.

I remember a few years ago Mr P and I channel hopping one night and came across a live performance with Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra at Abbey Road. We had not heard them before and were absolutely spellbound. Bought the dual pack CD & DVD soon after and I still love it.

I hate Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra (mainly) and all those dreary, drawn out love songs.

I agree with you Heliotrope. It's not music it's a noise.

Don't like Ludovico Einaudi though he seems very popular, but it's burbling music, what does anyone else think?

Can't stand Elvis, Cliff Richard, Johnny Cash.

Can tolerate Chuck Berry

Like rock and heavy metal.

I like a bit of folk MiceElf especially miserable heartfelt traditional songs.
I particularly like Jim Causley and Damien Barber at the moment.
(I also like Adiemus)

Nelliemoser it is The Kingdom. New to me and a delight.

Any other Folkies here? The best of all are the border ballads.

And I HATE that gamelan whatever it's playing.

I can't stand rap, most jazz, don't like disco music,or heavy metal,or punk.

I love country music and am so disappointed that Garth Brooks is not playing his concerts in Dublin...What an administrative mess.
I love My Way... DH and a fellow police officer recorded it for $30 in Sun Studios in Memphis and got very emotional. They ad libbed the last two verses to suit themselves and were both in tears...And at party time the CD comes on, we all sing along until where they ad libbed and there is silence as we listen to it and their tearful emotions.

Now, I'd like my final song to be Over the rainbow by Israel. Bring a tear to a stone.
Love also rod Stewart, eagles, beautiful south. Michael Buble.Kenny Rogers, dolly Parton and Johnny cash.

Anno haven't heard Gerontius for years. Must listen again.
So many works I haven't heard for ages
Mendelssohn violin in A
Grieg piano concerto
Mozart flute and marriage of Tigard
Verdi rigoletto and trovatore
Could go on for ever.
Must start listening to music again

Sorry, I like Adiemus
But then as well as my beloved early gregorian and polyphonic music,
I love ABBA! And Enya

Last night DH and I were in London for a gig by the band 'Kansas'. (There may have been other Gnetters there as the average age was well over 50.) They are DH's very favourite and I went along for company but in fact I really enjoyed it. Very loud and very complicated but the whole thing was exciting as their fans are so enthusiastic and appreciative.
What I don't like is modern jazz.

I don't like Adiemus. I really hate or that "Wherever you are" (the military wives choir one.)
I did like a most of Karl Jenkins The Armed Man though, that has some really lovely music in.

I like the Cole Porter songs. Some Noel Coward and Ivor Novello stuff that is terribly terribly posh and romantic, but evokes that era. Why I don't know with that, it was well before my time or I was in a previous incarnation then.

What was the Elgar tonight?

I've recorded it, Mice. I know I heard one of Elgar's lesser known oratorios in the dim and distant past but don't think it was The Kingdom. I remember thinking it deserved to be as well known as Gerontius.

Anybody listen to the Elgar on the Proms tonight? I thought it was wonderful.

I would certainly not call Rossini schmaltzy!

And Monteverdi, Guesualdo, Schulz, Vivaldi ...