31 January 2020, 08:45 PM
wtgThe article I was actually looking for when I found the 50 greatest composers bit
This was actually the article I was looking for when I stumbled upon the 50 greatest composers ; I heard about it earlier today on the radio and wanted to read the details.quote:Beethoven might be considered one of the greatest composers of all time – but his music wasn’t as original as Rachmaninov’s, researchers claim.
Sergei Rachmaninov was the most innovative composer in classical music history, according to new research that puts the Russian giant just ahead of Bach, Brahms and Mendelssohn.
A study of more than 19 composers, published in the open access journal EPJ Data Science, showed that Rachmaninov’s music was the most unlike his predecessors’ across the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras (c. 1700-1900),
His compositions were also judged the most original, compared to his earlier works.
Here's the summary: https://www.classicfm.com/comp...beethoven-200-years/
The paper itself is a bit dense: https://epjdatascience.springe...ds/s13688-019-0214-8
For other fans of Rach, an analysis of the Piano Concerto No. 2. Loved this bit:
quote:It starts with nothing but piano
Bold move, chap. Bold move.
rach 2 score
https://www.classicfm.com/comp...ano-concerto-genius/