The problem with classical music is that people too often feel that it's a 'take it or leave it' proposition. So they leave it, and who can blame them? As a public service, therefore, I propose to close this editorial by revealing ten of classical music's dirtiest secrets, the kind of facts that you'll find critics and writers vigorously denying in program note booklets, articles, and reviews. But admit it folks, deep down we all know the truth, don't we? Judge for yourself:
1. Mozart really does all sound the same.
2. Beethoven's Grosse Fuge is just plain ugly.
3. Wagner's operas are much better with cuts.
4. No one cares about the first three movements of Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique.
5. Schoenberg's music never sounds more attractive, no matter how many times you listen to it.
6. Schumann's orchestration definitely needs improvement.
7. Bruckner couldn't write a symphonic allegro to save his life.
8. Liszt is trash.
9. The so-called 'happy' ending of Shostakovich's Fifth is perfectly sincere.
10. It's a good thing that 'only' about 200 Bach cantatas survive.
David Hurwitz


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