modernising the classics?

[yonmon]

[quote=WillowTheWhisp;601563]I too like most forms of music except rap. There are two musical instruments which can 'send' me - clarinet and saxaphone. There's nothing quite like a sax solo in the middle of a piece.

I don't believe there is a "correct" way to perform what we refer to as "the classics". In many cases the sounds we produce today would be nothing like the sounds which existed when the music was written. Would the original composers approve? Who knows, but I imagine they would be impressed by some of the more imaginative arrangements. Arrangements, variations, interpretations are what keeps music alive.

In some cases simply saying "I like Pachabel's Canon" isn't really a sensible statement because (quite apart from the young man and his amazing guitar talent) there are different arrangements and different qualities of performance. A version for piano will not sound the same as a version for church organ for instance.
Even when an orchestra performs a musical work it may not sound the same in one location as in another. Does that make either one any better or worse than the other?

It happens with more modern music too - and it's down to personal taste whether we like what we hear. It doesn't make the different version any less valid. There are those who love Amy Winehouse's version of "Valerie" but to my ears it's painful.

Isn't it wonderful that we all have different taste?

In a nutshell Willow !!