What's happening to BAL?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

The amount on interest on this forum varies considerably, according to the works and recordings being reviewed. In order of the number of postings in 2011 so far, we have:

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie - 121
Beethoven: Violin Concerto - 101
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings - 78
Mozart: Piano Concerto 17 - 73
Beecham recordings - 71
Mahler: Symphony no. 10 - 68
Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6 - 61
Bruckner Symphonies - 60
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor - 46
Mozart: Symphony no. 25 - 45
Rossini: Stabat Mater - 45
Wagner : Tristan & Isolde - 41 (and rising?)
Berlioz: Romeo & Juliet Symphony - 40
Liszt: Anneés de Pélerinage Deuxième Anneé: Italie - 39
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn - 38
Bach: St. John Passion - 37
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso - 35
Victoria's music - 32
Schubert Piano Trio in B flat - 29
Beethoven: String Quartet in E flat Op. 74 - 22
Liszt: Années de Pelerinage: Book 1 "Suisse" - 17
Dvorak: String Quartet in G - 14

[aeolium]

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie - 121

A result for you then, EA

That list shows the predominant bias on BaL as well as R3 generally towards music from the period 1780-1950, with only the Bach BaL and the feature on Victoria focussing on music outside this period. That's a bit disappointing, as is the apparent lack of interest here in chamber music.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

A result for you then, EA

Probably only because I put so many postings there myself.

I've been preparing my own detailed "BaL" of this work, using the recordings I have (now 22 - still a long way to go).

But yes, it is a pity about the lack of interest in chamber music.

[mikealdren]

Interest in the music may generate lots of postings but so does controversy. I would suggest that the volume of postings on the Britten and Beethoven VC were due in part to the reviewers and their controversial selections.

Mike

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Yes, I did think the Beethoven Violin Concerto review was the worst I'd ever heard, but there were supporters too, so polarised positions inevitably caused further debate.

[Brassbandmaestro]

I certainly enjoyed the Eine Alpeinesymphonie, EA!