Who is your favorite classical music composer?
Bรฉla Bartรณk, the Hungarian composer. I like that he collected a lot of folk music, and he wrote duets for two violins. I play classical mandolin, and I can play these by sight-reading. In a Budapest museum we saw Bartรณkโs piano, and the keyboard is curved. I love that.
Nick Royal, 87, Retired
Johannes Brahms. Brahms is wonderful. Thereโs a difference in that lighter mood of Bach to Brahms, where thereโs a huge orchestra with lots of instruments.
Dale Attias, 71, Retired
Dvoลรกk or Grieg, I donโt know. I like the use of folk melodies and incorporating folk traditions into formal classical music. They both have very good themes that stay with you and stick in your head. Peer Gynt is played to death, but itโs beautiful.
Chris Attias, Retired
In my collection, I have everything by Beethoven, and a lot of Bach. They fit different moods, different things happening in my head, but I would go with Beethoven as my favorite.
Johanna Bowen, 82, Retired
Thatโs so easy, itโs Mozart. His music is beautiful. I like most everything he did. I was introduced to him at around 7 or 8. But I love contemporary music tooโI come to the Cabrillo Festival every timeโand I really love jazz. Later this week Iโll be going to Kuumbwa.
Ron Emrich, 81, Retired
