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Some classical snobs view with disdain things like Orff's Carmina Burana, Ravel's Bolero, Gliere's Ilya Murometz, Shostakovich's 7th Symphony and others, all of which I have multiple copies and enjoy greatly. It seems that some have the view that if it's popular with the general classical audience that it must be trash.



That's interesting, JohnK. Why are those works looked down upon? I've heard Bolero (and seen the movie, but that's another topic. . .) and liked it. Is it considered simplistic?

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