tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post6122722563719611932..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Underrated/UnderperformedLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-10895304779510864612011-03-17T17:52:45.789-07:002011-03-17T17:52:45.789-07:00I bet Nielsen will be on his list. I'm with yo...I bet Nielsen will be on his list. I'm with you on Nielsen being totally underrated!!Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-30897813478906384472011-03-17T14:09:13.983-07:002011-03-17T14:09:13.983-07:00Interesting concept, and I like his choices, excep...Interesting concept, and I like his choices, except for Cowell, whom I find rather unsatisfying. Not <i>dis</i>satisfying. There's nothing wrong with his music, but he never incorporated any of those those little sonic experiments into a major musical or emotional statement.There are no masterpieces from Cowell, no breakthroughs like the Concord Sonata or the Rite of Spring. Nothing stands out, even relative to the rest of his own work. <br /><br />That said, my nomination for No. 1 underrated composer is Carl Nielsen.Joe Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.com