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Last year I saw a brass group called Meridian Arts Ensemble do a Zappa piece. It was the best thing on their concert. In the little lecture they gave at school, they talked about working with him. If only I could remember the title... Something to do with Turkey I think. Anyway, these guys are doing a lot of neat stuff. They were defunct for a bit but have recently gotten back together. I think they provide a real model as to a direction for "classical" music that is progressive but avoids alienating the audience...
Also, Franz Liszt is correct. He was in cahoots with Wagner, who I have already praised in this thread. Liszt revolutionized the piano world by doing things that had been thought impossible, particularly in his orchestral transcriptions. Check out the Faust Symphony - it has some neat stuff.
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