Foolonthehill Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I did a search and didn't find a thread dedicated to classical music, but if this is a repeat I'm sorry. I just thought it would be good to have a thread about classical music. So everyone, what are you favourites? Right now I'm really liking Elgar's cello concerto, some Tchaikovsky, and Dvorak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I wont listen to it myself but if someone in the house plays it I would listen to it. But I really suck at names of those compositions.. Classical music can be very relaxing or interesting from time to time. Once in a while I even go to a classical concert cause my brother plays the saxophone in an orchestra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I've got the same problem with names... and you can't google for the lyrics either only recently I finally found out the name of one piece I searched quite a bit for: Gymnopédie No. 1 ~ Erik Satie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Same with me, I'm very bad at the names. I know I like Beethoven more than Mozart and I like Strauss and Handel. But not much more detail than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 (edited) I must say I like the 'Italian opera': Con te partirò - Andrea Bocelli is in my playlist Edited February 6, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I must say I like the 'Italian opera': Con te partirò - Andrea Bocelli is in my playlist everybody in Germany knows that song, but titled as "Time To Say Goodbye"... it was used as the entrance music of Henry Maske's ( famous boxer) last fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Here's an old thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 ah... thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I'm not a big fan of opera, but I quite like the Hebrew Slave Chorus from Verdi's Nabucco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I'm listening to Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov right now. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Maybe you'll like the Brandenburg Concertos No.2 and 3 in G Major by J.S. Bach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I still like it quite a bit, but I don't listen to it very much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I also like - Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 that reminded me of Also Sprach Zarathustra ~ Richard Strauss (aka "2001 - A Space Odyssey" main theme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I'm playing Brandenburg 3 and Hoedown from the Rodeo ballet by Copland right now in school actually bluesboy. Both are a lot of fun to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) I like Albinoni. I have a cd compiling "Adagio in G Minor" as well as some stuff he wrote for the oboe (has some pipe organ thrown in there for good measure). I was also gonna say Erik Satie. Nuttin' beats his minimal compositions. It sits in stark contrast to Baroque (Bach, Vivaldi). I dislike Baroque. I like melodramatic, but I also don't like something that overflows with orchestration. "Adagio In G Minor" http://youtube.com/watch?v=7N5HNMR9elM Edit: This version is played quicker, so it loses its effect, but by the same token it's shorter and more tolerable for those with lesser attention spans. Edited February 7, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 The Doors covered "Adagio In G Minor" http://youtube.com/watch?v=4soaYPTp2A8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Wow, I actually hadn't heard that before. That was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Wow I really liked the Adagio. I've probably heard it before, but not recently. The Doors version, on the other hand... unecessary effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 In the early seventies, every young music lover had, among their CS&Y, Stones, Led Zepp, Floyd or Airplane Lps, two classic albums: "Adagio" (Albinoni) and "The Four Seasons" (Vivaldi) My parents listened to classic music but I never get to like it very much. Still I love Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Dvorak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I began to like Brahms because of F. Sagan. Bonjour tristesse, aimez-vous Brahms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I really like Martin's first and third suggestions! Also, I think The Planets by Gustav Holst is one of the greatest "albums" of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 thankyou it's just what springs to my mind though I think almost everybody knows In the Hall of the Mountain King from Edvard Grieg's "Peer Gynt" and from the same suite is one of my typical "great work, never can remember the name" pieces Morning Mood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 The ending of the greatest thing ever written, Mahler's 8th Symphony. It starts very quietly and slowly, but please stick with it. It's worth it. Farin, at least, might understand the words... Oh, and Simon Rattle may very well creep you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybalt Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Montagues and Capulets from Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (1935-36) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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