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viveleroi0 · 05-22-2003, 06:02 PM

Oceans eleven soundtrack version of claire de lune by Debussy - the man!

h2ogo69 · 05-22-2003, 07:05 PM

i really like beethoven, bach, mozart and chopin, my grandfather got me listening to em but i really dont know the names to any peices

ian_hornblower · 05-23-2003, 06:03 AM

My all time fav - Handels Largo (trumpet by Jouko Harjanne and Organ just blows me away)

Saint-Saens - The Swan
Debussy - Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Mussourgsky (sp) - pictures at an exhibition
Pachelbell's Canon in D - stunning
Pie Jesu - also

J S Bach is great (I love playing my trumpet to Bach)
Haydn's - trumpet concerto's
Vivaldi - spring
etc etc etc! We could go on and on and on
Listening to Franck's Panis Angelicus at the moment (sounds heavenly)

Atanvarno · 05-24-2003, 06:55 AM

I love Bach

I have not yet found anything of his that I haven't liked. First time I heard one of the Cello suites I thought wtf, but after getting used to the cello I think they're marvellous.

Chopin has been a favourite lately. (Hey, if "The Pianist" wasn't good for anything else I'd watch it for the music

)

Grieg's "Morning" and especially the first part of "Solveig's Song"

Also (I don't think he's been previously mentioned here) Sibelius.

Conclamo Ludus · 05-24-2003, 06:57 PM

Beethoven or almost any Russian composer. Or take your pick out of the Strauss' either one is good Richard or little Johann Jr.

ubertuber · 10-04-2003, 04:30 PM

If anyone is still thinking about this, I have been on a real kick with the Rite of Spring recently. I'd recommend the New York Philharmonic recording with Mehta - it is absolutely primal in places. For those that don't know, many regard this to be THE PIECE that started modern music on its way. The audience at the premiere rioted and set fire to the theatre!

Also, I played Wagner's Lohengrin 5 times this summer. I'll tell you, it takes some patience to absorb this opera as an audience member (it is 4 hours long!). However, it is worth it. Even after the 5th performance I was getting chills in my spine from some of the moments. Talk about music with the power to transform! My respect for Wagner has increased immensely now that I have had the chance to play a major work in its entirety. That's an experience I would pay for (performing, which usually get me paid, not the other way around!).

James Levine and the Metropolitan Opera put out two cd's of overtures and preludes from Wagner operas that are outstanding. If you are ever in the mood to sit down and quietly listen to something that is about 20 minutes long, I'd recommend the tracks on these albums. Guaranteed to make your spine tingle!

bullgoose · 10-05-2003, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ubertuber
If anyone is still thinking about this, I have been on a real kick with the Rite of Spring recently. I'd recommend the New York Philharmonic recording with Mehta - it is absolutely primal in places. For those that don't know, many regard this to be THE PIECE that started modern music on its way. The audience at the premiere rioted and set fire to the theatre!

Also, I played Wagner's Lohengrin 5 times this summer. I'll tell you, it takes some patience to absorb this opera as an audience member (it is 4 hours long!). However, it is worth it. Even after the 5th performance I was getting chills in my spine from some of the moments. Talk about music with the power to transform! My respect for Wagner has increased immensely now that I have had the chance to play a major work in its entirety. That's an experience I would pay for (performing, which usually get me paid, not the other way around!).

James Levine and the Metropolitan Opera put out two cd's of overtures and preludes from Wagner operas that are outstanding. If you are ever in the mood to sit down and quietly listen to something that is about 20 minutes long, I'd recommend the tracks on these albums. Guaranteed to make your spine tingle!

It's too bad that Wagner has been associated with the Nazis; even though Wagner (the man) was a German nationalist, and there is evidence that he held anti-semetic views, his music is among the best that German compsers have to offer (and when you look at the roster of great German composers, that's impressive). His operas are pretty hard to deal with; they're so damned LONG! The music is worth putting up with the length though.
My personal favorite is "Die Meistersinger"; it's a little more accessible than the Nebilungenlied, but it STILL goes on forever; Wagner wrote a number of orchestral works and pieces for solo instruments that are quite beautiful, but operatic music was his forte, and he just blows away any other operatic composer in my book.

phukraut · 10-05-2003, 03:11 PM

wagner's parsifal (that's the only one i've heard all the way through),
gorecki's miserer,
faure's in paradisium & libera me,
barber's adagio,
arvo part's pari intervallo & so much more of him,
bach's passacaglia & fugue, beethoven's moonlight sonata, handel's xerxes, vivaldi's allegro non molto & the four seasons & anything he does with cellos.

anti fishstick · 10-05-2003, 04:47 PM

i'm partial to baroque especially bach. violin double concerto in D minor is awesome! that's my one song i can play well :P
i like hendel's messiah. that's pretty epic.

stravinsky's firebird suite.

moonlight sonata always hits home too.

costello · 10-06-2003, 12:11 AM

I cant really listen to Beethoven anymore, some psychological effect that a clockwork orange had on myself doesnt allow me to listen "to a bit of the ol' ludwig van" with the same enjoyment. anyway, Mozart does it for me. Requiem is absolutely beautiful, i just wish he could have finished it. he is probabaly the composer that i have the most respect for. If i was dying, the last thing on my mind would be compositions.

Skifter2 · 10-06-2003, 07:32 AM

I like a lot of classical music, the following list is what i have listened to most often in recent years.

Vaughn Williams:
Fantasia over a theme by Thomas Tallis
Mass in G-Minor
+ a lot of other VW stuff

Herbert Howell:
Requiem

Ravel:
String Quartet
Music written for poems by Stephan Mallarmé

otnorot · 10-06-2003, 04:54 PM

Chopin is my favourite

I love his Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23, and Raindrops

Bob Biter · 10-06-2003, 06:17 PM

- Prokofiev's "Montagues & Capulets"
- Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", but specifically "Winter"
- Anything by Chopin
- Anything by Ian Thiersen (composer of the "Amelie" soundtrack)

dy156 · 10-07-2003, 07:09 AM

real classical music buffs will probably cringe as I name my favorites, which label me an uncultured classical music newbie, with a list full of cheesey things everyone has heard a thousand times, but here goes:

Pachabel's Canon in D

Dvorak's New World Symphony-especially cheesey with those endings

Vivaldi's 4 seasons

Handel's Messiah

Nessum Dorma-I think puccini? I love it on the three tenors cd.

P.S. I'll never hear Chopin without thinking of the scene in Tombstone with Val Kilmer and the pianist- "Frederick fucking Chopin"

Thraeryn · 10-07-2003, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by double
There are many classicals that I like but here are a few I can think of right now.. Ravels Bolero, Edvard Grieg- Peer Gynt, Carl Orff- Carmina Burana and Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra...

Excellent choices.

Was glad to see someone else mention the Carmina Burana. There's so much POWER there.
I also enjoy whichever movement it is from "The Planets", "Mars- God of War". Used to listen to it to get myself pumped up before going to school in the morning. I was ready to take on the day.

Spektr · 10-07-2003, 08:52 AM

Verdi - Requiem. Classical music inspired by Hell. 'nuff said

jwoody · 10-08-2003, 01:22 AM

The only classical music I own is 'Pieces in a modern style' by William Orbit. Hardcore classical fans may think of it as blasphemic but at the end of the day music is music.

Tracklist:-
#1 Samuel Barber,Adagio (for strings)
#2 John Cage,In a landscape
#3 Erik Satie,Ogive Number 1
#4 Pietro Mascagni,Intermezzo Cavalleria Rusticana
#5 Maurice Ravel,Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
#6 Antonio Vivaldi,Largo from L'Inverno
#7 Ludwig Van Beetoven,Largo Triple Concerto Op.56
#8 George Frideric Handel,Largo Xerxes, Act 1
#9 Henryk Gorecki,Piece in the Old Style I
#10 Henryk Gorecki,Piece in the Old Style III
#11 Ludwig Van Beetoven,String Quartet Opus 132

BONUS CD
#A Barber's Adagio for strings (Radio Edit)
#B Barber's Adagio for strings (Ferry Corsten mix)
#C Barber's Adagio for strings (ATB version) <- the reason I bought the CD.

Tirian · 10-09-2003, 11:30 AM

Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
(Lots of "covers" of this tune think Miles Davis, or Chick Corea Spain) Everyone should hear the original.

Dvorak - New World

Dmitri Shostakovich

digby · 10-10-2003, 09:35 AM

I would recommend that you check out a piece called "The Pines of Rome" by Respigi. I heard the Nashville Symphony play this one a couple of weeks ago, and it is fantastic. It was composed in 1936, so it has some early 20th century elements, but is very reminiscant of the romatic period. You should also check out Finlandia by Sebilius. Part of the Op. 26 is some of the most beautiful music that I have ever heard. If you know anything about music, the part where it goes from the 6m chord to the 1/3 just gives me chills.

CryptikSoul · 10-10-2003, 01:07 PM

Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata

riptide4070 · 10-13-2003, 11:40 AM

don't have a favorite song yet but "Bach" always soothes me

GuttersnipeXL · 10-13-2003, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bullgoose
Having been a Zappa fan since the late '60's, I'm gratified to see him getting recognition. It's too bad that he's not here to enjoy it; I think that Franks reputation as a serious musician will continue to grow. Of course, anyone who could write lyrics like "Watch out where the Huskies go, don't you eat that yellow snow..." kinda makes him someone I would admire anyway.

I'm with tou guys on this one...I'm with anything about Zappa. Ensemble Moderne is awesome...I've got a real crusty VHS copy of the making of Yellow Shark...it's still awesome.

Other than that, I like the sounds of Franz Lizst....did I spell his name right?

ubertuber · 10-13-2003, 04:58 PM

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.

SysteMatiC · 10-13-2003, 05:43 PM

for some reason i love serenade for winds by mozart

05-22-2003, 06:02 PM	#41 (permalink)
viveleroi0 Psycho Location: Oregon	Oceans eleven soundtrack version of claire de lune by Debussy - the man! __________________ "It's not that I don't understand, it's that I don't care" - Homer Simpson

05-24-2003, 06:55 AM	#44 (permalink)
Atanvarno Tilted Location: Norway	I love Bach I have not yet found anything of his that I haven't liked. First time I heard one of the Cello suites I thought wtf, but after getting used to the cello I think they're marvellous. Chopin has been a favourite lately. (Hey, if "The Pianist" wasn't good for anything else I'd watch it for the music ) Grieg's "Morning" and especially the first part of "Solveig's Song" Also (I don't think he's been previously mentioned here) Sibelius. __________________ Memorization is a poor excuse for intelligence." - Cesar Martinez-Garza (1973 ->) -

05-24-2003, 06:57 PM	#45 (permalink)
Conclamo Ludus Modern Man Location: West Michigan	Beethoven or almost any Russian composer. Or take your pick out of the Strauss' either one is good Richard or little Johann Jr. __________________ Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul I wouldn't mistreat you baby, for my weight in gold. -Son House, Death Letter Blues

10-04-2003, 04:30 PM	#46 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	If anyone is still thinking about this, I have been on a real kick with the Rite of Spring recently. I'd recommend the New York Philharmonic recording with Mehta - it is absolutely primal in places. For those that don't know, many regard this to be THE PIECE that started modern music on its way. The audience at the premiere rioted and set fire to the theatre! Also, I played Wagner's Lohengrin 5 times this summer. I'll tell you, it takes some patience to absorb this opera as an audience member (it is 4 hours long!). However, it is worth it. Even after the 5th performance I was getting chills in my spine from some of the moments. Talk about music with the power to transform! My respect for Wagner has increased immensely now that I have had the chance to play a major work in its entirety. That's an experience I would pay for (performing, which usually get me paid, not the other way around!). James Levine and the Metropolitan Opera put out two cd's of overtures and preludes from Wagner operas that are outstanding. If you are ever in the mood to sit down and quietly listen to something that is about 20 minutes long, I'd recommend the tracks on these albums. Guaranteed to make your spine tingle! __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

10-05-2003, 04:47 PM	#49 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	i'm partial to baroque especially bach. violin double concerto in D minor is awesome! that's my one song i can play well :P i like hendel's messiah. that's pretty epic. stravinsky's firebird suite. moonlight sonata always hits home too. __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

05-22-2003, 07:05 PM	#42 (permalink)
h2ogo69 Banned	i really like beethoven, bach, mozart and chopin, my grandfather got me listening to em but i really dont know the names to any peices

05-23-2003, 06:03 AM	#43 (permalink)
ian_hornblower Upright	My all time fav - Handels Largo (trumpet by Jouko Harjanne and Organ just blows me away) Saint-Saens - The Swan Debussy - Girl with the Flaxen Hair Mussourgsky (sp) - pictures at an exhibition Pachelbell's Canon in D - stunning Pie Jesu - also J S Bach is great (I love playing my trumpet to Bach) Haydn's - trumpet concerto's Vivaldi - spring etc etc etc! We could go on and on and on Listening to Franck's Panis Angelicus at the moment (sounds heavenly)

10-05-2003, 03:11 PM	#48 (permalink)
phukraut Addict	wagner's parsifal (that's the only one i've heard all the way through), gorecki's miserer, faure's in paradisium & libera me, barber's adagio, arvo part's pari intervallo & so much more of him, bach's passacaglia & fugue, beethoven's moonlight sonata, handel's xerxes, vivaldi's allegro non molto & the four seasons & anything he does with cellos.

10-06-2003, 12:11 AM	#50 (permalink)
costello Insane Location: Tucson	I cant really listen to Beethoven anymore, some psychological effect that a clockwork orange had on myself doesnt allow me to listen "to a bit of the ol' ludwig van" with the same enjoyment. anyway, Mozart does it for me. Requiem is absolutely beautiful, i just wish he could have finished it. he is probabaly the composer that i have the most respect for. If i was dying, the last thing on my mind would be compositions. __________________ "They don't even know what it is to be a fan. Y'know? To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts." -Almost Famous

10-06-2003, 07:32 AM	#51 (permalink)
Skifter2 Tilted	I like a lot of classical music, the following list is what i have listened to most often in recent years. Vaughn Williams: Fantasia over a theme by Thomas Tallis Mass in G-Minor + a lot of other VW stuff Herbert Howell: Requiem Ravel: String Quartet Music written for poems by Stephan Mallarmé

10-06-2003, 04:54 PM	#52 (permalink)
otnorot Tilted Location: Toronto CANADA	Chopin is my favourite I love his Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23, and Raindrops __________________ Your imagination's having puppies.

10-06-2003, 06:17 PM	#53 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	- Prokofiev's "Montagues & Capulets" - Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", but specifically "Winter" - Anything by Chopin - Anything by Ian Thiersen (composer of the "Amelie" soundtrack) __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

10-07-2003, 07:09 AM	#54 (permalink)
dy156 cookie Location: in the backwoods	real classical music buffs will probably cringe as I name my favorites, which label me an uncultured classical music newbie, with a list full of cheesey things everyone has heard a thousand times, but here goes: Pachabel's Canon in D Dvorak's New World Symphony-especially cheesey with those endings Vivaldi's 4 seasons Handel's Messiah Nessum Dorma-I think puccini? I love it on the three tenors cd. P.S. I'll never hear Chopin without thinking of the scene in Tombstone with Val Kilmer and the pianist- "Frederick fucking Chopin" Last edited by dy156; 10-07-2003 at 07:13 AM..

10-07-2003, 08:52 AM	#56 (permalink)
Spektr Copacetic Location: Nati	Verdi - Requiem. Classical music inspired by Hell. 'nuff said

10-08-2003, 01:22 AM	#57 (permalink)
jwoody Shackle Me Not Location: Newcastle - England.	The only classical music I own is 'Pieces in a modern style' by William Orbit. Hardcore classical fans may think of it as blasphemic but at the end of the day music is music. Tracklist:- #1 Samuel Barber,Adagio (for strings) #2 John Cage,In a landscape #3 Erik Satie,Ogive Number 1 #4 Pietro Mascagni,Intermezzo Cavalleria Rusticana #5 Maurice Ravel,Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte #6 Antonio Vivaldi,Largo from L'Inverno #7 Ludwig Van Beetoven,Largo Triple Concerto Op.56 #8 George Frideric Handel,Largo Xerxes, Act 1 #9 Henryk Gorecki,Piece in the Old Style I #10 Henryk Gorecki,Piece in the Old Style III #11 Ludwig Van Beetoven,String Quartet Opus 132 BONUS CD #A Barber's Adagio for strings (Radio Edit) #B Barber's Adagio for strings (Ferry Corsten mix) #C Barber's Adagio for strings (ATB version) <- the reason I bought the CD. __________________ .

10-10-2003, 01:07 PM	#60 (permalink)
CryptikSoul Tilted Location: Windsor, ON	Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata __________________ "But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat. "We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."

10-09-2003, 11:30 AM	#58 (permalink)
Tirian Addict Location: Canada	Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez (Lots of "covers" of this tune think Miles Davis, or Chick Corea Spain) Everyone should hear the original. Dvorak - New World Dmitri Shostakovich

10-10-2003, 09:35 AM	#59 (permalink)
digby Crazy Location: Ahh, the lovely South	I would recommend that you check out a piece called "The Pines of Rome" by Respigi. I heard the Nashville Symphony play this one a couple of weeks ago, and it is fantastic. It was composed in 1936, so it has some early 20th century elements, but is very reminiscant of the romatic period. You should also check out Finlandia by Sebilius. Part of the Op. 26 is some of the most beautiful music that I have ever heard. If you know anything about music, the part where it goes from the 6m chord to the 1/3 just gives me chills. __________________ mmmm.... pudding

10-13-2003, 11:40 AM	#61 (permalink)
riptide4070 Addict Location: Boone, NC	don't have a favorite song yet but "Bach" always soothes me __________________ "the greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was making the world believe he didn't exist" -Kevin Spacey 'The Usual Suspects'

10-13-2003, 04:58 PM	#63 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	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. __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

10-13-2003, 05:43 PM	#64 (permalink)
SysteMatiC Insane Location: unfortunately not ireland	for some reason i love serenade for winds by mozart __________________ I have more respect for a man who says what he means, even if he is wrong, then one who acts like an angel, but is nothing but a devil.