| Does anyone else appreciate Classical music
Posted: 12/17/2008 9:35:25 PM | While I'm on the subject of Bernard Herrmann...
Several of HIS concert pieces are available on CD(Most notably, the Unicorn Kanchana label). His Symphony is one of the greatest composed in the 20th century. His clarinet quintet and string quartet are sublime.
James Sedares premiered several Herrmann works on the Koch label. Among those pieces, "Silent Noon"(Aubade) and the Currier and Ives suite are the stand-out works! | |
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Posted: 1/3/2009 12:29:23 AM | Wow! So glad about Beethoven.... curse you, 1978 JMB 'A' level Music syllabus!!
LOL
Educational on here, even if nobody wants to actually meet me...
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Posted: 1/5/2009 4:57:24 AM |
Carl Orff is where it's at!
i agree 100%!
i once did an exciting piece of choreography to the first piece in fortuna imperatrix mundi. it just screams for movement! | |
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Posted: 1/7/2009 1:42:51 AM | Some of my favorites:
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Bach, Tocatta and Fugue
Vivaldi, Concerto in D
Schubert, Unfinished Symp | |
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Posted: 8/8/2009 3:21:59 PM | | The romantics are the ones I love the most- Berlioz, Beethoven, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, R. Strauss, Wagner, Bruckner, Elgar and Sibelius- some Prokofiev is amazing too anda few others others | |
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Posted: 8/8/2009 3:29:18 PM | | Also Sprach was written by Richard Strauss the Gesang der Juenglinge is a completely unrelated piece written by Stockhausen- the younger generation might know that the pieces are different and not the same what so ever- but seeing as the older generation would know that to0- being in one or other of the generations doesnt mean anything ! its knowing about music that matters not how old you are! Richard Strauss would know his work and so would Karlheinz Stockhausen and they are not younger generation! :) | |
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Posted: 8/30/2009 8:33:58 PM | Love Eric Satie's Gymnopedies and Gnossienne's.( Chris Martin of Coldplay must too as I heard him play one of Eric Satie's Gnossienne's during his rock concert. )
Love Chopin's Nocturne's as well. So simple and lovely. | |
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Posted: 9/1/2009 9:43:05 PM | Since you like Satie's Gymnopedies, you'd LOVE Bernard Herrmann's recording of them! It was reissued on the London label's "Weekend Classics" series(I think it's OOP, though). Upon it's initial release on LP back in the early 1970's(Entitled "The Impressionists), this recording was critically praised pretty much "Across the board", with reviewers applauding Herrmann's interpretation of the Saties pieces! Well worth seeking out the CD reissue!!! | |
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Posted: 9/5/2009 10:04:50 PM | | I absolutely love classical music. I've actually studied classical vocal for a long time. So, I consider it to be my roots :) My favorite piece is "Brandenburg Concertos No.5-i: Allegro" by Bach ...do you think that odd? I just love it! It puts me in a cheerful mood! | |
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Posted: 9/12/2009 3:27:24 PM | | I love classical music with a passion. After I heard Chopin for the first time, the first thing I said to myself was "I HAVE to play that someday". And now, playing piano has become a big part of me and I would never give it up for anything in the world. Although Chopin and Debussy are my favorite, I enjoy pretty much everything from baroque to romantic/contemporary. I have to say, my favorite piece is Chopin's Ballade No.1 in G minor. Brings tears to my eyes everytime. It's nice to see a lot of people enjoy classical music :) | |
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Posted: 9/14/2009 10:12:53 PM | "...My favorite piece is "Brandenburg Concertos No.5-i: Allegro" by Bach ...do you think that odd? "
Not at all! Of the 6 Brandenburg Concertos/Concerti, my favorite is the 3rd movement of the third concerto. I have a Yamaha V-50 keyboard, and one of my passions in life is to play along with my CDs as I'm listening to them. Whenever I fire up the keyboard, the first thing I usually play along with is that 3rd movement from the third concerto....LOTS of fun!!! | |
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Posted: 9/20/2009 3:18:23 PM | | Thanks Shoulderlegs for the heads up on the Herrmann recording of Satie. I'll look into that. Yes the Brandenburg Concertos I think rate in many people's classical favorites. I spoke to a DJ at the classical radio station in Miami who said that they play more baroque music than music from other periods as that is what they get the most requests for. | |
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Posted: 9/29/2009 8:17:31 AM | We feel into the category of loving classical music but being unable to discuss it except in the context of the biography of the artist. This put us in an awkward soical situation with people who had classical training; understanding movements and theory.
We were rescued by of all things an old television sitcom, Frazier. The two main character, brothers, although having Phd's in psychology did not know music. When invited to a party of music afficiendos Frazier coaches Niles with an easy phrase in which to use as a reply to music inquiries. Niles learns to participate to inquiries by saying with a note of awe in his voice, "Ah, Bach." This satisfies the other characters as they give a respectful bow of the head and echo, "Ah, Bach."
I just could not resist it when we were out; I smiled at my husband in the midst of a similiar group, batted my eyelashes and said, "Ah, Bach." He almost choked with tears of laughter as he echoed, "Ah, Bach."
To those who appreciate classical music and are uneducated in it share with us how it makes you feel, what visions do you see and how does it inspire you? When really stuck, smile and say, "Ah, Bach." | |
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Posted: 10/1/2009 7:05:58 AM | | Do you ever listen to classical guitar? Most people just listen to the same composers and don't know about the incredible composers that didn't write big symphonic pieces. Like how about John Dowland? Some of the most famous Renaissance songs from that period and he was a lutenist. Everyone that has been described in this forum is a pianist. How about some other instruments. How about Mauro Giuliani of Fernando Sor? These are two composers from the Classical period that are well known in guitar circles but not commonly known, eventhough Sor did write operas that were popular in his day. | |
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Posted: 10/1/2009 6:03:08 PM | We were rescued by of all things an old television sitcom, Frazier. The two main character, brothers, although having Phd's in psychology did not know music. When invited to a party of music afficiendos Frazier coaches Niles with an easy phrase in which to use as a reply to music inquiries. Niles learns to participate to inquiries by saying with a note of awe in his voice, "Ah, Bach." This satisfies the other characters as they give a respectful bow of the head and echo, "Ah, Bach."
this actually was a scene from m*a*s*h*, with the dialogue between radar and hawkeye. radar wanted to impress a girl who had a significantly more sophisticated background than he did.
i find that, when i listen to prokofiev, i can't imagine anything more exciting. then i hear mozart, and i can't imagine anything more incredible. then i listen to beethoven, and i can't imagine anything more amazing. it seems that whoever i happen to hear at the moment takes on a transcendent quality, and it seems that no one else could possibly reach that same level of perfection. does anyone else have this experience? | |
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Posted: 10/2/2009 5:56:39 PM | It really was Frazier for me - but now that you say MASH, it could have been for you - this may be one of those oldie jokes that is public domain.
Love so many composers but tend to favor Mozart and Chopin, I love to learn some of the challenges they impart on the artists. You listen to something and then listen to it over and over and discover something wonderful. Like Mozart's Horn Concerto, No. 4, the liveliest of sounds come forth. Pieces that set paces and make one feel full of life are wonderful as your imagination has you in a chase.
One thing about classical is that there is a whole world out there to learn of and then some of the beauty of just one instrument touches your soul.
Enjoying Greg Buchanan's harp lately. He plays with the passion of those that are in love with their instrument and art.
Yo Yo Ma moves me because it is as if he and his instrument are one.
He is going to be in Kansas City in March - oh how I would love to attend his concert.
You all take care and enjoy the music that feeds your souls. | |
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Posted: 10/4/2009 8:55:28 PM | I love the Eroica especially but I also love all of the Beethoven symphonies and almost everything he did. Also, I like Schubert's Die Erlkonig which is a song about a father trying to get his sick boy home to safety.
Also:
Mussorski's Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel's Orchestration)
Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra
JS Bach's Inventions
Stravinski's Rite of Spring
Mendelsohn's Midsummer Night's Dream
Rossini's Barber of Seville.
There's just so much great music! | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 7:05:53 AM |
Do you ever listen to classical guitar?
Check out anything in the catalog for Manuel Barrueco. Except for a Beatles title-that's dross. The man's facility with 6 strings is nothing short of astounding. He hasn't recorded much baroque/pre-classical music and his playing has become more romantic (more rubato and dynamic) so he's not likely to go back to that more mechanical style.
I have recent cds where he reprises Giuliani and Albeniz pieces he recorded in the 70's.
I thought the earlier versions were the best I'd ever heard. But he surpassed them. | |
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Posted: 10/27/2009 7:12:34 PM | | I play classical probably a lot more often than I listen to it. I adore the Bach Cello Prelude no. 1 so I adapted it for piano with harmony in the left hand. I know some purists might frown on that but I believe just because it's doesn't mean that creativity needs to be totally sifled. | |
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