Classical music fans

[LinaBellus]

Hi, Lina,

I wouldn't call myself a classical music fan, but I've spent many hours at opera concerts and listen to classical music rather often (among my many other preferred genres) and appreciate it greatly.

The one piece I enjoy most is Beethoven's Kreutzer on violin:

Orchestral music and opera is just generally great, but it can get stale sometimes for me.

Wow, I liked this one, thanks!
I think it's really up to personal preference, but I could never get enough of classical music.

or this:

tulc(likes this thread!)

I haven't listened to Barber's music before, but I think I like it.

I find Gil Shaman to be very smooth on the violin, and in my opinion the best to attempt Carmen Fantasy. "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (first movement)" by Mozart is another.

Do you have any recommendations?

I loved it!!
As I said, Tchaikovsky is my favorite composer, and I love waltzes, but my favorite waltz is this one by Eugen Doga:

I also like the flower duet:

And many many more! I have a playlist with my personal favorites if anybody is interested, you can send me a PM.

Just remembered, I love Handel's Messiah..the whole thing, not just the Halleluiah Chorus. It's so encouraging to listen to when doing housework or whatever, as it basically goes through the whole Bible, reminding us of our hope in Christ.

I totally agree.

 

[2PhiloVoid]

I love both! The piece by Prokofiev from "Romeo and Juliet" is actually called Montagues and Capulets. But it is awesome, indeed!

Yes, you're right, LinaBellus. Thanks for adding that detail.

Peace,
2PhiloVoid

 

[LinaBellus]

I'm glad I could help!

Blessings.

 

[SwordmanJr]

I decided to do a little different twist to experiment with incorporating modern classical with stage band music. I thought the two might be exclusively incompatible, but, wow, it seems to have worked. I don't know if Bach or Tchaikovsky would have approved, but it seems to have at least grasped many of the dynamic elements of string talent.

Oh Yeah

 

[SwordmanJr]

About the closest I come to old style classical in my music is this one, which I call Massive:

In this one, I also include a real, full blown cathedral pipe organ.

Massive

 

[Archie the Preacher]

Tchaikovsky is my all time favorite, I love his music! Oh, and for some reason I don't really like John Cage either ??

As far as I can figure, both those statements make sense and for the same reason.

Music.

 

[Dave-W]

I do have a number of pieces I REALLY like. Vivaldi's Four Seasons is one of them,

There are others who also wrote "Four Seasons" collections.

One is from another Italian named Giovani Guido who was contemporary with Vivaldi; and there is some discussion about who wrote their work first.

Another that beat them both is Christopher Simpson who wrote in the 1600s in England.

 

[Dave-W]

I decided to do a little different twist to experiment with incorporating modern classical with stage band music. I thought the two might be exclusively incompatible, but, wow, it seems to have worked. I don't know if Bach or Tchaikovsky would have approved, but it seems to have at least grasped many of the dynamic elements of string talent.

Have you ever seen guys like David Garrett, or 2Cellos?

 

[tansy]

Have you ever seen guys like David Garrett, or 2Cellos?

Entertaining...I was a little worried though that the one cellist's head was going to fly off, he was bobbing it about so much LOL

 

[2PhiloVoid]

Hi,

Are there any members who like classical music? If so, I would be curious to know what your favorite pieces are, or favorite composers. I hope I'm not the only classical music geek here. (and I'm not even a 'geek').

Here's another one of my favorite pieces by Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre, even if its theme is just a little cr*e*e*py!

Peace,
2PhiloVoid

 

[jayem]

A famous keyboard piece by Bach. Just 8 note broken chords repeated over and over in different keys. Amazing how Bach can make something so sublime from something so simple.

 

[jayem]

A couple of beautiful pieces for Black History Month. IMO, one of the best American composers of all time.

 

[Dave-W]

I was a little worried though that the one cellist's head was going to fly off, he was bobbing it about so much LOL

I know what you mean. Too funny.

 

[Dave-W]

A couple of beautiful pieces for Black History Month.

Cool. But I would categorize Joplin's music as nascent Jazz, not classical.

Here is a violin concerto by the Carribean born 18th century composer of French and African descent dubbed "the Black Mozart," Joseph Bologne Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

 

[Zimmer36]

Mozart
Brahms
Tchaikovsky

Also a HUGE fan of Hans Zimmer. Hence my sn. Not sure that qualifies as classical lol. Still discovering classical music tho. When i heard Mozart's Requiem i was hooked

 

[St_Worm2]

Mahler Symphony #2 "The Resurrection"

I included this particular performance because it is played so very well by an orchestra that doesn't seem to have a single gray hair on any head of any musician (unusual to say the least ). BTW, it has a very interesting "intro" that talks about the unusual history of this particular orchestra and how it came to be.

If you don't want to listen to the entire symphony, jump ahead to 1hr 24min. That's where the choir and soloists join the orchestra and head toward the 2nd Symphony's bombastic ending!

This is my favorite Symphony.

 

[St_Worm2]

Some other favorites are:

Mahler - 1st, 5th and 6th Symphonies

Beethoven - all Symphonies, but particularly 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th

Brahms - 1st and 4th Symphonies (hard to believe his 1st Symphony could have been anyone's "First" symphony )

Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto; The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

Strauss - Ein Heldenleben (Tone Poem); Der Rosenkavalier* (Opera)

Handle - Messiah; Music for the Royal Fireworks

Tchaikovsky - 1st and 4th Symphonies; 1812 Overture; Violin Concerto

Shostakovitch - Symphony #5

Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Stravinsky - The Firebird, Petrushka (one of the greatest pieces of music there is to experience live IMHO), The Rite of Spring

Mussorgsky - Pictures and an Exhibition

Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

I'll stop or this list of my favorites never will

* - Der Rosenkavalier may have saved Richard Strauss' life, just FYI. When Allied soldiers approached his home during WWII, he came out on his porch and said to them in English, "please don't shoot me, I am Dr. Strauss, composer of Der Rosenkavalier". At that greeting, the battalion of 18-20 year old soldiers put their weapons down and lined up to get his autograph. Could you imagine such a thing happening with our youth today? (I've always loved that story )

 

[St_Worm2]

Simply Beautiful

 

[Rigatoni]

Not overly into classical music, but after watching the Shawshank Redemption, I was inspired to listen to Mozart's "Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto". It was featured in one scene from the movie; I found it hauntingly beautiful:

Also a HUGE fan of Hans Zimmer. Hence my sn. Not sure that qualifies as classical lol.

If Hans Zimmer composed classical music, you know it would be epic lol.

 

[Dave-W]

A favorite of mine from the movie Master and Commander. I think it was written for the movie, but definitely has an early classical (circa 1800) feel to it.