Anyone into classical music?

[ErnestM]

For good Guitars doing Classical works, check out the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's (LAGQ) album - For Thy Pleasure

Several good baroque pieces doen by guitar.

ErnestM

[D_Mike]

shadowninja said:

angusfaldo said: jimothy said: speedychrissie said: Melodia Africana 3- Ludivico Einaudi Best composer/performer by far. Le Onde is my favourite. Sorry but I can't agree. He's just too Richard Clayderman for me (though no doubting he has to have lots of ability to do what he does, it's just not for me). Not quite the same. He doesn't have a bass guitar and drums playing with him. I am not a big fan of anyone who plays classical alongside drums etc! Do like Einaudi a lot, though. I find a lot of classical is a tad too cheesey... eg Eine Klein Nachtmusik, 4 Seasons... maybe that's because it is sooo overplayed that it's like classical's version of pop music. Makes me shudder when I hear that sort of thing being played on Classic FM.

ahhh, but classical music is pop music, its just 200 years old.

[Mrs Cuchillo]

Saint Saens Organ Symphony, anything by Rachmaninov, Elgar's Enigma Variations.

All guaranteed to bring tears to my eyes.

[Selmer]

AllTorque said:

I particularly like single instruments against an orchestral background (i.e concerto), because I feel that more emotion can be conveyed by the soloist in this context.

For a truly moving concerto have alisten to Jacquelin Du Pre's rendition of Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 in Am,Op.33.
It's as gritty as a live rock record and as passionate;as all good performances are, regardless of genre.
Secondly, a lasting favourite of mine (sounds like we qould like the same stuff) is Anne Sophie Mutter's take on Sibelius' Violin Concerto in Dm, Op.47.
Have fun.

[silverback mike]

Elgars Enigma variations is excellent. As is most of the stuff written by ludivico Einaudi. For a tinkling of the ivories, I like 'julia' by einaudi.

[silverback mike]

This may also sound blasphemous, some of metallica's instrumental music really is good.

I have just listened to 'enter sandman' long edition with no words, it really is very good.


I haven't been drinking, I'm off.

>> Edited by silverback mike on Sunday 21st August 09:24

[shadowninja]

D_Mike said:

ahhh, but classical music is pop music, its just 200 years old.

so true. now to work out which is Michael Jackson and which is Coldplay...

[ErnestM]

Modern Stuff=

Lesiem. Especially the album "Mystic Spirit Voices". Think Sara Brightman meets Enigma. Fundamentum would be my favourite.

Also, for your listening pleasure, while I was learning Adobe Audition 1.5, I took a stab at a remix of Pachelbel's Canon in D (It comes as standard in Audition as broken down pieces of music. It is up to you to arrange as you see fit.) Since I like piano and violins, I took that route along with some percussion toward the end.

Take a listen if you like (about 5 minutes - you may have to right click and save as):
www.espritv8.com/images/temp/ErnestM1.wma


ErnestM

Look for my upcoming CD - Classics to PistonHead by

[GetCarter]

>>>>classical music is pop music, its just 200 years old. <<<<

Is wrong on SO many levels. (For a start it was rarely popular). Don't get me going on this!

[plivesey]

ErnestM said:

I took a stab at a remix of Pachelbel's Canon in D (It comes as standard in Audition as broken down pieces of music. It is up to you to arrange as you see fit.) Since I like piano and violins, I took that route along with some percussion toward the end.

Interesting, but not half bad. Love the percussion towards the end. You didn't fancy a full drum and bass remix then?

[ErnestM]

I'm saving the full drum and base for the remix that I am doing of Apotheosis' take on Orff's O' Fortuna
(and getting rid of some of the crap while I'm at it...)

ErnestM

PS: I mostly do any audio editing for my home video DVDs. The Pachelbel piece was used in a photo slideshow and managed to bring a tear or two...

[jessica]

fairwell to life


Puccini...........

OPERA

[t1grm]

I’m just a casual listener so can’t offer any in depth analysis but the BBC’s Last Night at the Proms Compilation is very stirring if you’re into the patriotic kind of thing. Elgar’s Nimrod suite is very relaxing and Holst’s The Planets is another fav of mine. I’m sure to classical Music aficionados I’ve just named the three most commercial suites in the classical music world but if it sounds good then listen to it is what I say.

[plivesey]

ErnestM said:

I'm saving the full drum and base for the remix that I am doing of Apotheosis' take on Orff's O' Fortuna

Old Spice will never sound the same again.

[mybrainhurts]

jessica said:

fairwell to life

DON'T JUMP.......

[munky]

Tank Slapper said:

MOTCO said: Oh, and then there's Verdi and Puccini operas, always good for goose bumps. Turandot

Seeing that next weekend in Verona, at the open amphitheatre! Can't wait.

Also fantastic are La Boheme and Madame Butterfly also by Puccini, and Carmen by Bizet. And Verdi of course... La Traviata and Aida.

I do particularly like the aria from Marriage of Figaro.. as heard on Shawshank Redemption

A couple of good introductory compilations are the Top Gear 'Turbo Classics' CD and the "most relaxing classical album in the world...ever" before moving onto the serious stuff

[WildCat]

Selmer said:

AllTorque said: I particularly like single instruments against an orchestral background (i.e concerto), because I feel that more emotion can be conveyed by the soloist in this context. For a truly moving concerto have alisten to Jacquelin Du Pre's rendition of Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 in Am,Op.33. It's as gritty as a live rock record and as passionate;as all good performances are, regardless of genre. Secondly, a lasting favourite of mine (sounds like we qould like the same stuff) is Anne Sophie Mutter's take on Sibelius' Violin Concerto in Dm, Op.47. Have fun.

Achhhh! Jawohl

Und music .. depend on mood too. I listen to fave classics as mention earlier....

Have one which copied to CD und compiled myself for dinner parties...

If summer ....und in garden ....und ist barbecue meal ..

Gounod .. ballet music.. Solveig's song from Peer Gynt Suite No 2 (Grieg). Delius (On summer day) Macdowell - "to a Wildy Rose Pachelbel - Canon in D und Bach ...Badinerie (Orchestral Suite No 2) und a flute concerto by Johann Quantz und One Two Three (Purcell).. und then there is Douglas Steele...



Have a few others ... various pieces .. Bochheinin's Menuet, Schubert's Ave maria, Haydn's Serenaded, Droak's Humoreque .... Rubinstoen's Melody ion F, Schumann's Traumerei Tchaiskovsky Bacaraole (les saisons ....Mozart - Romance from eine kleine Nachtmusik, Beethovens Romance (violin) Svendsens Romance...

But there are times when I prefer R&B, jazz, folky songs, rock und pop, und country music... depend on mood...have varied taste und varied collection...und ist useful if entertaining too.... create right
ambience by choice of music.

Und in car? Ist usually Classic Fm or Radio 2.... und Wgner if in Kodak County

[titiany]

WildCat said:

Delius - In a summer garden...

That was written about the garden of the house I grew up in when I was little.

It was in Limpsfield, and if I recall correctly Delius is buried there.

[dinkel]

I'm a sucker for classical music: but for me the performance and the performer and the place are very important.

FI: Gergiev with the Kirov orchestra in the Marinski theatre can play almost any Russian piece and I'll love it . . . Life performance has my preference.

I've got a weak spot for Mitsuko Uchida playing Mozart on the piano . . .