Anyone into classical music?

verso said:
My girlfriend hates it when I confuse Baroque and Classical. She plays violin, and she played in a Baroque string quartet or something.

I like to get a rise out of her, so I'll start making up names. "Yeah, I'm a big fan of all things neo-classical Baroquian renaissance, early period, of course."

No, but seriously, I should start listening to more classical music. Any suggestions?
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It's a somewhat broad spectrum ... that's a bit like coming to Bluelight and saying "I want to take some drugs. Any suggestions?" :p

What do you like? Do you know of any classical pieces that you enjoy, at least suggestions could be made on your personal preferences rather than others that way.
 
IamMe90 said:
Schumann and Brahms were two of the leading composers of the romantic period - perhaps you're talking earlier, like Chopin/Liszt?

Incidentally, I find most Bach pieces a bit stiff and mechanical, often times the progressions irk me for some reason... they all sound very medieval which has its place in my repertoire but doesn't inspire me too often.
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sorry my mistake, it's the baroque stuff that I don't like
 
panic in paradise said:
Bell Orchestre - Icicles/Bicycles

on the line, 95% 'orchestral instruments' -
their stuff is too good not to mention here.
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incidentally I forgot to tell you awhile ago, but that "chopin nocturne for piano and violin" is really just the nocturne op. posth in c sharp minor transcribed for violin and piano - it was written for solo piano though. i actually prefer the solo piano version, it is a very mournful and beautiful piece though. it used to be among my favorite nocturnes, although recently it has fallen out of my favor, it still has a special place in my heart
 
^hehe okay cool - what is your new favorite Nocturne then??
;-)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KN3v7cJiDg
Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven
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i had a lamp, that was a model of an Old West Wagon. the lamp was made of cedar, and was also a music box...the "lamp" would chime' this song. i, at 4 or 5 went wild on that thing, and smashed it to pieces one night, because it scared the shit out of me...lol
:-x
it took me into my late twenties to be able to listen to the song with out the same feeling.
lol-oh my
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tis my Nocturne ~



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nd i was about to make a thread for classical music lol :D

i played the viola for 3 years, guitar for 1 and a half then dropped and looking to pick back up on it, never could get around to the keyboard, its collecting dust... need a ton of practice for that

Any1 familiar with the works of Yann Tiersen (modern day man- musically gifted id say)
heres a piece of his, couldn't find my absolute favorite version of it so heres this one
short but full of absolute emotion- song im talking about starts at 0:58 but you should listen to the whole thing :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCKHxeZpWiA

i also adore vivaldi's 1st movement of winter and 1st and 3rd of summer. noting these because theyre the ones im listening to right now

a little more of yann http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML4ffX4pvjk

saw him live but he played music leaning towards rock with some classical in it, he played sur le fil which is shown in the link above, its the 2nd song played- all violin, was a great show,


p.s. as a class we were supposed to play the firebird suite by stravinky but the violins thought it was too difficult as it was, teacher pushing us beyond what we thought we were capable of playing and all :\

edit: as for opera, i never looked too much into it but i did find myself enjoying

Rossini: Figaro's Aria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qHZkkgowdY (this version has translated subtitles, great isn't it? lol)

Mozart: Night Aria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ODfuMMyss

Pavarotti: Vesti La Giubba http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0PMq4XGtZ4

P.s.s. I've witnessed an opera piece only once, i cant recall the name of the song but it was something else, it was a small room, it being a recital and all, powerful vocals on the people i mean seeing a video is one thing but being there in person is just magnificent...


p.s. - On a lulz :D note (15 second clip- vesti la giubba+ simpsons)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mRtc36Mr-c&feature=related
 
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:)

please do come and post when ever you get the urge, there are seemingly endless perfect songs, and great variations of each of them...there is no reason to miss out on too many besides the time factor, so this is turning out very valuable in that way.!

Beethoven - 6 Bagatelles: 4. Presto
i especially like Glenn Gould
 
panic in paradise said:
^hehe okay cool - what is your new favorite Nocturne then??
;-)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KN3v7cJiDg
Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven
~
i had a lamp, that was a model of an Old West Wagon. the lamp was made of cedar, and was also a music box...the "lamp" would chime' this song. i, at 4 or 5 went wild on that thing, and smashed it to pieces one night, because it scared the shit out of me...lol
:-x
it took me into my late twenties to be able to listen to the song with out the same feeling.
lol-oh my
---
tis my Nocturne ~



<3
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZvwerLxb2k

This is my favorite... could not find my favorite recording (Ivan Moravec, to me the ultimate Chopin interpreter) but this one is very good.
 
^i like this a lot...
"Nocturne for Violin and Piano" is much more Epic feeling, Chopin - Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No 2 - seems more warm and less isolated, i can imagine it pulling ahead in listens actually.
it touches on many styles of playing too, "flares" and approaches, time changes i like.

Für Elise is so personal though, im listening to it now and am so glad i, "forced" myself to again later in life...
hahaha
 
panic in paradise said:
^i like this a lot...
"Nocturne for Violin and Piano" is much more Epic feeling, Chopin - Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No 2 - seems more warm and less isolated, i can imagine it pulling ahead in listens actually.
it touches on many styles of playing too, "flares" and approaches, time changes i like.

Für Elise is so personal though, im listening to it now and am so glad i, "forced" myself to again later in life...
hahaha
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Nocturne op 62 no 2 just has such a terrestrial and genuine feeling to it, op posth c#minor has a more "narrative" feel but I think that is misses out on the true strength of Chopin's greatest nocturnes, which rest on the ability to capture the subtle nuances and often conflicting emotions of the night
 
^i have more comments on that, but wanted to post this up before running out the door.

she is a one woman-band - but could almost have me fooled as being the Kronos Quartet...sounds very akin, but amazing.

1 cello, some pedals and a Mac Book
Zoe Keating, Sun Will Set
 
IamMe90 said:
Nocturne op 62 no 2 just has such a terrestrial and genuine feeling to it, op posth c#minor has a more "narrative" feel but I think that is misses out on the true strength of Chopin's greatest nocturnes, which rest on the ability to capture the subtle nuances and often conflicting emotions of the night
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Just had a listen, but my favourite Nocturne that I've heard has to be the one used in the Pianist, Chopin's Nocturne No. 20 in C#minor It's just so moving, especially in the context of the film.

The composer that really got my interest in classical music going was Debussy though - Reverie.

For a really haunting take on Debussy, it's worth a listen to Isao Tomita - Snow Flakes are Dancing. Never could sleep after hearing late at night when I was young :p!
 
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