Just curious whether anyone likes Classical music? I'm a guy in his 30's who listens to everything from Modest Mouse, to Bad Religion, Chemical Brothers, to !!! but I'm interested to know what peoples take on the Classical Genre is...
FWIW I am listening to a Chopin album by Idil Biret (I have no clue who he/she is) and it is just really really agreeable...
Thoughts?
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I tried, I really tried. My girlfriend listens to it when we study but I can't take it. I don't mind the things I haven't really heard before but the songs played over and over and over again I just can't listen to them. People say it helps with studying but I'm not sure if that's been proven yet.
Absolutely... I've even come close to creating a similar thread to this in the past. I have a decent catalogue of classical music and could probably recommend some good stuff for beginners...
IMO, Requiem is the greatest piece of music ever written. Age old controversy about how much of it Mozart actually finished before his death, but nonetheless an amazing work of music:
Another "top 10" classical piece that is timeless is Air on The G String by Bach:
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I have a small catalogue, but I am definitely a beginner. I love it though. As everyone else has said in here, Mozart is for amateurs and experts alike, and is really, proof of the sublime.
I love 99% of classical and some neoclassical, even some philip glass which most people hate. I guess my favorites are Mozart, Bach and Paganini with some Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin on the side. I'll listen to to As I lay Dying, Metallica and Tool, then Pink Floyd, Bob Marley and Bach. Most people find something to hate in my library.
I absolutely love Classical music. Grew up listening to it and continue to.
One of the things that cannot be denied about Classical music is that it's harmonic structure and structure in form makes it very relaxing and scientifically has been proven to make your brain function at a higher level.
There is a reason that the classics like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and will always be known as the classics.
As a pianist I have a preference for Chopin and Liszt myself, but enjoy nothing like listening to an oratorio by Handel or a symphony by Mozart or Beethoven.
If you desire to get more into Classical music, send me a PM and I would be happy to help you out with some suggestions to give you a well-rounded palette of the Classical greats. And maybe a CD of my own
I absolutely love Classical music. Grew up listening to it and continue to.
One of the things that cannot be denied about Classical music is that it's harmonic structure and structure in form makes it very relaxing and scientifically has been proven to make your brain function at a higher level.
There is a reason that the classics like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and will always be known as the classics.
As a pianist I have a preference for Chopin and Liszt myself, but enjoy nothing like listening to an oratorio by Handel or a symphony by Mozart or Beethoven.
If you desire to get more into Classical music, send me a PM and I would be happy to help you out with some suggestions to give you a well-rounded palette of the Classical greats. And maybe a CD of my own
Why don't you just share with everyone in a post?
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I absolutely love Classical music. Grew up listening to it and continue to.
One of the things that cannot be denied about Classical music is that it's harmonic structure and structure in form makes it very relaxing and scientifically has been proven to make your brain function at a higher level.
There is a reason that the classics like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and will always be known as the classics.
As a pianist I have a preference for Chopin and Liszt myself, but enjoy nothing like listening to an oratorio by Handel or a symphony by Mozart or Beethoven.
If you desire to get more into Classical music, send me a PM and I would be happy to help you out with some suggestions to give you a well-rounded palette of the Classical greats. And maybe a CD of my own
You should play, record, and post Movement 3 from Moonlight for us
Alright here's a small sampler pack of some favourites - a good place to start. Will take it in mostly chronological order.
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (Violin Concertos - Violin, orchestra). Most enjoyable when you listen to all four seasons as you can hear the weather changing. "La primavera" or spring, is the most well-known.
Handel - The Messiah (Oratorio - SATB, chorus, orchestra). Try any of the arias or airs. "And He Shall Purify", "For unto us a Child is Born", "Glory to God", "I Know that my redeemer liveth" are good choices.
Mozart - Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" (Symphony - orchestra). The first movement is my favourite. Mozart at his absolute best.
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor (Concerto - violin, orchestra). The first movement is amazing.
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 (Symphony - orchestra). Try the slow, haunting second movement. It is typical moody Beethoven - intoxicating stuff.
Chopin - Grande Polonaise Brillante (Polonaise - piano). My favourite piano work out of them all if I had to choose one. The song during the credits of "The Pianist." Wonderful.
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Hungarian Rhapsody - piano). Probably the composer's most well-known work and a good place to start.
Orff - Carmina Burana (Cantata - chorus, orchestra). Start at the beginning - most famous part but also the best. I include this work because it will be playing here in town soon! If you like listening to it buy some tickets and hear it live.
Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor (Concerto - piano, orchestra). The whole thing is awesome. Listen to movements I and II if you must choose.
I could go on and on but this is probably a good place to start. If you are curious the works of Bach, Haydn, Schumann, Schubert, Rachmaninoff and even Joplin are wonderful to listen to as well.
Hope this helps.
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My preferences tend to lean toward modern compositions; mostly 20th century, and a lot of eastern european stuff. Henryk Gorecki's third symphony is stunning. Arvo Part is another favorite; check out his Fratres. If you listen to a bit of this style and find that it's something you like, Gyorgy Ligeti is another guy to check out. Also, Georgs Pelecis, who isn't really a well known composer, has a piece called Nevertheless that floors me every time I hear it.
Robocop mentioned Phillip Glass, and I love his work.
The war sonatas (Nos 6, 7, 8) by Prokofiev were one of the first pieces of classical that I really fell in love with.
In a totally different genre of classical, I also enjoy Piazzola's tangos.
John Cage and Gavin Bryers are a couple other contemporary composers who are worth checking out, although in both cases, there are compositions I love, and ones I hate.
edit: a few links:
Georgs Pelecis
Gyorgy Ligeti
Henryk Gorecki
Arvo Part
Phillip Glass
Astor Piazzolla
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