Mozart is classical music for people who don't like Classical music.
For the most part, it's really boring.
Bach is almost certainly the greatest composer/musician of all time. Pure genius.
It's very unfair to generalize and call Bach pure genius and then dismiss Mozart as "boring" when they are probably the two most talented composers in terms of "genius."
They have very different styles sure, and preference is fine but don't call Mozart boring. He is every bit the genius that Bach is in a different way. Just because Mozart seems effortless doesn't make it boring. I wish music came to me that easily when I wrote.
Mozart's operas in particular are nothing close to boring.
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It's very unfair to generalize and call Bach pure genius and then dismiss Mozart as "boring" when they are probably the two most talented composers in terms of "genius."
They have very different styles sure, and preference is fine but don't call Mozart boring. He is every bit the genius that Bach is in a different way. Just because Mozart seems effortless doesn't make it boring. I wish music came to me that easily when I wrote.
Mozart's operas in particular are nothing close to boring.
I would say, in my experience, that Mozart is such lovely music that even the amateur can enjoy him, and I agree, that it isn't fair to generalize one as being genius, and one being boring. Mozart is a treat to listen to, regardless of who else I like.
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Mozart is easy to listen to because of the effortlessness of it. The harmonic structure is simple yet elegant and the melodies are songful and catchy. Writing music came easy to the guy and you can tell - none of it ever seems convuluted, forced, or as if Mozart ran out of ideas and had to scrape some material together.
Listen to Mozart's very first piece he ever wrote - when he was 5 years old. He obviously had no formal training at this point, in fact he probably didn't even know how to notate properly just like any 5-year old can't read or write. But the ease to which the music came to him is obvious. He had a God-given talent right from the beginning.
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Mozart is classical music for people who don't like Classical music.
For the most part, it's really boring.
Bach is almost certainly the greatest composer/musician of all time. Pure genius.
That's pretty funny. I find the whole Baroque period boring, for the most part, with some bright spots. It just makes too much sense, it's too mathematical.
Mozart's not my favourite from his time period, but I'll take all of the greats from the Romantic period over pretty much anything from the Baroque period.
Anyone else take in "Cirque de la Symphonie" either tonight or last night? I was there tonight, thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
These are the type of events people should take in if they are just starting to listen to classical music. It is a fusion of mediums. The orchestra will still be playing classical music and if you particularily like some of the pieces, look at the program for the name and composer of that piece and go from there. Research that composer, you might like more of his music etc...
Anyone else take in "Cirque de la Symphonie" either tonight or last night? I was there tonight, thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
These are the type of events people should take in if they are just starting to listen to classical music. It is a fusion of mediums. The orchestra will still be playing classical music and if you particularily like some of the pieces, look at the program for the name and composer of that piece and go from there. Research that composer, you might like more of his music etc...
Yep...we took our 3.5 old to it...I liked it...and she did too which is great.
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I'm still slowly getting through all the songs posted in here, but before the thread got buried too deep, I wanted to contribute my favourite version of a song previously mentioned... Hall of the Mountain King... as performed by Apocalyptica:
On a much softer, yet similar note:
I won't repeat others, but agree that Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Mozart, Schubert, Philip Glass... all amazing, amazing, amazing.
On the piano, I love William Joseph's music (notably, and I figure relevant to this forum: he used to play the organ for the Phoenix Coyotes.)
(Go to ~0:22 seconds in to skip the woman talking)
Lastly, the LA Philharmonic (with conductor Gustavo Dudamel) has been doing a 3 part live broadcast of performances, shown in theatres across the States and Canada. The Beethoven and Tchaikovsky ones have already been done (I managed to go see the latter, and it was an absolutely delightful 2 hours) but in June, they'll be doing Brahms. If you like classical music–which, if you're reading this thread, one would assume you do–I'd highly recommend checking it out.
One of my favorites, I had a massive collection that I lost a few years ago. Time to rebuild, great idea for a thread.
Recommend you hear the heartbreaking story behind the music.
Here's the whole version:
The Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo is a wonderful composition for classical guitar, a great piece of music. I also have a CD with Pepe Romero playing that music, as well as other Spanish flamenco music.
The Concierto de Aranjuez was performed by the CPO 2 years ago, with a guitarist from eastern Canada if I remember correctly.
