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I've recently started listening to classical music much more heavily, and I'm curious as to what some of the favorite composers and pieces of music are on these boards.

I'm too much of a noob to pick a favorite composer at this point, but I've really enjoyed most of Mozart's work (Requiem Aeternum, The Magic Flute, etc.), as well as Vivaldi, Rachmaninov, and some of Philip Glass' work.

What are your favorite composers and pieces of classical music?

I like minimalist composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, music that borders on or more or less is ambient.

Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians

Yo-Yo Ma - Six Cello Suites (Bach)

I've never heard someone play the Cello Like Yo-Yo Ma, he is really amazing.

Take a listen =)

Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Darius Milhaud, Chopin. Debussy has some neat stuff, too. And J.S. Bach, of course.

I'm a big fan of Holst's Planet Suite. I'm not exactly an expert at classical, but that's probably my favourite classical "album".

Not a classic music listener, however some of my favourite films soundtracks include recent interpretation of classical music, check the OST of Oldboy (Yeon Wook Jo, film directed by Park Chan Wook), The thin red line (Hans Zimmer, directed by Terence Malick), In the mood for love (Shigeru Umebayashi and Michael Galasso, directed by Wong Kar Wai) and 2046 (Shigeru Umebayashi, also directed by Wong Kar Way), some nice gems are hidden in my opinion in these works.

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Originally posted by Pinokio Yo-Yo Ma - Six Cello Suites (Bach) I've never heard someone play the Cello Like Yo-Yo Ma, he is really amazing. Take a listen =)

Yeah, I had the chance to see him play a few years ago and it makes you shiver hearing some of the chords he produces.

Thanks for the ideas guys, I'm looking to buy an album on amazon, and will probably go for Holst or Rachmaninoff. I'm surprised there aren't more classical snobs on this board!

listen to

Henry Purcell's Music for the funeral of Queen Mary
Sigfried's Funeral March

btw, i'm into morbid type of classical...

hybrid
rob dougan

classical is dead!

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit hybrid rob dougan classical is dead!

boo

I bought Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass on iTunes... and I have to say it's pretty incredible.

Cool film, too.

Agreed, the Holst's Planets Suite is amazing.

I used to play Jupiter and Mars in a concert band which was amazing. Probably Jupiter and Venus are my favorites from the planets.

Also:

Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures At An Exhibition - particularly The Old Castle from that suite.

Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije Suite (Particularly the romance, part II)

Rimsky-Korsakoff - Procession of the Nobles - magnificent.

Obviously Phillip glass is great, and if you have not checked out his filmography you should do that as well. (there are three 'qatsis' but koyannisqatsi is the best - interesting note - i saw kenneth thomas play once and koyannisqatsi was on the video monitors) Also check out Iannis Xenakis, & Edgar Varese. Xenakis is of particular interest to me, since he worked for Le Corbusier (the architect of great fame) and I study architecture officially but spend all of my time doing music...

I play classical alto saxophone and as such I like a lot of Alexander Glazunov, Claude Debussy, and also Paul Creston (modern)

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Originally posted by nefardec Agreed, the Holst's Planets Suite is amazing. I used to play Jupiter and Mars in a concert band which was amazing. Probably Jupiter and Venus are my favorites from the planets. Also: Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures At An Exhibition - particularly The Old Castle from that suite. Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije Suite (Particularly the romance, part II) Rimsky-Korsakoff - Procession of the Nobles - magnificent. Obviously Phillip glass is great, and if you have not checked out his filmography you should do that as well. (there are three 'qatsis' but koyannisqatsi is the best - interesting note - i saw kenneth thomas play once and koyannisqatsi was on the video monitors) Also check out Iannis Xenakis, & Edgar Varese. Xenakis is of particular interest to me, since he worked for Le Corbusier (the architect of great fame) and I study architecture officially but spend all of my time doing music... I play classical alto saxophone and as such I like a lot of Alexander Glazunov, Claude Debussy, and also Paul Creston (modern)

Thanks! Great post! I like Debussy too, though I can't imagine anyone who doesn't like Clair de Lune.

I just ordered this and now I'm excited!!!!


http://www.amazon.com/Koyaanisqatsi...9322799-5837547


Woot.

It's really tremendous - you will be blown away!

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J I'm a big fan of Holst's Planet Suite. I'm not exactly an expert at classical, but that's probably my favourite classical "album".

ftmfw. LOVE it. Mars > *, though.

Tchaikovsky's 'Marche Slave' comes to mind, as well.

also, not classical, but who doesn't enjoy a good Sousa piece once in a while (especially playing one. Now that's fun)?

Ok, I'm looking to expand my collection again. I've picked up a fair amount of Mahler, Bach, Copeland, Rachmaninoff and Glass since last posting. With the Mahler (particularly "Das Lied von der Erde") I've started to get into a little bit of operatic choral stuff as well, so those suggestions are welcome too.

Thanks.

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Originally posted by shaw ftmfw. LOVE it. Mars > *, though. Tchaikovsky's 'Marche Slave' comes to mind, as well. also, not classical, but who doesn't enjoy a good Sousa piece once in a while (especially playing one. Now that's fun)?

lol. I read that without looking at the name & thought, 'damn, we have the exact same taste!'

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Originally posted by inconspicuous lol. I read that without looking at the name & thought, 'damn, we have the exact same taste!'

I used to play trumpet and I still could never really get into Souza. He and Bach's organ pieces are a little too much for me I guess.

I am, however, completely in love with Schumann's "Kinderszenen" at the moment in addition to Mahler.

Tchaikovsky>* , imo.

4th Symphony...And of course the famous 1812 Overture...Not to mention Swan Lake.

RE: Holst's The Planets-

I like Mercury the best :P

Good recommendations, I'll have a listen to a few of those (Holst, Debussy).

over the last two years i've started listening heavily to classical as well. my interest in production and my attempting to teach myself piano really got me into it and now i'm at a point where it's primarily what i listen to. i try to save a lot of EDM for the club these days.

anyway, i would suggest going to the library and checking out CDs. I go all the time now and they have such an awesome selection to choose from, greater than anything you could hope to buy.

I dunno I mean there is really a ton out there. Do you have a time period that you prefer? I see a lot of good suggestions already, I guess one I would make would be:

Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite.

Everyone knows his Bolero, but this is my favorite work by him, particularly Empress of the Pagodas. It has great instrumentation.

I mean really I like pretty much everyone's music. All of the old masters are great. Just kinda depends on what you like. You can't go wrong with some of the more famous works to start with. Maybe some others to check out would be:

Claude Debussy's Deux Arabesque No 1

Johannes Brahms' Capriccio Op 76 No 1

Tchaikovsky is my favorite...1812 overture, symphony no. 6 (Pathetique), the Nutcracker, Piano Concerto no. 1 are my favorites and probably his most popular pieces. I tend towards composers from the Romantic period, for their soaring melodies, they're just more pleasant to the ear compared to the later composers. Just my opinion. Beethoven is great also.

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