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| daydreamer |
i am quite ignorant when it comes to the such.
therefore, i would be very thank full for some advice on what particular composers and songs i should listen to in order to a taste for it.
cheers
dreamer:) |
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| Dmatrox |
Bach
Vivaldi
Schumann
Chopin
Handel
Mozart
Schubert
Tchaikovsky
these are most of my favourites. |
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| TeKnoHe@d2025 |
| Check out some material from Craig Armstrong...he's modern classical. He does alot of music for movie scores and such, but has a few albums he's done by himself. |
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| Orbax |
| Watch the movie Amadeus. youll like it, and its insanely good. will help you understand |
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| Turbonium |
| Just listen to classical on DI.fm, or just turn on CBC Radio Two or something... That's what I do. I don't have time to look for good composers/compositions myself. |
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| nic01445 |
Samuel Barber <-- Adagio for Strings. some of his other stuff is wonderful, but i cant think of titles off the top of my head.
if u get stuff by Tchaikovsky, i recommend his 4th symphony, in particular the finale. massive piece.
Vivaldi <--anything by
Mozart <--i've taken a fancy to his Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, but eh. anything by him too. |
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| red eyed phil |
| Michael Kamen did the musical scores for Band of Brothers. The miniseries won a Golden Globe for Best Musical Score(i think). I really like the Band of Brothers Main Theme and Suite Two. I suggest checking some of his stuff. |
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| [ groovypants ] |
If you can, try and get a hold of these recordings:
Bach: Orchestral Suites,BWV1066-9
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Ton Koopman
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi RD77864 (79 minutes : DDD)
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Itzhak Perlman/Vladmir Ashkenazy
Decca 421 453-2DM4 (239 minutes : ADD)
Slava! A Tribute to Mstislav Rostropovich
EMI CD 567807-2 (287 minutes : DDD, ADD)
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell; Herbert von Karajan
EMI CD 566902-2 (70 minutes : ADD)
Brahms: Symphony No 2,Op. 73. Symphony No 3,Op. 90.
Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Bruno Walter
Sony Classical CD SMK64471 (75 minutes : ADD)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra,Op. 85. Sea Pictures,Op. 37.
Janet Baker mez Jacqueline Du Pré vc
London Symphony Orchestra/John Barbirolli
EMI CD 556219-2 ( ADD)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev
Deutsche Grammophon CD 457 652-2GH (70 minutes : DDD)
Medelssohn: Violin Concerto
English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate
EMI CDC7 49663-2 (71 minutes : DDD)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 25
Label: Philips Cat. No. 470 287-2 No. CDs: 1
Composers: Mozart.
Performers: Alfred Brendel (piano).
Orchestras: Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Conductors: Sir Charles Mackerras.
Mozart: Complete Piano Sonata Recordings
Mitsuko Uchida
Philips CD 422 517-2PME5 (325 minutes : DDD)
Bach - Keyboard Concertos, Vol 2
Release Date: 1/04/2002
CD Sony Classical SK89690
These are basically more of the "mainstream" classical stuff - BUT the actual performances make up for it and is perfect for the entry level classical listener ;) |
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| butterfly |
i like bethoven, mozart, bach, strauss, chopin...
i listen to a lot of opera. my favorites are aida, magic flute, don giovanni, die fleidermous, carmen, turandot... |
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| daydreamer |
thanks a lot for your info guys as of recent i have absolutely fallen
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Chopin - nocturne in g minor WOW
i am also listening other stuff you guys and girls have recommended.
please more would be welcomed. |
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| [ groovypants ] |
I can't believe I did'nt mention this earlier...
If you like piano, have a listen to Bach's The Goldberg Variations performed by Murray Perahia released by Sony. IMHO, it truely is the greatest recording ever - I listen to it almost everyday (puts me to sleep :D ). If you do like it, have a listen to Glenn Gould's rendition - quite a different prespective indeed ;) |
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| Endlesswave |
| Phillip Glass. (modernist classical composer) insane stuff...it almost sounds electronic but it's ALL done with keyboards,violins etc. It's really quite unique. |
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