Favorite Classical Music Piece

[bomberkid]

and i can play it too

[Material Girl]

Can you play The Lark Ascending?

[ÆNIMA]

Originally posted by bomberkid
and i can play it too

Hmm, here in Virginia, I know many people who say they can do things they can't. You're Virginian, what part?

MG, check out some MoTab, ask me if you don't know.

[Warthog]

For most practical purposes the word classical can be used to define the following era's, Boroque,Classical, Romantic, Mondern (20th Century), Medieval, Renaissance, and of course classical. The gernal public doesn't give a flying fuck wether or not someone says it's a classical piece rather than boroque. Anyway, I'd have to say my personal favorites, are the Brahms Clarinet Sonata #1, Rachmaninoff's 3rd piano concerto, Gershwins Rhapsody and Blue, Organ Fugue in G Minor by Bach, New World Symphony by Dvorak, the elgar cello concerto, Saint-Sains Organ Symphony, Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, Bartok's concerto for strings and percussion, and ravel's piano concerto for the left hand. OH can't forget Hindemiths Viola Sonata's and clarinet concerto (his sonata's aren't by # but rather date so i can't always remember the best ones). There are so many good classical composers and pieces it's hard to narrow it down. I'm also very partial to the clarinet because it's my instrument. The Stamitz clarinet concerto should also be noted aswell as Weber's Concertino for clarinet and Duo Concertant. Rachmaninoffs 3rd piano concerto is indeed one of the most difficult piano parts ever written, but as for accompniaments the Brahms Clarinet concerto and the Weber Duo Concertant are up there with the most difficult. (both weber and brahms were extrodinary piano players with increadible reach) Anyway, other notable lesser known composers would be, faure, kabelevsky, scriabin, and brukner. Oh forgot to mention Stravinsky(firebird sweet), Holst (the planets), and Shostakovich (very modern sounding i'd suggest him though). Oh and for other classical music buffs out there here's a poster that basically names any notable composer ever. http://www.classicalarchives.com/poster/

-Warthog

[Adman]

i've heard a lot, but i'm partial to Scarlotti.

[Material Girl]

Yep, just turn on your classical music station and dig right in.

Works wonders with road rage.

[Adman]

oh did i mention i played brass intruments for 8 years.

My best was the tuba $$.

[PhaTz]

The song O'Canada really hits me, every morning I listen to it, especially when they play the one with the symphony and the soprano singing in french, I'd follow the words ^_^

[ÆNIMA]

Originally posted by Warthog
http://www.classicalarchives.com/poster/

-Warthog

just incase anyone happened to skip over that....that's a nice poster


I recently purchased Mozart's Requiem and The Messiah by Handel, I haven't had much of a chance to listen to them though...although the Requiem so far reminds me a lot of Mozart's Messe.

Does anyone listen to Saint Paul Sunday? I'm trying to search for somebody's rendition of Bach's Toccata and Fugue...on the violin. It's simply amazing, considering it's typically played by an organ, which is basically an orchestra at your finger-tips.

EDIT: nevermind, I found it....http://www.saintpaulsunday.org/rafiles/shows/030330.ram
It starts about 15 minutes into the recording...trust me, you'll enjoy it if you either like the violin, or the fugure.

[Troll King]

I'm not really too into classical music, but I'm glad people haven't done what they've done in previous threads and start raving about how much they like a John Williams song off some Hollywood blockbuster.

And yes, I'm aware that this statement might lead to such posts, but at least now we can get our noses ready to look down upon them.

[ÆNIMA]

Originally posted by Troll King


And yes, I'm aware that this statement might lead to such posts...

that's actually the very first thing that came to my mind when i saw that..................

[Troll King]

I know, but now at least they'll know they're not being clever or witty in doing it.

And seeing as how my previous post was at the bottom of the page, I wonder how many people will do it anyway not knowing that these two posts are on top of the next page.

[Warthog]

haha, yea, but see classical music rocks, so does other music but classical is just fantastic shit $

[ÆNIMA]

Sorry this is a double post, but I wanted people to see this one, and since this has hit the 2nd page...i figured everyone's too lazy to check out the first...

Originally posted by Warthog
http://www.classicalarchives.com/poster/

-Warthog

just incase anyone happened to skip over that....that's a nice poster


I recently purchased Mozart's Requiem and The Messiah by Handel, I haven't had much of a chance to listen to them though...although the Requiem so far reminds me a lot of Mozart's Messe.

Does anyone listen to Saint Paul Sunday? I'm trying to search for somebody's rendition of Bach's Toccata and Fugue...on the violin. It's simply amazing, considering it's typically played by an organ, which is basically an orchestra at your finger-tips.

EDIT: nevermind, I found it....http://www.saintpaulsunday.org/rafiles/shows/030330.ram
It starts about 15 minutes into the recording...trust me, you'll enjoy it if you either like the violin, or the fugure.

[Material Girl]

Originally posted by PhaTz
The song O'Canada really hits me, every morning I listen to it, especially when they play the one with the symphony and the soprano singing in french, I'd follow the words ^_^

I hate Oh Canada. The melody is completely boring. {"OHHH CAAAA-NA-[1/2-DUHHHHHHHHHHHH]"}


The Star Spangled Banner is way more exciting. One time, I was to sing Oh Canada at a basketball game, but I warmed up with TSSB. My favorite recording of TSSB is John Clayton, Jr's orchestral arrangement for Whitney Houston at the Superbowl, conducted by Maestro Jahja Ling. It's on her Greatest Hits album.


DAMN that woman sang her effing ass off!!!!!!!

Whitney and Bobbi. So sad. But so beautiful.

Anyway, back to classical......