music Classical Music Appreciation and Trading Thread

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

 

 

"Well-Tempered Clavier"

 

Oh man! That brings back Music Core memories. I had to study that thing and it was sooo hard.

 

Btw, anyone heard of Beethoven's "Trio III"? I had to play that thing and it was hard as hell. '

 

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I'm partly in agreement. I don't enjoy playing very simple pieces, but I don't mind listening to them. If it sounds good, then it is good. Attaching worth to complexity is a dangerous road to go down as a composer. If a piece doesn't have a central theme or some logical series of motifs, then it has no soul; it would be the musical equivalent to modern art.

 

Has anyone heard of the Emerson Quartet, by the way? It's off topic, but I love their stringed renditions of non-string works. I have a CD where they perform 24 of Bach's 48 "Well-Tempered Clavier" fugues. The harpsichord can get a bit grating when I listen to it too much, but the dulcet tones of a string quartet never wear on me. Speaking of Bach too, I adore a good organ piece. As stereotypical as it is, I love Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. I remember when I thought "One-Winged Angel" from FFVII was a classical masterpiece and how surprised I was when I heard Toccata and Fugue for the first time in full. It borrows so much from that work (while borrowing lyrics from Carmina Burana); it's hard to say the piece is anywhere near original.

 

I'm not sure if it was you who didn't like choirs and orchestras mixed, S, but I love hearing things like that.

I actually think modern art can have soul if it's created with integrity and care. And I love the Emerson Quartet.

 

But yeah, I'd rather just listen to either an orchestra or choir by itself than hear both together - that doesn't feel like a true partnership to me, it feels like orchestra accompanying a choir.

[Thuja 3,659]

I positively adore listening to Chopin.  I also like Sibelius and Tchaikovsky.  Currently enjoying Sarah Chang play Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor  There's so much good music out there that it's hard to have composer preferences.  For me, anyways. 

Edited October 1, 2013 by Anishna

[Envy 6,170]

I'm going to feel like a broken record here. I believe this is the third or fourth topic of this type that I've posted in, and I'm probably going to post the same pieces, so if you've participated in the past topics, you might recognize the ones I post.

 

Anyway, I love classical music.I love popular music (as the umbrella term, which is to say what's not classical music - I never liked using "popular" as opposite of "classical" but whatever, here I am doing it). Each period of music sounds so remarkably different, and classical music in general just brings about feelings and such that I never really get from popular music.

 

I started out loving Baroque era, especially the slower pieces in minor key signatures. Then I loved Classic era. Then when taking Music Theory IV, I discovered how amazing Impressionism music is. Finally, in Music History I discovered that Renaissance music is also awesome. lol

 

That's my "timeline" of liking classical music, although I like it all now.

 

So here's my favorites... that I have posted before. xD

 

 

The second movement is gorgeous. I know it's pretty popular, but I believe this recording is played on a Baroque-era styled oboe, and the instrument is just amazingly beautiful. Totally makes me want one. lol

 

 

I love this collection of pieces, as well. Probably because the orchestration is mainly of woodwinds, and featuring oboe and English horn. The menuet is my favorite.

I've been a huge classical music person for all my life. I know of all sorts of classical pieces and composers. But here's one for you guys today. The Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla. Quite famous, and it's representative of Glinka, a composer who greatly influenced future Russian composers. Enjoy!

 

*snip*

 

Lol. I got to play contrabassoon for that piece. I will never forget. xD

Edited October 1, 2013 by Envy

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  I love this collection of pieces, as well. Probably because the orchestration is mainly of woodwinds, and featuring oboe and English horn. The menuet is my favorite.

 

I know that piece! I'm actually playing the Toccata movement on the piano. It's very challenging, so challenging that it's on Diploma level. I also love this piece. Very emphatic, and the most passionate of Beethoven's piano sonata. I have to play its entirety for a piano exam. Very tiring, but very fulfilling.

 

[Hawk Moth 390]

I actually think modern art can have soul if it's created with integrity and care. And I love the Emerson Quartet.

But yeah, I'd rather just listen to either an orchestra or choir by itself than hear both together - that doesn't feel like a true partnership to me, it feels like orchestra accompanying a choir.

That's where we disagree then. I don't believe an orchestra accompanies a choir any more than a cello accompanies a violin. If the piece is written well, all the sections are parts of a whole.