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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2009 14:45:27 GMT -5
Hey Owen, I'm trying to expand my knowledge of classical music but it's frustrating combing through hundreds of boring pieces.
Can you recommend some good pieces to study/enjoy?
I really life Prokofiev and the other Russian composers. Also, old Scarlatti jams.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2009 14:46:30 GMT -5
P.S. random opinions/composer bashing would be great appreciated.
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Post by Richie on Mar 27, 2009 15:31:34 GMT -5
I know I'm no Owen or anything but I might like to suggest a listen or two too the Bela Bartok Chamber Works. They're a mixture of beautiful, frustrating, and something else that hasn't been given a name...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2009 17:45:29 GMT -5
I find Bartok confusing, once again probably an issue of not hearing the right selections.
I sit myself down and I'm like alright, Bartok. Then I just stare into space wondering, why?
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Post by jules on Mar 27, 2009 17:50:24 GMT -5
I'd love some classic suggestions. My classic knowledge and collection is limited to those better known composers. I do like a bit of Stockhausen, although I wasn't born on the planet Sirius.
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Post by potem on Mar 27, 2009 18:07:27 GMT -5
lately I've been listening to a lot of Gustav Holst (mostly The Planets) and Dmitri Shostakovich. A few weeks ago I was listening to nothing but Brahms symphonies for a few days.
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Post by Ren on Mar 28, 2009 10:46:28 GMT -5
Try some Ravel! Tombeau de Couperin or Shéhérazade. And speaking of that great lady, Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov--snobs will tell you he is not all he is cracked up to be, but I will tell you otherwise.
John Adams, maybe, if you want 20th/21st century stuff that is more accessible. The Chairman Dances are great. Road Movies are wonderful, too. If you are feeling adventuresome, try Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, which is one of my favourite pieces.
Other recommendations from me...Respighi--all his Roman stuff is nice, Stravinsky--Symphony of Psalms, Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich, and as much Thomas Tallis as possible. Oh, and Bach cantatas, yes please.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 10:10:32 GMT -5
Hey, thanks for suggestions, they have all been devoured.
Moooooooooore
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Post by suburbanmyth on Apr 10, 2009 4:24:46 GMT -5
Hmmmn... I don't really know how to classify Yann Tiersen and even though you're probably already familiar with his music, I figured I'd throw it out there anyway.
And the arrangements are so easy to play! but still just incredibly beautiful & evocative.
His music = <3
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Post by Richie on Apr 11, 2009 6:06:31 GMT -5
Hmmmn... I don't really know how to classify Yann Tiersen and even though you're probably already familiar with his music, I figured I'd throw it out there anyway. And the arrangements are so easy to play! but still just incredibly beautiful & evocative. His music = <3 haha, Yes I sooo tempted to suggest that! Yann Is, well Yann just IS-->oh and if we're recommending Ravel be sure to pay special attention to Assez vif - Tres rythme. Its an absolute favorite, extremely catchy, and is also made recognizable from the wonderful Royal Tenenbaums! (haha, i love how in the video I posted the crowd sits quietly staring at the musicians immediately after they finish playing, where I had to jump out of my seat yelling "FUCK YEA!") |
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Post by ancolie on Apr 11, 2009 15:44:33 GMT -5
Yann Tiersen is not really classical music, it sounds more like a noisy rock thing to me ( here for example) anyway i just love him. What about Sibelius? (I fell in love with his "concerto pour violon en ré mineur Op.47") |
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Post by Ren on Apr 11, 2009 18:37:13 GMT -5
Oh Sibelius. Perhaps if I were Finnish or not so sassy we would be friends.
Further recommendations: Messiaen! ("Quartet for the End of Time" which is as cool as its name makes it sound.) Um. You said old Scarlatti jams, so how about some Handel? <3 the sonatas, particularly the oboe ones. There is just something about Handel and oboe. Actually, Baroque and oboe. Corelli did some interesting trio sonatas; so did C.P.E. Bach (we are secret lovers, C.P.E. and I).
Poulenc! Check out "Dialogue of the Carmelites" but not for the libretto, that is fo' sho'.
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Post by djoj on Apr 16, 2009 11:22:02 GMT -5
Would recommend you check out Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich, which is what really hooked me into the world of contemporary classical minimalist stuff, and I think you might enjoy.
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Post by Thomas on Apr 18, 2009 19:40:20 GMT -5
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Post by names on Apr 18, 2009 22:31:45 GMT -5
Well, I like it. And I think it's the saddest thing I've ever heard.
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