Anybody Like Classical Music?
- Thread starter BohemianArtist
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I purchased this concert on Blu-ray, it is FANTASTIC
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pyongyang-C...1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1262824176&sr=8-1-spell
My version is on CD... Hymisher Greenburg & The European Philharmonic, I also have Ravel's Bolero (awesome fucking music BTW...) and some of the one's Kyra mentioned... Strauss, Brahms, Schumann, & Chopin... and how could I forget:
I love Vladamir Horowitz, a wonderful interpreter of music for the piano. I have always enjoyed classical music, but not really a fan of opera. Chamber music is ok, the light "pop" of its day. I blew a pair of speakers playing the 1812 when I was younger. One of the first CD's I picked up (Dark Side of the Moon was the first) and there were actual cannons on the recording. The neighbours were not imprressed.
Interesting but somewhat unorthodox interpretation of Holst's famous 'Jupiter'.
I doubt any "established" conductor would adopt a tempo even remotely as slow as
this one in the rendition of the big tune. Certainly not in the recordings of
Solti, Dutoit, Maazel and Holst himself I've hearded.
For one truly earth-shattering account of the Planets Suite you can't go wrong
with Sir Adrian Boult's final recording of the work with the London Philharmonic
from the late 70's. Seconded by Andrew Davis recording with our own Toronto
Symphony Orchestra from the 80's.
I was very much into Classical during my early years and played some of it while trying to develop as a piano player. My high point here was Flight of the Bumblebee. But I pretty much dropped both Classical and piano while in College and went over to jazz and clarinet. Every now and then I hear a classical piece that catches my ear and I just have to listen - - and listen to it.
Around age 16 I was given a vinyl record of Carmen. I played it so much I wore out the record.
It's a good thing you aren't an SP Don or I'd have to ask about
your cold little hand!
As hackneyed as it is I still love O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi, As I’ve remarked before it is amazing how much lovelier it sounds in Italian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXV-SsMgSOo&feature=related
Just too catholic a taste in clasical music, J.S. Bach, Dvorák, A.P. Borodin, N. A. Rimsky- Korsakov, P.I. Tchaikovsky, R.V. Willxiams, S.O. Barber II etc. . . & etc. . .
I truly shall have to call when I am next in Toronto.I love classical! Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Vivaldi. I like listening to Galaxie Pop Classics or Galaxie Baroque on my t.v. - listening to it right now.
I played clarinet but haven't touched one in years. I was pretty good - I keep thinking I shoudl buy one and get back into it. Maybe that'll be my new year's resolution.
And a take off of that genre specifically his Viva Django!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w
I'll take that a very sincere compliment, Aardvark! Your answer comes at the 5:55 mark:
In the meantime, Viva Maestro Puccini!
Well, "E Lucevan la Estelle" from TOSCA is a magnificent, De Rigueur Aria for any tenor. It takes place in the 3rd act just before he is to face the firing squad at dawn and then Tosca - ...spoiler coming up for those who don't know - commits suicide by throwing herself from the roof of Castel San Angelo.
Another Maestro Puccini Masterpiece!
LOL doubtless true. Your welcome, I thought you'd get the che gelinda manina connection.
