Anybody Like Classical Music?
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I love it
Btw classical music inspired me to start learning to play the guitar. I created my home music studio and I'm working on my won songs right now. Plus I found useful info about looper pedal here https://musirank.com/best-looper-pedal/ for across-the-board looping applications. It's a useful tool for a musicians.
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I remember the stag thrown for one of my older cousins, awhile ago. Two strippers showed and started having lesbian sex, they got into a 69 position. I'll never forget what my cousin said:
Do you know any Chopin.
Do you know any Chopin.
Being born at the end of WW2, I grew up in the era of Elvis and the Beattles, rockn'roll, etc. I had no interest in classical music until I went to see the movie A Clockwork Orange in 1972. It had heaps of music by Beethoven, Rossini, and Elgar. I was hooked. Since then I have been to classical concerts in every continent except Africa and Antarctica. Back in the 1980's, I had a pizza franchise and use to listen to the 1812 Overture in the back of the store. A customer of mine, who played in the Toronto Symphony, gave me the nickname Tchaikovsky. Funny how things change as you get older.
Back in the day I was working as an under age usher at a theater. I sneaked in to watch A Clockwork Orange. When blockbuster films were broadcast on network TV it was an event. A USA network had aired Spartacus a few weeks before and I wanted to see more. The opening sequence made my jaw drop.
Venice Opera House, New Year's Day 2015.
Venice Opera House, New Year's Day 2015.
Conducted by Karl Bohm.
I'm in an exceptionally good mood day and I don't know why?
As our pal DruidicFluid would say: Deathcore Classical.
The opening bars reminds me of when Frankenstein's Monster first sees sunlight. When Clara Schumann heard the opening bars she told Brahms to go see Sigmund Freud. I've attended live performances of this symphony.
The opening bars reminds me of when Frankenstein's Monster first sees sunlight. When Clara Schumann heard the opening bars she told Brahms to go see Sigmund Freud. I've attended live performances of this symphony.
I must have listened to more than 30 different recordings of the
C minor symphony of Brahms. Some of the monumental performances
I wish I could continue listening to in my afterlife are:
William Steinberg Pittsburgh Symphony
Jascha Horenstein London Symphony
Sir Adrian Boult London Philharmonic
Eduard van Beinum Royal Concertgebouw
I nearly got a heart attack from the tremendous
excitement brought out in the last one. Have read
somewhere that Horenstein's interpretation of Brahms 1st
with swdr Orchestra Baden-Baden
from the 1950's is even more intense than his legendary
LSO recording. Finding that unsurpassed performance of
Brahms 1st is a lifetime pursuit.
C minor symphony of Brahms. Some of the monumental performances
I wish I could continue listening to in my afterlife are:
William Steinberg Pittsburgh Symphony
Jascha Horenstein London Symphony
Sir Adrian Boult London Philharmonic
Eduard van Beinum Royal Concertgebouw
I nearly got a heart attack from the tremendous
excitement brought out in the last one. Have read
somewhere that Horenstein's interpretation of Brahms 1st
with swdr Orchestra Baden-Baden
from the 1950's is even more intense than his legendary
LSO recording. Finding that unsurpassed performance of
Brahms 1st is a lifetime pursuit.
I saw Brahms 1st conducted by Jukka Pekka Saraste with the TSO. It was a strained performance, the exposed concrete in the money pit absorbed the sound. I also saw the Munich Radio Symphony perform it with Carlos Kleiber conducting - it made my scalp tingle. The 1st was the last of the Brahms symphonies that I got into. I started with the 4th due to Rick Wakeman's variations on the 3rd movement.
Brahms enjoyed a good time, which he did often, as his music made him financially independent while he lived. He wrote of the opening bars of the 4th/3rd Movement, "Please pass the whisky, please pass the seltzer pfffffff".
Brahms enjoyed a good time, which he did often, as his music made him financially independent while he lived. He wrote of the opening bars of the 4th/3rd Movement, "Please pass the whisky, please pass the seltzer pfffffff".
Lucky you to have had the chance
to see Carlos Kleiber conducting Brahms.
The guy gave concert only when his fridge was empty.
Kleiber was also very selective with with works he
performed. I can imagine his interpretation of Brahms
1st must be absolutely top notched. I wonder if that
concert you attended was recorded.
to see Carlos Kleiber conducting Brahms.
The guy gave concert only when his fridge was empty.
Kleiber was also very selective with with works he
performed. I can imagine his interpretation of Brahms
1st must be absolutely top notched. I wonder if that
concert you attended was recorded.
I didn't know how lucky I was to attend that Konzerthaus performance.
Even though his catalogue is small and his live shows rare, Carlos Kleiber is considered one of the greatest conductors of all time. I'm not sure if it was recorded, Kleiber favoured the even numbered symphonies by Brahms. He retired from live conducting in 1993, eight years after I saw him. In the 80's I travelled quite a bit with Germans through Italy. I even took a couple by ass up to Monte Cassino, a trip they'll probably never forget - the donkey knew the route better than I did. I got some good perks from it, including the Munich concert.
Even though his catalogue is small and his live shows rare, Carlos Kleiber is considered one of the greatest conductors of all time. I'm not sure if it was recorded, Kleiber favoured the even numbered symphonies by Brahms. He retired from live conducting in 1993, eight years after I saw him. In the 80's I travelled quite a bit with Germans through Italy. I even took a couple by ass up to Monte Cassino, a trip they'll probably never forget - the donkey knew the route better than I did. I got some good perks from it, including the Munich concert.
If the conductor mutes the opening hammer blows on Brahms 1st, I don't bother with the rest. For some strange reason it's connected to Boris Karloff.
I have a small classical collection. However, there is nothing with the original artists. It's all done by cover bands.
