Anybody Like Classical Music?

[Yoga Face]

Yes that is it !'

'Vesti la Giubba' from Pagliacci by Leoncavallo



Those notes starting at the 2 minute mark are striking and beautiful

Performer must be drained after

Does he kill himself and why is the little fellow so sad ???

 

[Yoga Face]

Very interesting reading from the perspective of a professional musician. Plus, I just moved two ladies way up on my TDL. Thanks!

Doug

Licking chocolate of off Kyra betwwen wine and cheese breaks while playing Carmen

 

[Don Draper]

Yes that is it !' 'Vesti la Giubba' from Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

Those notes starting at the 2 minute mark are striking and beautiful.

Does he kill himself and why is the little fellow so sad ???

Canio is the head of a comedic troupe of clowns and acrobats that travels from town to town performing. He worships his wife Colombina. She is secretly having an affair with Arlecchino who is another of the clowns in the troupe. When Canio finds out about the affair he is absolutely devastated but swears that no matter what, he'll "laugh through his tears" because he is as devoted to the troupe as he is to his wife. This declaration is made through this sublime aria that Leoncavallo never topped and is a benchmark for any tenor worth his salt.

In the finale, as Canio performs with Colombina for the crowd without her knowledge that Canio knows of the affair, they have a routine of pratfalls and physical comedy that delights the audience. Canio's rage and sadness cannot be controlled as he ACTUALLY chockes Colombina to death while the crowd delights thinking its all 'part of the act'. As the crowd applauds and Canio looks at his beloved wife's dead body knowing that his life is over, he delivers my favorite closing line in Opera history: "La Comedia e Finita" (The Comedic Performance is Over).

The line is so powerful that it has been quoted by Nobel Laureates, politicians, proffesors and visionaries. It was even the final line in the film "Immortal Beloved" with Gary Oldman that chronicled Beethoven's life.

Since it is a two-act opera, every time I've seen it performed it has always been in conjunction with Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" (used as the backdrop in Godfather III). The last time I saw it it was with the great Ben Heppner in Canio's role. Although I also saw Domingo perform it in recital and with the tenors which was unforgettable.

Hope this helps and I'm glad we found it.

 

[Yoga Face]

Sounds like a Shakespeare play

Too complex as a play within a play is hard to follow esp when they do not speak English but in this case the complexity of a play within a play represents the complexity of love I suppose

Anyways, my appreciation of Opera is growing also of Ballet as I saw the Nutcracker for the first time and by the end I was starting to acquire a taste for it

Thx for the help

And as you appreciate great music what do you think of my pick in post 35 ? I find Mahavishnu Orchestra to be a beautiful combination of the spiritual and jazz

 

[Perry Mason]

What is the name of the famous death scene sung by a Tenor just before suicide???

Do you mean Ernani?

Fema, crudele, estinguere parche... It's not a solo but a trio... otherwise here known as a threesome!

Perry

 

[Perry Mason]

And my favourite classical piece (no pun intended) by which to make love -- and I am not talking about merely fucking -- is Scheherazade.

Perry

 

[Yoga Face]

Do you mean Ernani?

Fema, crudele, estinguere parche... It's not a solo but a trio... otherwise here known as a threesome!

Perry

It is

'Vesti la Giubba' from Pagliacci by Leoncavallo


But he kills his wife not himself

The aria is after he found out she was screwing around with Tiger Woods

 

[Perry Mason]

The aria is after he found out she was screwing around with Tiger Woods

Is that Tiger Woods or Tiger's wood?

Perry

 

[Don Draper]

Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata'

Another one of my favorite pieces

 

[Don Draper]

The Sublime and Powerful 'Concierto de Aranjuez' by Maestro Joaquin Rodrigo

 

[Big Rig]

And my favourite classical piece (no pun intended) by which to make love -- and I am not talking about merely fucking -- is Scheherazade.

Perry

Great music but fuck to it ??????????

 

[Insidious Von]

I enjoy classical music, but I don't go out of my way to listen to it. As I've said before, I prefer my music harder, angerier and pounding, so metal, hard rock and some alternative.

But I do have Vivaldi's Guitar Concertos tucked away somewhere, which I do greatly enjoy, though it isn't on my TDL for learning guitar.

So classical music isn't hard angry and pounding enough for you.

Believe it or not this piece, now a Bastille Day tradition, was used in the 1995 kiddie film Babe.

 

[Insidious Von]

Sorry Blank Dave you are misguided, this destroys anything that Slayer, Metallica and the rest can produce.

 

[Perry Mason]

Great music but fuck to it ??????????

No... I said, very specifically, make love! Big difference!

Perry

 

[Perry Mason]

The Sublime and Powerful 'Concierto de Aranjuez' by Maestro Joaquin Rodrigo

Yes to the Concierto, too, especially the Adagio... and there are so many others:
Adagio by Albinioni
Adagio theme from Elgar’s Cello Concerto
Arioso by Bach
Air on G by Bach
Gliding Dance of the Maidens, from Polovetsian dances
Meditation, from Thais...

Perry

 

[GotGusto]

I think that most people are familiar with and enjoy the classical standards even if they're not aware of it.

 

[Insidious Von]

You realize that we cannot have a thread about classical music without Buggs Bunny - Rabbit of Seville.

Enjoy!
[video]http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watch/42703/964406[/video]

 

[Yoga Face]

this is what summer sounds like

 

[Insidious Von]

You cannot have a thread about classical music without including perhaps the greatest pianist of them all - Glenn Gould.

 

[Insidious Von]

IMHO, you can never have enough Gould.