FoxyPV Posted 25 December 2012 Share Posted 25 December 2012 Every time I listen to this it sends shivers down my spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexikokopops Posted 27 December 2012 Share Posted 27 December 2012 I listened to Jupiter from Gustav Holst's Planets suite on Saturday and to be honest it was the best music I've heard for a long time. Younger people seem to overlook classical music even though it is surely the most intricate and intriguing music in the world. It's also created by musicians and composers that in terms of musical skill and expertise would make most indie bands and electronic music producers look like mugs. What everyone's favourite classical music (from any era - Romantic, Baroque, Modern, etc)? One of my most middle class moments recently was putting on Mars, the Bringer of War, when I went to face the M&S food hall during the busy lunchtime period. I think I bought some posh bread for my soup. WHATATWAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 27 December 2012 Share Posted 27 December 2012 Generally have my favourites but find myself now tuning in to Classical FM rather than making my own selections. If pushed, I'd probably have to name Chopin as my favourite composer. One thing I've never done is been and seen a top orchestra perform classical music live. I imagine that can be very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Rod Hull Posted 27 December 2012 Share Posted 27 December 2012 Henry Purcell, probably England`s finest composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandamman Posted 28 December 2012 Share Posted 28 December 2012 Ludovico Einaudi is incredible, I was listening to his albums a little while ago and couldn't believe how many songs of his i recognised from films and adverts etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted 12 January 2013 Share Posted 12 January 2013 One of my favourite pieces of all time. Introduced to me by my Nan, who is an accomplished church organist (though sadly having to slow down a bit, now aged 89). Often played a bit quicker than this - obviously open to interpretation. Requires all four limbs. Toccata in F Major from Charles-Marie Widor's Symphony No. 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsJohnMurphy Posted 12 January 2013 Share Posted 12 January 2013 If you like Holst you'll probably like a bit of Stravinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyT Posted 12 January 2013 Share Posted 12 January 2013 Love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 12 January 2013 Share Posted 12 January 2013 and one of the best musical scores ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Rod Hull Posted 8 March 2013 Share Posted 8 March 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilworthfox Posted 8 March 2013 Share Posted 8 March 2013 Beautiful music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7DBoiyBoJ8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Rod Hull Posted 12 March 2013 Share Posted 12 March 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oap0QvcAGfA If you like beroque/classical music I advise you to subscribe to RachelPortman on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 12 March 2013 Share Posted 12 March 2013 Am actually playing a set of classical music for the next hour and a half on my radio show. I'm DJ EJ on www.regenradio.com. Link in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Rod Hull Posted 12 September 2013 Share Posted 12 September 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-PKRwwsvXk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 22 September 2013 Share Posted 22 September 2013 Just bought and downloaded this from Amazon... £1.99 for 100 classical pieces. What a bargain, the reviews say they are good quality recordings too. I quite enjoy classical music but never really bought any before. http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Instant-Classical-Collection-masterworks/dp/B0084T70SY/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379858562&sr=301-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDog Posted 2 December 2013 Share Posted 2 December 2013 Google just informed me that Maria Callas would have been 90 years old today. She was my Grandads favourite opera singer. He went to see orchestras all his life from his early teens and once took me to see some foreign outfit doing a Tchaikovsky gig at Symphony Hall, which turned out to be a cracking performance. I wanted to boink one of the violin players but you can't just waltz up to them and say 'alwight darlin' at these kind of places - it's not the NEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 27 November 2015 Share Posted 27 November 2015 I was going to post this in the instrumental bit until I realised there was singing all the way through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 27 February 2017 Share Posted 27 February 2017 Big fan of Bedrich Smetana's Vltava (The River Vltava): Unheard of use of strings - soothing, moving, dark, deep, sad and beautiful all at the same time. Composed when Smetana was already totally deaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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