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OK, so im sure im not the only one hear that appreciates classical music.
Everyone will have a favourite even if they dont know it. It could be a score from a film, a carol a hymn etc. e.g. carol of the bells, pachelbels Canon etc..
what's yours ?
if you dont think youre into it...go to Spotify and listen to these....
1. miserere mei - allergi . GIVE IT A CHANCE. Close your eyes and just listen.
2. Leo Dible Flower duet.
3. pachelbels canon in d. Everyone knows this one.
4. Vivaldi 4 seasons...
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We both live Bach and Brahms. My favourite pieces include Brahms's second symphony and Tchaikovsky'so violin concerto. I also love the criminally-underrated Haydn, plus Mozart, Ravel, Sibelius and others. Luke |
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By (user no longer on site) 23 weeks ago
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Wagner for me. He has his moments, someone once said, and got the reply "yes and he also has his quarters of an hour."
I like that slow building tension, use of leitmotifs to set the tone for individual characters and plus I can occasionally understand what's being sung about as its in German!
Beyond that, Widor was a wizard with an organ.
I've been to Gustav Mahler's little composing house in Austria.
Quite a fan of 20th century Russian composers like Stravinsky or Prokofiev. |
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By (user no longer on site) 23 weeks ago
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"Ennio morricone... You'll know it when you hear his music 😁"
I lost a chance to see him conduct an orchestra live, because I didn't want to travel to London alone.
Damn shame. He was a fantastic composer. |
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I'm an ex professional ballerina hence anything connected to the likes of Swan lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping beauty instantly transports me to a time, place, emotion (good and bad)
Non ballet- Barbers adagio or Debussy Claire de Lune make me sit, listen and float off.
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"I'm an ex professional ballerina hence anything connected to the likes of Swan lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping beauty instantly transports me to a time, place, emotion (good and bad)
Non ballet- Barbers adagio or Debussy Claire de Lune make me sit, listen and float off.
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My ex wife is also an ex Ballerina. she's performed all over the world. wonderful experience! |
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"Ennio morricone... You'll know it when you hear his music 😁
I lost a chance to see him conduct an orchestra live, because I didn't want to travel to London alone.
Damn shame. He was a fantastic composer."
That's a tough one to swallow, I'd loved to have seen him, orchestra and choir 😁 |
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By *hortieWoman 23 weeks ago
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Holst planet suite. Mars, in particular.
Carl Orff - O Fortuna. (I'm counting that as in, ok!! 😁)
Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King
Saint-saëns - Danse Macabre
My top one though... Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor. |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 23 weeks ago
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I love a wide variety of classical music. Some particular favourites are...
The Swan of Tuonela by Sibelius, as well as Finlandia and his Karelia suite.
Barber's Adagio.
The Adagio in G Minor by Albinoni
The Pavane by Gabriel Faure
Pavane pour une infante défunte by Marice Ravel
Pier Gynt by Edvard Grieg (the whole thing, although Dawn, In the Hall of the Mountain King and Anitra's Dance are lovely)
Reverie,
Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune and Claire de Lune by ClaudecDebussy
And more...🌈🎶 |
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"Any Dvorak appreciators? 
The cello concerto is great. I like some of his symphonies, especially the seventh even though the ninth is by far the most well-known. "
Most familiar, granted, but it's still as good for you today as it's always been... |
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I confess Im a cultural desert when it comes to classical music and like all music some I like and some I don't. Carmina burana o fortuna.. I think used in the omen.? Barbers adagio for strings is very moving and that scene from platoon made me emotional because of the music... There's a verdi opera which I think is amazing but can't tell you which... Perhaps nozze di figaro or maybe nabucco... That one they used for italia 90...good shout op. Nice to sample different things |
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"Handel's stuff is among my favourites. Zadok the Priest and The Messiah especially "
It's nice you should mention this, I am going to Manchester Cathedral tomorrow for the Handel Messiah Concert by Manchester Baroque! |
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The Kiss , Trevor Jones.. from The last of the mohicans
La califfa, Ennio Morricone
Tennesse , Hans Zimmer .. from Pearl harbour
Honor Him , Hans Zimmer .. from gladiator
For the love of a princess ,James Horner.. from Braveheart
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I love classical music
I'm surprised that this being a swinger site no one's mentioned the sexiest piece of classical music ever written Bolero by Ravel. A favourite of mine.
Recently also discovered a newish piece off classic FM that was utterly beautiful so I had to go look it up.
Luminous by max richter from the movie Perfect sense |
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"Am I stretching the boundaries to say that I really like Ed Allyn Johnson?
The first Purple Electric Violin Concerto was magnificent.
Not at all stretching....
Inner city music part 4. It's my ultimate in classical music, my coffin in the church tune, my this means everything music. Ed is an utter genius that isn't even close to being recognised for the talent he has as a composer or a player.
Please go search out this piece of music. It's truly sublime.
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More recent composer/pianists are incredible to listen to:-
Brian Crain - Songs for Sienna
Ludovico Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche
Yiruma - River Flows in You
Watching Einaudi live was just a pleasure for the senses and soul 😍
K |
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I find that with piano.. a good pianist playing a really well played piece has the ability to invoke actual tears of joy... understandable with the range a piano has really, but it gets me with certain arrangements ... |
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Most of the above, but can I also throw in a mention of some of the modern minimalists? Philip Glass, Michael Gordon, Michael Nyman, Steve Reich.
And there are also modern musicians primarily known in the rock/progressive field who have made forays into the realm of the classical, for instance Jah Wobble, Jaz Coleman, Judge Smith - each of these has composed their own version of a requiem mass. Brian Eno is responsible for some hauntingly beautiful pieces. Vangelis - try to find his albums El Greco, Mask, China and Beaubourg. |
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The black swan pas de deux from this ballet is absolutely the hardest, most challenging and exhausting thing to master. There are so many fouettes in it (plus the lead up to it is intense in itself ) that hearing this piece brings a very mixed bag of emotions of pleasure and pain  |
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I bought a top CD recently, “Classical Music for Oiks”
Some bangin’ tunez on it man!
The Hovis Symphony
In the hall of Alton Towers
The Lone Ranger Overture
Rhapsody in Galaxy Chocolate
McDonald’s Requiem
Cadbury’s Fruit & Nutcracker
Great stuff. Think I’ll put it on in a bit actually to needlessly annoy the neighbours whilst lobbing my empty tinnies out of the window & into the garden.
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"I was listening to this yesterday. A very nice piece for sure - Alexander Glazunov, Violin Concerto in A minor"
A good piece, which I have played, but not on violin. Glazunov doesn't get as many outings as he should. |
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I have a visceral reaction to Bach - there was a belief when I was a teenager that listening to Bach would enhance cognitive ability, so my parents always played Bach in the days leading up to exams. |
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Too many to list comprehensively!
Beethoven Symphony No. 6
Bach transcriptions for guitar
The last four Mozart operas
Mozart Violin Concertos No 3 and 5
Debussy and Ravel string quartets
Debussy L'Apres midi d'un faun.
Despite the controversial plot, Madame Butterfly
Beethoven string quartets
and many more......... |
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As a weary teenager classical music was the only thing that would get me to sleep. So I'm drawn to softer less jarring composers.
Hard to pick a fav.
Not strictly classical but I do adore Ashokan Farewell.
(I've butchered the spelling)
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