Can someone recommend some good classical music?

[Cougar]

I went to see the Pittsburgh Symphony last week and they (along with the Mendelssohn choir) performed Carmina Burana which I loved. I went and bought one performance of Carmina Burana (the one that Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducted) but I got to thinking that I'd like to stock up on some good classical performances since I'm really getting into it.

I'm still new to the genre so I don't really know many names (other than the big ones like Mozart, Beethoven, etc...) so does anyone have any recommendations as to what I can purchase? I've found that I really get into any sort of classical music that is accompanied by a choir so what other performances should I look for?

 

[DaShen]

Prokofiev

 

[hjo3]

R

 

[Tylanner]

Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony

 

[nakedfrog]

Goosemaster, paging Goosemaster.

 

[Cougar]

Tchaikovsky's 4th and Prokofiev...got it. I'll keep an eye out for them the next time I go shopping.

Oh, and sorry if this is a repost. I didn't think to look before posting.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Advanced Search > Classical will turn up a thread or two in recent memory, or pick archived threads for a Bach-n-Mozart bonanza.

 

[blackdogdeek]

beethoven's ninth

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Cougar
Tchaikovsky's 4th and Prokofiev...got it. I'll keep an eye out for them the next time I go shopping.

Oh, and sorry if this is a repost. I didn't think to look before posting.

Both of these are modern classical though. So try to go for an assortment of classical genres.

 

[Tylanner]

Motzarts Requiem honestly fvcking amzing

 

[EvilYoda]

Mahler's 5th?

 

[kogase]

If you're looking for something in the vein of the Carmina Burana, I'd recommend Messiah by Handel and Creation by Haydn. There're also the St. John and St. Matthew Passions by Bach. These are all large-scale choral works in more or less oratorio form (the Carmina Burana is basically an oratorio). For slightly shorter but just as dramatic works, look into the Mass in B minor by Bach and Mozart's Requiem. For slightly older stuff with a more Renaissance feel, I highly recommend the Vespro della Beata Vergine by Monteverdi.

Moving out of choral works, Beethoven's symphonies are, of course, great. Chopin's piano concertos are good, along with Tchaikovsky's violin concerto. There are also various instrumental concerto works written by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, and the like.

 

[conehead433]

Wagner

 

[nmcglennon]

Try Max Richter or Yo-yo Ma. Their stuff is great.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: kogase
If you're looking for something in the vein of the Carmina Burana, I'd recommend Messiah by Handel and Creation by Haydn. There're also the St. John and St. Matthew Passions by Bach. These are all large-scale choral works in more or less oratorio form (the Carmina Burana is basically an oratorio). For slightly shorter but just as dramatic works, look into the Mass in B minor by Bach and Mozart's Requiem. For slightly older stuff with a more Renaissance feel, I highly recommend the Vespro della Beata Vergine by Monteverdi.

Moving out of choral works, Beethoven's symphonies are, of course, great. Chopin's piano concertos are good, along with Tchaikovsky's violin concerto. There are also various instrumental concerto works written by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, and the like.

Ummm... you know you are talking to someone who said he was a novice and didn't know much about classical, right? Stop trying to impress people like this, and give the guy some real help in laymen's terms.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: kogase
If you're looking for something in the vein of the Carmina Burana, I'd recommend Messiah by Handel and Creation by Haydn. There're also the St. John and St. Matthew Passions by Bach. These are all large-scale choral works in more or less oratorio form (the Carmina Burana is basically an oratorio). For slightly shorter but just as dramatic works, look into the Mass in B minor by Bach and Mozart's Requiem. For slightly older stuff with a more Renaissance feel, I highly recommend the Vespro della Beata Vergine by Monteverdi.

Moving out of choral works, Beethoven's symphonies are, of course, great. Chopin's piano concertos are good, along with Tchaikovsky's violin concerto. There are also various instrumental concerto works written by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, and the like.

Ummm... you know you are talking to someone who said he was a novice and didn't know much about classical, right? Stop trying to impress people like this, and give the guy some real help in laymen's terms.

I just gave him a list of stuff, calm down buddy.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: kogase
If you're looking for something in the vein of the Carmina Burana, I'd recommend Messiah by Handel and Creation by Haydn. There're also the St. John and St. Matthew Passions by Bach. These are all large-scale choral works in more or less oratorio form (the Carmina Burana is basically an oratorio). For slightly shorter but just as dramatic works, look into the Mass in B minor by Bach and Mozart's Requiem. For slightly older stuff with a more Renaissance feel, I highly recommend the Vespro della Beata Vergine by Monteverdi.

Moving out of choral works, Beethoven's symphonies are, of course, great. Chopin's piano concertos are good, along with Tchaikovsky's violin concerto. There are also various instrumental concerto works written by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, and the like.

Ummm... you know you are talking to someone who said he was a novice and didn't know much about classical, right? Stop trying to impress people like this, and give the guy some real help in laymen's terms.

I just gave him a list of stuff, calm down buddy.

A list of stuff that probably sounds like greek to him. Just listing the names would have been more helpful IMO.

 

[Tylanner]

Bach Organ Fugue

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: DaShen
A list of stuff that probably sounds like greek to him. Just listing the names would have been more helpful IMO.

Yes, my liege:

Messiah, Concerti Grossi Op. 6, Organ Concertos - Handel

Creation - Haydn

St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion, Mass in B Minor - Bach

Reqiuem - Mozart

Vespro della Beata Vergine - Monteverdi

Symphonies - Beethoven

Piano Concertos - Chopin

Violin Concerto - Tchaikovsky

 

[Cougar]

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: DaShen
A list of stuff that probably sounds like greek to him. Just listing the names would have been more helpful IMO.

Yes, my liege:

Messiah, Concerti Grossi Op. 6, Organ Concertos - Handel

Creation - Haydn

St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion, Mass in B Minor - Bach

Reqiuem - Mozart

Vespro della Beata Vergine - Monteverdi

Symphonies - Beethoven

Piano Concertos - Chopin

Violin Concerto - Tchaikovsky

lol...don't worry about confusing me. It's true I'm a novice so I didn't know everything you were talking about but it's all good. I got some names out of the deal so I can add them to my shopping list the next time I go out (I was looking on amazon and it's crazy how cheap some of these cd's are).

Having said that, if what you had written was greek to me then I'd be A-OK since I can read greek

Tylanner....

I just looked up Mozart's Requiem on Amazon and you're right, that's some good stuff

 

[pbaker]

since you want something with a choir in it. check out beethoven's 9th symphony, Wagner, Mozart Requiem. perhaps opera ? turandot is good, as well as ariadne auf naxos. and then for something with out choir, go with Tchaikovsky 4th and 6th, romeo and juliet overture, and piano concerto # 1. hope this helps.

 

[0roo0roo]

gershwin

 

[Goosemaster]

Sibelius.

Violin Concerto in D ---the BEST piece--

Smetana

Má Vlast (the album) --the most beautiful albumn--

 

[Cougar]

Originally posted by: pbaker
since you want something with a choir in it. check out beethoven's 9th symphony, Wagner, Mozart Requiem. perhaps opera ? turandot is good, as well as ariadne auf naxos. and then for something with out choir, go with Tchaikovsky 4th and 6th, romeo and juliet overture, and piano concerto # 1. hope this helps.

I'll have to check out Beethoven's 9th after I've finished sampling Mozart's Requiem. I'm actually going to the opera this weekend and I'm pretty excited. I can see myself getting into it since I find myself gravitating towards performances that have singing and not just instrumentals (although I do still like straight instrumental pieces...just depends on what mood I'm in). They're performing Ariadne Auf Naxos in about a month so I'll definitely check out the music and perhaps even buy a ticket for the performance.

Sibelius.

Violin Concerto in D ---the BEST piece--

Smetana

Má Vlast (the album) --the most beautiful albumn--

Thanks for the tips Goosemaster. I haven't heard of 3 of the pieces you mentioned so I'll have to hit up amazon again and see if they have any music samples.

 

[KillerCharlie]

Barber - Adagio for Strings
Beethoven - Fur Elise
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9
Bizet - Carmen
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2
Chopin - Etudes
Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu
Chopin - Nocturne in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1
Chopin - Polonaises
Debussy - Arabesque
Debussy - Clair de Lune (Suite Bergamasque)
Debussy - Etudes
Debussy - Prelude to a Faun
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9
Elgar - Enigma Variations
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F
Grieg - Piano Concerto No. 1
Grieg - Peer Gynt
Holst - The Planets
Khakaturian - Piano Concerto
Liszt - Etudes d'execution transcendante
Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 2
Mahler - Symphony No. 5
Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21
Mozart - Requiem Mass
Mozart - Symphony No. 40
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
Pachelbel - Canon in D
Poulenc - Concerto pour 2 pianos
Poulenc - Concerto pour piano et orchestre
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suite
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3
Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2
Rachmaninoff (everything)
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata No. 2
Rachmaninoff - Preludes & Etudes Tableaux
Rachmaninoff - Suites for Two Pianos
Rachmaninoff - Vocalise
Ravel - Bolero
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe
Ravel - Miroirs
Ravel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G Minor
Saint-Saens - Carnival of Animals
Saint-Saens - Symphony No. 3
Satie - 3 Gymnopedies, 3 Gnossiennes
Schubert - Ave Maria
Schubert - Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished)
Scriabin - Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 45, No. 5
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2
Strauss - Blue Danube
Stravinsky - The Firebird
Tchaikovsky - Nutracker Suite
Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
Verdi - Anvil Chorus (Il Trovatore)
Verdi - Dies irae
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

I didn't make this list... a guy I know did.