classical music

[pontifex]

I like some classical music but its not something i'd listen to frequently. I will hear a classical song and think meh but then I'll hear an "electrified" version (done with electric guitar and all that stuff - think Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and I think "Wow, thats awesome!"

anyone else like that? i wonder why i like it better when its technically the same song?

I was just listening to Vivaldi's Winter done by Dark Moor and it rocks.

 

[gamepad]

for me it's the opposite; if i hear a song in piano version i think it sounds better.

 

[altonb1]

Harpsichord FTW!

 

[neegotiator]

i like electried versions every now and then, but on the whole i prefer the original

 

[KillerCharlie]

I can't stand electric versions... it's like they have to dumb it down for people who can't appreciate it.

 

[deftron]

Listen to that Wagner speed metal chick and report back to us


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[OREOSpeedwagon]

i much prefer the originals.. i downloaded this CD set a little while back called the "Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music" that's incredible. I'd recommend acquiring it (downloading or buying, it's only like $20 for CDs 1-5 on amazon, probably $20 for 6-10 too).

 

[KillerCharlie]

Originally posted by: deftron
Listen to that Wagner speed metal chick and report back to us


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Ughh... that was worse than I thought it would be.

No dynamic contrast, articulation. It was just someone jamming on a guitar as fast as possible. There was no beauty in it.

 

[zanieladie]

I love classical music...my favorite composer is Tchaikovsky.

 

[sobriquet]

Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
I can't stand electric versions... it's like they have to dumb it down for people who can't appreciate it.

At least someone is making it more accessible to the average listener instead of sustaining the elitist air that usually surrounds it.

 

[DainBramaged]

Rachmaninoff is my favorite. If TSO ever fvcked with his sh!t, I'd have to kill them.

 

[RallyMaster]

It's good but I prefer DI.FM's chillout station. It's a mix of jazz beats and techno rhythm.

 

[ProviaFan]

I definitely prefer the originals over "enhanced" versions. Collections of tons of more popular or well-known classical pieces can be good in that they provide easy exposure to a wide range of composers and styles, enabling you to figure out what you like and check out more of it without wasting time or money on other stuff that you wouldn't like.

<-- big Rachmaninoff fan, also likes Brahms, Liszt, and all the other usual candidates