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Good Classical Music?

BeauJangles

BeauJangles

Lifer
Hey guys,

I'm kinda bored right now and i can't really think too well.. what are some good classical pieces... my parents have a whole collection and there are many things i like, i just can't remember the names of any of them 🙁
 
shubert --- arpeggione sonata
brahm------ cello sonata, ballade, intermizzo
beethoven---symphony no.1-9, violin concerto, cello sonatas
mozart------piano concertos, late symphonies, violin concerto
bach--------goldberg, english suites, french suites, well-tempered I
I think that's more than enough for one night 🙂
 
As far as symphonies go:
Beethoven - 3, 5, 9
Tchaikovsky - 4, 5
Mahler - Any of them
Bruckner - 4, 7
Schubert - Unfinished Symphony
Dvorak - 9

Others:
Moussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Stravinksy - Rite of Spring, Firebird Suite
Holst - The Planets
Gershwin - An American in Paris
Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1 and 3
Respighi - Fountains of Rome

I could name a ton more, those are just off the top of my head.
 
There are ALL kinds of good classical music. What do you prefer? Big thundering movements? Strings? SOOO much to choose from. I'm a Handel man myself. Give a quick descrip of what you think you like and Im sure we'd be glad to pinopint some stuff for you.
 


<< As far as symphonies go:
Beethoven - 3, 5, 9
Tchaikovsky - 4, 5
Mahler - Any of them
Bruckner - 4, 7
Schubert - Unfinished Symphony
Dvorak - 9

Others:
Moussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Stravinksy - Rite of Spring, Firebird Suite
Holst - The Planets
Gershwin - An American in Paris
Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1 and 3
Respighi - Fountains of Rome

I could name a ton more, those are just off the top of my head. >>



interesting to see you mention bruckner symphony....I tried his 9th symphony before, couldn't get a good grasp of it...except the 2nd movement
 


<< interesting to see you mention bruckner symphony....I tried his 9th symphony before, couldn't get a good grasp of it...except the 2nd movement >>

It's all about 4 and 7. 7 has some of the best brass writing in the repetoire (as a tuba player, I'm partial to strong brass parts).
 


<< Tchaikovsky is one of my all time favorites. >>

I've got the 5th Symphony on right now, beginning to end, 45 minutes, and I'm not going to miss a second. It's one of the most powerful pieces of music ever written, IMO. Playing it with an orchestra is even better, great experience.
 
Beethoven is my god:
Symphonies - 3 "Eroica" , 5, 6, 7, 9 "Choral"
Sonatas - Waldstein, Hammerklavier, Appassionata, Moonlight, Les Adieux,
Violin Concerto
Piano Concerto 3, 4, 5 "Emperor"
Also, his quartets if you are into chamber music



I also love romantic concertos, some of the best are:
Violin - Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius
Piano - Rachmaninoff's 2nd and 3rd, Tchaikovsky's 1st, Brahms' 2nd, Grieg's Piano Concerto
Cello - Dvorak, Elgar
 
Thanks for the responses guys! Honestly, I haven't listened to enough to say what I like most 🙂

Btw - They Might Be Giants - Particle Man, is definately not classical 😉
 


<< Beethoven is my god:
Symphonies - 3 "Eroica" , 5, 6, 7, 9 "Choral"
Sonatas - Waldstein, Hammerklavier, Appassionata, Moonlight, Les Adieux,
Violin Concerto
Piano Concerto 3, 4, 5 "Emperor"
Also, his quartets if you are into chamber music >>



And you don't like piano concerto no.1 ??? oh.....MFG!
by the way, BACH is my god 🙂





<< I also love romantic concertos, some of the best are:
Violin - Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius
Piano - Rachmaninoff's 2nd and 3rd, Tchaikovsky's 1st, Brahms' 2nd, Grieg's Piano Concerto
Cello - Dvorak, Elgar >>

 
I just listened to "Finlandia" by Sibelius. I love it 🙂! But of course, being a finn, I can't be objective...
 
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