I want to give Classical a shot.. (!)

[CuriousAndy]

I'm your average, "I like all music but country and classical" guy

I'm mainly into Trance (Oakenfold, ATB, Sasha) and everything else.. from MTV mainstream stuff (your average hip-hop, RnB) to Christian Music (Vineyard etc..) to artsy Moby stuff, Jamairoquai... to mindless fun punk (New Found Glory, Green Day) to Game sountracks (FF7 is worthy noting)

See, I just like all kind of music.. I love music and I appreciate it greatly. (But I really can't get into Country..)

I've played The Sims nowadays, and the calm ambience of Classical music from the game got me intrigued...
I'm looking for some great relaxing Classical music.. anything contemporary to stimulating old ones.. (like Rides of the Valkyrie or whatever it is named)

Thanks to the times we live in, ANY music from all over the world can be easily grabbed within matter of minutes (ie. Morpheus)

Anyone into Classical here? Wanna suggest some good ones?

~andy (sentimental)

 

[b0mbrman]

Also, you can store classical music in midi form without losing any quality...

 

[GTaudiophile]

I've always been into classical.

 

[weezergirl]

check out pretty much any mozart piece. it's awesome!! when i get home i'll give u more suggestions.

 

[gopunk]

well unless you count emotion as quality

i've actually only heard the "all music but country" bit (ie, they like classical), but anyways...

check out saint saens (bacchanale) and dvorak (new world symphony)

ride of the valkryies is like wagner's only good piece from what i've heard. i know several music majors, all of whom HATE wagner with a passion. go figure.

also check out rossini's barber of seville (he's the guy who wrote william tell orchestra).

i suggest finding a genre you like (classical, romantic, baroque, contemporary (yuck)) and exploring the different composers within that genre. you might find you like baroque (it has it's moments) so look into bach and goddamn i forget that other guy's name but he wrote a sh!tload of music. anyways, good luck.

 

[Keego]

<< New Found Glory, Green Day >>



WOOHOO!
sorry had to do it, those bands kick

 

[datalink7]

My favorite compose is probably Rachmonioff.

By him, get these two:

Vocalise
Rhapsody on a Theme

The two best classical pieces IMO.

 

[SaltBoy]

A good way to get into classical music is to first listen to a lot of film scores -- You can't go wrong with anything by John Williams or James Horner -- out of all film music, their music is probably the most accessible to the mainstream public. I personally feel the best piece of film music is Williams' score to The Empire Strikes Back, so I recommend starting with that. Now, if you want something relaxing to listen to, try the soundtrack to either The Truman Show or Gattaca.

 

[KevinF]

If a String Quartet mixed with a bit of techno is enough for you, get some music from Requiem for a Dream.

I suggest the following, though Fear certainly isn't relaxing.

Summer Overture
Lux Aeterna
Fear

 

[RedRooster]

Go to digitallyimported and have a listen to their Classical stream. I find listening to online radio stations all day tend to help in finding the style of a certain genre that I like, not what someone else recommends.
Plus, when you get sick of their Classical stream, their Trance and House streams will blow you away.

 

[GigaCluster]

I would recommend first buying good headphones, if you don't already have a pair. Classical music just sounds "right" in headphones.
Then as for the music, I strongly recommend Antonio Vivaldi's "Four Seasons".

Glad to see that you're interested in the finer things in life.

 

[MichaelD]

I like Classical, but aside from the "Major Important Pieces" (Bethoven's 9th, Ride of the Valkries, Canon in D) I'm not very familiar with particular composers, etc. What I do is go to the music store and buy "Classical Compilation" CD's. Usually it's some major orchestra playing one or two tunes each, from major composers (Bach, Bethoven, Mozart, etc) I have about 10 of these CDs and can honestly say that there's only one "dud" in the bunch. I'm not crazy about "quiet flute music" as I call that particular kind of classical. I like pieces where all the instruments are playing at the same time. Big, loud bombastic type stuff. Classical is an excellent type of music to really test out a stereo system. The dynamic range is much greater than say dance, techno, heavy metal, etc. Classical has very soft, soft parts and very loud, loud parts (dynamic range) a cheesy system will crap out on the loud transiensts. Good luck.

 

[calpha]

Here's how I do it:

When I have to get a lot of work done fast, I listen to Mozart. I've not found anything that helps me concentrate and perform like Mozart's music. I used to work with a guy who claimed that he read a study where Mozart actually improved people's IQ's, although I've never seen it.

Bach, is also right up there. His Air in G (that's not the name dammit!@@@), Little Fugue in D minor, and brandenburg concertos are a close second to Mozart. There's a cd I have but can't find now that's Bach's Greatest Hits, i think it's this one Here

When I want to listen to classical for enjoyment, it's usually Beethoven--anything beethoven.

I also like a lot:
Vivaldi
Gustav Holst
Lizst & Rachmaninoff (when I want to be amazed)
and Chopin (pronounced Cha-ppin )

i'm also very partial to classical piano pieces, and love either Van Cliburn or Horowitz. Also, David Helfgot (from the movie shine) has an album with Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2, which if you've watched cartoons, you've heard. It's amazing on piano tho.

Buuuuuuut, if i'm pissed and working, classical don't do nuttin for me. Gotta listen to old Metallica then.

 

[Martin]

here's some really good suggestions

Bach - Air (on a G)
Bach - Bradenburg concerto #2, movement 1
Bach - Bradenburg concerto #3, movement 1

Mozart - symphony #40

beethoven - 7th symphony, movement 1
beethoven - Moonlight sonata movements 1,2,3 (around 14 mins long)


George Bizet - Carmen Suite #1

Pachabel - Canon in D


the above are probably the best classical pieces EVER written...

 

[Layzie310]

http://www.globalideasbank.org/reinv/RIS-158.HTML

Listening to Mozart can significantly increase your intelligence, researchers in America claim. Unfortunately the effect is fleeting - lasting only about 15 seconds.

Those who participated in the study listened to K.488 for ten minutes.