What's your favorite piece of classical music?

[zinfamous]

I know

Oh right, you were complaining about the--hah.

 

[zinfamous]

Mozart pwns Beethoven.

not a chance, asshole!

 

[sdifox]

Rossini was the pop star of his era :biggrin:

 

[zinfamous]

>

 

[zinfamous]

Rossini was the pop star of his era :biggrin:

and Dickens was the Stephen King of his era!

 

[sdifox]

Oh right, you were complaining about the--hah.

if only Mozart didn't die so young :|

 

[Via]

Actually Rossini was more like the Spielberg of his era. People like Paganini and those freaky counter tenors were the pop stars.

 

[sdifox]

I got tears in my eyes listening to K626

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YndXYIPlmd0

 

[eits]

Chopin-Fantasie Impromptu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBA-38mzabs

Go rent the movie 'The Pianist' and be moved by an incredible movie and tribute to the arts and the artists. I love music that moves me.

i have the soundtrack. i love it.

 

[eits]

As was mentioned, Beethoven Piano Concerto #5. I find it the most heroic piece ever written. Beethoven approached his oncoming deafness not by wilting away, but by trying to write a bigger, grander piano concerto than can be realistically imagined. Because he attempted the impossible it's not perfect, but it's greatness transcends "perfect" music.

Wagner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD38QAEZZqg

I can't get enough of this piece by Stravinsky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVQ4qbv1nDM&feature=related

Scheherezade:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iahy7PDetQ8&feature=related

Schuber cello quintet (a must-listen):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1CTu1HOgWg&feature=related

Mendelsohn Violin concerto:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0aZt5vgFHE

What's the use? I could do this all day.

:thumbsup: for all of these

 

[eits]

>

i concur.

 

[Nemesis 1]

I bet you yutes love William Tell Overture from all the cartoons you watched :biggrin:

LOL actually it was lone rangers theme song that us older types recall.

 

[sdifox]

LOL actually it was lone rangers theme song that us older types recall.

I don't think I have ever watched that.

I have to say the bugs bunny barber of Seville is brilliant


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMycc_InNoA&feature=related

 

[brianmanahan]

bach > all

nobody was as precise and as flawless

 

[qliveur]

Mozart pwns Beethoven.

Generally, yes he does.

Beethoven definitely had his spurts of brilliance, but his genius did not have the consistency of Mozart's, and his talent did not have the vast range of Mozart's. Mozart was a prodigy, pure and simple.

if only Mozart didn't die so young :|

He still managed to compose over 600 pieces in his 35 years.

Pretty awesome if you ask me.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Listz - Un Sospiro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLHU2ES51uw

Not that my opinion has any more weight, but I do have a good ear. My brother was a legitimate prodigy on the piano and so I grew up listening to piano and classical music performed at a very, very high level. I myself played the trumpet for over 18 years. I probably could have made a career out of it, but chose science/law instead. Classical musicians are... AHEM... difficult to deal with.

 

[sdifox]

Generally, yes he does.

Beethoven definitely had his spurts of brilliance, but his genius did not have the consistency of Mozart's, and his talent did not have the vast range of Mozart's. Mozart was a prodigy, pure and simple.

He still managed to compose over 600 pieces in his 35 years.

Pretty awesome if you ask me.

yeah, I think of Beethoven's work as tons of hard labour. Mozart's work feel like he just plucked them out of the air.

 

[sdifox]

>

If you want to do inane comparisons, I am pretty sure Amadeus got EIGHT Oscars, not so much the Beethoven film.

 

[qliveur]

yeah, I think of Beethoven's work as tons of hard labour. Mozart's work feel like he just plucked them out of the air.

Exactly.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QV1RGMLUKE

I'm partial to this version of ze bumblebee!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvaw2NtJgDc

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Camille Percy Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy:
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxaNJCfGCo"]Horkstow Grange

I love, love, love this song. Eons ago I played it in all state band. Since that concert I have probably whisteled the main theme thousands of times.

 

[JulesMaximus]

To anyone reading this thread, do not just listen to youtube clips of this music. Go and see it performed live in person. Nothing will move you more...trust me.

 

[KillerCharlie]

I can't pick just one piece. Overall I prefer Mozart to Beethoven. I especially love his violin sonatas and concertos. I couldn't find good youtube recordings for all but here they are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BluvKDdcAt4&list=FL3u4Jvtz3-O2-RAicPohAyQ&index=16&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L7vGE9rCqg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D23Gc52sJKQ&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLC297843035A46178

Anyway, I'm a bit lame so I always default to Beethoven, and I particular enjoy
The Pathetique
Part 2 (this movement, particularly)

Yes, it's Beethoven, but it's not like that Sonata is on TV commercials or anything. It's probably my favorite piano sonata and one that I finished learning to play a few years ago. All three movements are spectacular - there's never a dull moment.

 

[KillerCharlie]

Mozart - Clarinet Quintet, K.581 (Allegro)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1g4y6xigU

I never like the clarinet until I heard this Mozart concerto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YYc-S2UDZA&list=FL3u4Jvtz3-O2-RAicPohAyQ&index=12&feature=plpp_video

 

[abaez]

Yann Tiersen - Comtine D'un Autre Ete