Classical music thread

[artyboy]

I know how to do it Artyboy but had I done it on this occasion, it would have broken up my text. I think that most people would have been able to click on the URL.

I know mate, I did it for kidchameleon as he didnt know.



No harm teaching people who don't know.

Plus I would of quoted you if it was towards you mate.

[MisterLove]

Im not that good with the names of composers but I do know that style of classical music and that is Baroque.

Baroque music rocks! I find it the most satisfying music genre, both emotionally and intellectually.

My favorite baroque composer is Vivadi, I just can't get enough of it.

[trialbyerror]

Hi Londoner,

Ta! Jolly nice of you to bring this up! :flirty-thank-you-sm

Now here is where us old fogies can teach these young bucks a thing or two... None of this canned fodder for us....Real, wholsome food for all ears...

Thanks.

For me this piece is the definitive of Beethovens mighty fifth piano
Berliner Philomonic
HVKarajan
Arthur Rubenstein... Gosh! remember him?

Have you ever listened to Jessie Norman? heavens, her range from metezzo all the way up to Suprano... Beautiful clear powerful, oh my gosh... Panus angelicus... Jerusalem....

Try to get hold of her album Songs of praise

Another beautiful work is Beethoven's tripple
David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich & Sviatoslav Richter, and of course HVK

Send me your E mail, I will try to send you a historical chart, showing the life times of pretty much every composer, through the different musical periods, and significant historical events.

Me and my "mutt" (see post a "mutts" tale) one winter's weekend putting it together

I think you would like it

You guys may not be able to build good cars, but there be nothing to touch your audio hardware.

I run a Full Rotel hi-fi with a Rega III planer turn table (it's got a glass platten)!

With2 Boston T830 & 2 T130 tower speaker's.... non of this modern junk just fantastic clarity and raw power

My amp is a Ra 9853 BX.... I'm pretty proud of my set up

Jussie Bjurling (I think that be the spelling), Oh Lord, to have a voice like that.... Got him performing Nessum Dorma, The pearl fisher's duet

Oh well, enough of my rambling, Thanks again for this

Trial by error

[ChrisD]

Liszt Totentanz




Guilmant Choral & Fugue from Sonata No. 5, played on one of the most famous and beautiful pipe organs in the world.




And some good old Virgil Fox......




I have a lot of other favorites, but I won't put them one here all at once

[LONDONER]

Hi Londoner,

Ta! Jolly nice of you to bring this up! :flirty-thank-you-sm

Now here is where us old fogies can teach these young bucks a thing or two... None of this canned fodder for us....Real, wholsome food for all ears...

Thanks.

For me this piece is the definitive of Beethovens mighty fifth piano
Berliner Philomonic
HVKarajan
Arthur Rubenstein... Gosh! remember him?

Have you ever listened to Jessie Norman? heavens, her range from metezzo all the way up to Suprano... Beautiful clear powerful, oh my gosh... Panus angelicus... Jerusalem....

Try to get hold of her album Songs of praise

Another beautiful work is Beethoven's tripple
David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich & Sviatoslav Richter, and of course HVK

Send me your E mail, I will try to send you a historical chart, showing the life times of pretty much every composer, through the different musical periods, and significant historical events.

Me and my "mutt" (see post a "mutts" tale) one winter's weekend putting it together

I think you would like it

You guys may not be able to build good cars, but there be nothing to touch your audio hardware.

I run a Full Rotel hi-fi with a Rega III planer turn table (it's got a glass platten)!

With2 Boston T830 & 2 T130 tower speaker's.... non of this modern junk just fantastic clarity and raw power

My amp is a Ra 9853 BX.... I'm pretty proud of my set up

Jussie Bjurling (I think that be the spelling), Oh Lord, to have a voice like that.... Got him performing Nessum Dorma, The pearl fisher's duet

Oh well, enough of my rambling, Thanks again for this

Trial by error

Hi Trialbyerror: You must not presume that because someone is young that they will not know anything about classical music, especially if you listened to the clip that I posted in my first mail. As I said, that young man is only eighteen years old. He could teach you and me a thing or two. Likewise, don't presume that because someone is older that they know so much more. Unfortunately age does not necessarily bring wisdom with it automatically.

I started this thread to be about music. As proud as you are of your audio set up, let's not turn this thread in to something technical. Let's keep it about music.

I agree with you about Jussi Björling, he had the most incredible voice and the only one to come anywhere near him in my opinion, was Pavarotti. Have you hear Björling sing the part of Rodolfo in "La Bohème"?

[LONDONER]

And here's a very famous recording played on what the majority of musicologists believe, the instrument for which it was written:

[LONDONER]

Not very well-versed in classical music, but I certainly appreciate it.

Have always loved Toccata and Fugue (by Bach, I believe).

Found this version not too long ago, and I'm absolutely in awe of it.



I would embed it, but I haven't a clue how to do it... so I shall now go and investigate matters...

Played on an electrified violin?!! I think not. Sorry, I like my music played on authentic instruments. Try this:

[princealbertofb]

In the short time I have belonged to GS I haven't seen a thread dedicated to classical music so I thought I's start one.

.... Quite incredible! This was an eighteen year old Canadian of Polish origen called Jan Lisiecki. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Lisiecki) Just look at his career. And when you've done that, listen to this: Don't you think that is extraordinary?

Richard The Lyonheart, when he was with us, would post a lot of classical music Youtubes and threads...; http://gayspeak.com/showthread.php?t=12544 See for yourself, maybe there'll be something you enjoy in this long thread.

[princealbertofb]

Somehow, we can't help classical music pieces being used in popular culture or in advertising... It's all part of the modern world. I think quite a few composers, because they knew how to write music, or at least note it down, took whatever music they found lying around and integrated it in their works, thus we've probably attributed to them stuff they never really invented, but were able to write out. Did Brahms compose all the Hungarian Dances? Composers often steal bits from each other and integrate them in their works too.

[trialbyerror]

Hi Londoner,

You are right of course. My comment was a generalisation and not a presumption that youth per-se determines the degree of knowledge about a particular topic.
That would be silly indeed.

But I still think the generalisation stands.

Unfortunately, I will have to wait until I get back to my desktop to listen, as I don't have flash installed on my tab.

I don't know if I have heard Bjorling / Rudolpho, I first have to go through my collection most of which is at "the farm" (I have never catalogued, it's on my bucket list.

Early Pavorrotti, in dramatic roles, was good, but later on I think his high notes are forced..... Not from the chest, however as a lyrical tenor.. superb.

Regards
Trial by error