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MB, tell me the best and most essential classical music I need to listen to
Posted on 10/3/14 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 10/3/14 at 12:34 pm
I've decided my knowledge of classical music is pathetic for a so-called music lover, and I'm trying to expand my knowledge
What are some of the most important pieces to familiarize myself with to start learning to be a classical music buff?
What are some of the most important pieces to familiarize myself with to start learning to be a classical music buff?
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 12:38 pm to danman6336
I've got a list I compiled last year at home I will post in its entirety later.
I always liked
Tchaikovsky's (sp?) 1812 Overture and Vivaldi's Four Seasons though.
I always liked
Tchaikovsky's (sp?) 1812 Overture and Vivaldi's Four Seasons though.
Posted on 10/3/14 at 12:43 pm to danman6336
It sounds like the name of a rap song but "Air on a G String" by Bach is great
Also go on spotify and search classical music there are some great playlists.
One of my personal favorites is "Bist du bei Mir" by Bach.
Also go on spotify and search classical music there are some great playlists.
One of my personal favorites is "Bist du bei Mir" by Bach.
Posted on 10/3/14 at 1:02 pm to danman6336
My wife is a classically trained musician and she's always trying to get me into Mahler. The 3rd and 5th Symphonies are pretty great.
But I love pretty much anything by a Russian. Tchaikovsky, of course, is a good place to start and he's my favorite. I do't have very sophisticated tastes here. But check out Borodin. I don't know his critical rep, but his 1st and 2nd Symphonies are right in my wheelhouse. The Russians aren't afraid of some big sounds. I'm a fan. Even the Soviet era stuff, though I don't know of any of the composers.
But I love pretty much anything by a Russian. Tchaikovsky, of course, is a good place to start and he's my favorite. I do't have very sophisticated tastes here. But check out Borodin. I don't know his critical rep, but his 1st and 2nd Symphonies are right in my wheelhouse. The Russians aren't afraid of some big sounds. I'm a fan. Even the Soviet era stuff, though I don't know of any of the composers.
Posted on 10/3/14 at 1:03 pm to danman6336
I like piano concertos. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann are the obvious choices.
Posted on 10/3/14 at 1:08 pm to danman6336
If i were you, id start with early baroque german composer, Frederic Handel's water music and his four coronation anthems then work my way up into classical just so you have an idea of the progression.
You try really hard at music, im sure youll be a buff in no time
You try really hard at music, im sure youll be a buff in no time
Posted on 10/3/14 at 1:38 pm to danman6336
Posted on 10/3/14 at 1:58 pm to danman6336
Chopin's Nocturnes
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 1:59 pm to danman6336
Beethoven's 9th symphony is absolutely necessary. I'll also throw some support behind Vivaldi's 4 seasons. Various piano pieces by Chopin are nice. It's hard for me to keep a lot of the titles straight since they are pretty much just all numbered.
Stravinsky's Firebird Suite is a worth listening too.
This should keep you busy for a little while.
Stravinsky's Firebird Suite is a worth listening too.
This should keep you busy for a little while.
This post was edited on 10/3/14 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 10/3/14 at 3:09 pm to danman6336
Good call, hope we get some good stuff posted in this thread.
Posted on 10/3/14 at 4:53 pm to danman6336
Anything Mozart.
Posted on 10/3/14 at 4:54 pm to danman6336
best of mozart on youtube is my jam
Posted on 10/3/14 at 9:25 pm to danman6336
Aside from maybe some of the more obvious ones, a few of my favorites are:
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major K 488
Dvorak's Serenade for Strings in B Minor Op. 22
Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C Major Op. 48 (2nd Movement)
Telemann's Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major K 488
Dvorak's Serenade for Strings in B Minor Op. 22
Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C Major Op. 48 (2nd Movement)
Telemann's Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major
Posted on 10/6/14 at 3:57 pm to danman6336
Agree with many re: Four Seasons, Beethoven's 9th and anything Mozart
Also Beethoven's 5th.
One of my favorites is Dvorak "New World Symphony" Beautiful
My favorite Mozart is Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra. The notes the Oboist has to hit and sustain are remarkable.
Also Beethoven's 5th.
One of my favorites is Dvorak "New World Symphony" Beautiful
My favorite Mozart is Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra. The notes the Oboist has to hit and sustain are remarkable.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:05 pm to danman6336
I'd recommend listening to some Masses (Palestrina, Mozart, etc.).
Posted on 10/6/14 at 8:19 pm to danman6336
"Fanfare for the Common Man" Aron Copland is well know from "wide world of sports" TC show, but depending on how old you are you may not be familiar with it. Copland also composed "Rodeo" which was later made popular by Emerson Lake and Palmer.
Pachelbel's "Canon in D is also nice.
Pachelbel's "Canon in D is also nice.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 2:19 am to danman6336
Holst--The Planets
Posted on 10/7/14 at 2:23 am to danman6336
frick that old grandpa shite
Posted on 10/7/14 at 3:57 pm to danman6336
Hey Dan, I finally found that list I made last year or whenever. I compiled it off of some must hear lists online and recommendations from other people. I haven't listened to all of these but have enjoyed most everything I tried so here you go:
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture, Violin Concertos, Symphony No. 4 and No. 6
Bheethoven - 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th Symphonies, 3rd and 4th Piano Concertos, Piano Sonato No. 21, No. 26 and No. 32, Coral Fantasia, Quintet for Piano and Winds
Bach - Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor, Brandenburg Concertos, Cello Concertos
Mozart - Quintet for Piano and Winds, Symphony No. 25, No. 29, No. 40 and No. 41, 24th and 26th Piano Concertos, String Quintets 3 and 4, Violin Concerto 5, Clarintet Concerto, Concerto Gran Partita, Piano Sonata 11, Sinfonia Concertante, Requiem in D Minor
Chopin - Nocturnes
Vivaldi - Four Seasons
Mandelssohn - Symphony's 3 and 4, Midsummer Night's Dream, Violin Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 4
Liszt - Hungarian Raphsodies - No. 2
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9
Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances
Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique
Smetana - Ma Vlast
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Gustav Holst - The Planets
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (solo piano version), Night on Bald Mountain
Mahler - 1st, 4th and 9th Symphonies
Saint-Seans - Symphony No. 3
Wagner - The Ring Cycle
Sibelius - Finlandia
Stravinsky - Rite of Spring, The Firebird
Richard Strauss - Zarathustra & Tone Poems (Don Juan, Til Eulenspeigel)
Shubert - Trout Quintet, Piano Sonata 22, Symphonies 8 and 9, Octet
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture, Violin Concertos, Symphony No. 4 and No. 6
Bheethoven - 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th Symphonies, 3rd and 4th Piano Concertos, Piano Sonato No. 21, No. 26 and No. 32, Coral Fantasia, Quintet for Piano and Winds
Bach - Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor, Brandenburg Concertos, Cello Concertos
Mozart - Quintet for Piano and Winds, Symphony No. 25, No. 29, No. 40 and No. 41, 24th and 26th Piano Concertos, String Quintets 3 and 4, Violin Concerto 5, Clarintet Concerto, Concerto Gran Partita, Piano Sonata 11, Sinfonia Concertante, Requiem in D Minor
Chopin - Nocturnes
Vivaldi - Four Seasons
Mandelssohn - Symphony's 3 and 4, Midsummer Night's Dream, Violin Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 4
Liszt - Hungarian Raphsodies - No. 2
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9
Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances
Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique
Smetana - Ma Vlast
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Gustav Holst - The Planets
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (solo piano version), Night on Bald Mountain
Mahler - 1st, 4th and 9th Symphonies
Saint-Seans - Symphony No. 3
Wagner - The Ring Cycle
Sibelius - Finlandia
Stravinsky - Rite of Spring, The Firebird
Richard Strauss - Zarathustra & Tone Poems (Don Juan, Til Eulenspeigel)
Shubert - Trout Quintet, Piano Sonata 22, Symphonies 8 and 9, Octet
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