Classical music - who listens to it and suggestions please!

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 08 Aug 2007, 18:04

Despite loving heavy metal and punk music, I also have a love good classical music. From the really energetic, loud, fireworks style music, to the beautifully melodic and enchanting pieces that cause me to stop waht I'm doing and enter an amazing dream world...

But, my knowledge of what is good etc is extremely limited. So I'm looking for good recommendations from anyone else in the know.

What I like so far (although this isn't everything):

faster, louder ones - 1812 Overture, William tell overture, Rhapsody In blue,

Melodic, tranquil ones - Canon, Blue Danube Waltz

bit of everything - Planets Suite (particularly Jupiter - amazing), Peer Gynt Suite (Morning for the tranquil bit and In The Hall Of The Mountain King for the more up beat)

Others - Hungarian Rhapsody 2, Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet and Cinderella, some other bits of Tchaikovsky, although not sure what bits!!

So if there are any particular pieces of classical music that you can recommend based on the type of things I've mentioned I'd much appreciate it!

FYI my FAVOURITE pieces are: Jupiter from the Planets Suite, Rhapsody In Blue and Canon by Pachelbel.

Cheers!!!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 08 Aug 2007, 19:02

Wasnt Jupiter used as the basis for the hymn I Vow To Thee My Country (and then the rugby song "World In Union"?) I'm sure that's from the Planets Suite.

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 08 Aug 2007, 20:19

WOrld In Union, definitely, don't know the other one.

And I hate them for using it for that Rugby song... now when I hear it, rather than appreciating the music my head puts the bloody words in!! So fecking annoying.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 09 Aug 2007, 09:59

It's definitely the same tune as "I Vow To Thee My Country".
I know what you mean, I end up putting in the World In Union words too, even when it's singing the hymn!!

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 (Franz Liszt - sp?) has been used in many a classic cartoon I think (eg Cat Concerto, Rhapsody Rabbit).

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 09 Aug 2007, 21:48

grim_tales wrote:It's definitely the same tune as "I Vow To Thee My Country".
I know what you mean, I end up putting in the World In Union words too, even when it's singing the hymn!!
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 (Franz Liszt - sp?) has been used in many a classic cartoon I think (eg Cat Concerto, Rhapsody Rabbit).

Hungarian Rhapsody 2 was also used as the duelling piano scene between daffy and donald duck in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?!!

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 09 Aug 2007, 22:45

The last classic song I have gotten was "Final Metal (1965)" by Sviridov Georgii. It is the original melody which they used for the "Metal Gear Solid" soundtrack.

Oh and I love "Bolero".

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Aug 2007, 08:32

Degen, you're right about that scene in WFRR?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 10 Aug 2007, 13:21

Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Aug 2007, 14:09

I like Paul Potts single

. The War of the Worlds album is outstanding which is definitely classical in places.

Other classical music is also excellent (that piece from The Shining and 2001) but overall I don't listen to it.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Aug 2007, 14:33

What's Paul Potts's single Brad?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Aug 2007, 15:02

Nisam dorma (sp?)

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Aug 2007, 15:35

You mean Nessun Dorma, yeah

Very stirring piece of music.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 12 Aug 2007, 14:15

paul potts-tomorrow's fish & chip wrapping.Crap.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Aug 2007, 18:00

That's harsh. I thought he was good (especially by the standards of where he came from).

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Aug 2007, 17:42

just think he'll plummet back to obscurity very quickly,would you buy his cd Grim?

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 17 Aug 2007, 18:53

In the general public eye I think he'll be forgotten after a short while, but for opera fans he might not.