OT: What's your favorite Classical music piece (redux)

cacheman

I originally placed this thread over on the open forum....I forgot about all the gangsta rap fans over there...probably a much better chance of some cultured feedback coming from here I'd think


I'm sitting here on the deck enjoying a warm sunny afternoon with the birds.... I have Tomaso Albinoni's "Adagio in G Minor" playing and have to admit it doesn't get much better than this...with the exception of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings, Opus 11" which I have cued up next.... ah, peace.....

tbirde56

The most 'classical' piece in my opinion would be Jimi Hendrix's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Long live rock n' roll!

BigAlan

I would have to go with that old reliable, Beethoven's 9th.

cacheman

<< <i> The most 'classical' piece in my opinion would be Jimi Hendrix's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Long live rock n' roll! >>



hmmm, perhaps I spoke a little too soon...heh heh Actually got a lot of legit answers from the other forum...surprise, suprise, surprise.

cosmicdebris

EL&P's Karn Evil 9 all 3 movements.

lordmarcovan

Gotta go with ol' J.S. Bach. He was the Man.

Not sure what piece. I'm partial to the Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and the 3rd Brandenburg concerto.

MacCrimmon

Hmmm! Lament for the Children always gets me eyes a' tearin'. And then there's the Lament for Donald Ban MacCrimmon. Piobaireachd is, of course, the original classical music......

Then again, Angus MacColl's rendition of Fiddle Fancy on tha pipes would draw any Jimi Hendrix fan!!

spinaker2000

Don't kill me on the spelling, I haven't heard it in years and can't remember the composer either.

"Shaharazad"

wybrit

I like Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #3 in D Minor, among others.

EL&P's Karn Evil 9 all 3 movements.

Play that one all the time too. I'll bet in his time Emerson could have tackled Rachmaninoff #3.

Also like any Bach music Procol Harum plays (Repent Walpurgis, Whiter Shade of Pale).

And Led Zeppelin III.

ajaan

OT - Rob, Victoria is getting big.

1960NYGiants

I'm partial to Ravel's Bolero.

Gene

cacheman

<< <i>I like Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #3 in D Minor >>



The wife and I heard this first hand at the Saint Petersburg (Russia) Philharmonic several years ago. World class pianist and orchestra! We were also fortunate to see Ignat Solzhenitsyn (yes, Alexander's son) play the same piece last summer...the guy can certainly tickle the ivory's!!

OldFossil

<< <i>Don't kill me on the spelling, I haven't heard it in years and can't remember the composer either.

"Shaharazad" >>



"Scheherazade," I think... it is a very beautiful piece.

I love 'Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi,' from Orff's "Carmina Burana," and also Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War," from 'The Planets.'

trozau

How about Bourree by JS Bach as interpreted by Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)?

satootoko

Mendelson's Fourth Symphony (the Italian) or almost anything by Stravinsky.

Bailathacl

Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings".... haunting piece indeed.

shirohniichan

I'm a big fan of Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, and other Russkies. I have over 400 classical discs, and it's really hard to think of one favorite piece. Hmmm...

Here are a few of my favorites:

Russian-- Glazunov: Symphony No. 1
Rimsky-Korsakov: Opera "Christmas Eve"

Italian-- Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances

English: Vaughn Willians: Variations on "Dives and Lazarus"

German: Schumann: Symphony No. 3

Austrian: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22

French: Franck: Symphony in D minor

CIVITAS

"Kill da Wabbit" -- Elmer Fudd

ccrdragon

Bach - The Brandenburg Concertos
Pacobelle - Cannon in D Minor

Anything by Mozart or Bethoven

JohnZ

It's apples and oranges for me, but I have certain favorites according to period:

Renaissance: Orlando di Lasso: almost everything he wrote. Also several of the masses of Palestrina.

Early Baroque: the organ music of Dietrich Buxtehude.

Middle to Late Baroque: J.S. Bach, of course: The St. Matthew Passion, Brandenburg Concerti, Harpsichord Concerto in d minor, Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor. I'm also intrigued by the music Henry Purcell wrote in his later years. He was experimenting with ideas that almost sound contemporary to our ears.

Rococo to Classical: The piano sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (Johann's eldest son), Haydn's Nelson Mass and Creation Mass, and of course Mozart: Piano Concerti in d minor and c minor, Requiem Mass

Romantic: Chopin, Fantasy in f minor, Ballades, Barcarolle Schumann: Karnaval, Kriesleriana, Brahms, Piano Concerto #2, The German Requiem, Wagner, Tristan und Isolde

Oh, I give up. I don't even want to start listing the Impressionists and 20th-century composers. Like I said, apples and oranges.

cacheman

Nice list Mister Z!

MacCrimmon

20th c.? For Pete's sake lets kick in Aaron Copeland's strictly American Classicals.....how about Appalachian Spring for starters?

1jester

And don't forget about the classic, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard!!!!

MacCrimmon

<< <i>the classic, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard!!! >>

I think I can transpose that to my bagpipes!!

cacheman

Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris....

1jester

Just read the first page, and I have to agree with Tbirde that Jimi was an astounding genius with music, and his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock was unbelievably moving.

There are so many great pieces and artists listed, most of which I agree with, and some of which I will need to check out. Including Mac's bagpipe heros. Also, John, I do very much dig cool organ music!!

WhiteTornado

How about Strauss, "On the Beautiful Blue Danube".

spoon

I'm not much a fan of the piano.. but I like a lot of the string pieces you guys listed.

What I really get a kick out of is some of the 'mideastern' instrumental works I found some Afghan/Pashto songs a while back that were friggin awesome!

JadeRareCoin

Good question. Depends on what I am doing. When working on coins, I really enjoy Johannes Brahms. In fact, I like Brahms anytime, anywhere. My all time favorite is Symphony No. 3 by Brahms. Please listen to this piece when you have a chance.....especially the 3rd and 4th movements. Amazing!

I also like the cookie-cut classical music, such as Vivaldi, Mozart and Beethoven. I guess that they are popular for a reason, being that they were all geniuses. Schubert is also nice. For relaxing music, I like Debussy (Claire de lune) and others.

As for opera, my hero is Puccini. Anything Puccini is welcome to my ears. My favorite is Tosca, an opera which I have seen many times in person.

laurentyvan

Good choices all-other pieces I enjoy are "Fanfare for the common man", especially the Emerson, Lake, and Palmer version. Pines and Fountains of Rome by Rasphegi (sp), night on bald mountain, many others...

elverno

I love so much it's hard to get a handle on. Two Czech composers I've always liked were Smetana (Ma Vlast) and Dvorak (New World Symphony) are some of the most beautiful works ever composed. Of course my mom always used to play Eine Kleine Nachtmusik at night when I was a tiny baby and I can't help but love that...

Raistlin

<< <i>I originally placed this thread over on the open forum....I forgot about all the gangsta rap fans over there...probably a much better chance of some cultured feedback coming from here I'd think >>



For me it is Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 4th movement (although I love all 4 movements....and Guns N' Roses's Coma..although that isn't considered classical music yet

XpipedreamR

To quote myself, and boost my post count by one...



<< <i>Mozart Symphony No.25 In G Minor, K.183




I'm such a sap!


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nwcs

Here are a few that come to mind..

Russian Easter Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov
5th, 6th, 9th Symphonies - Beethoven
Symphonie Fantastique - Berlioz
Messiah - Handel
Blue Danube, Vienna Waltz - Strauss
Various fugues - Bach

coinmickey

A few more pieces, a bit off the beaten path, a bit dark, and some very popular- but nonetheless all pretty much well known, some more than others...

Mahler -Symphonies #1, #3, #4 and #9 (and throw in any of his others);
Bruckner- Symphonies #7-#9;
Sibelius- Symphonies #2 and #5, Finlandia, Night Ride and Sunrise;
Verdi- Requiem Mass;
Copland (good point above)- Appalachian Spring
Bernstein- West Side Story, On the Town.

I could go on and on...

theboz11

Can't think of any that I don't enjoy,,, I like Bach and Wagner best I recon.