Classical Music

This isn't exactly the quote I had in mind, but it'll do:

"I have played over the music of that scoundrel Brahms. What a giftless bastard!"

Harmsway wrote:

Of the late romantics, my favorites are probably Janacek, Puccini, Mahler, Strauss, and Rachmaninoff.

Janacek's an interesting choice. It's easy to forget about the Czechs. I also forgot to include Elgar.

I find Rachmaninoff's music not simply dramatic, but melodramatic, overly bombastic, and way too austere for my tastes.

Perilagu Khan wrote:

This isn't exactly the quote I had in mind, but it'll do:

"I have played over the music of that scoundrel Brahms. What a giftless bastard!"

Well said.

Largo's Shark wrote:

Harmsway wrote:

Of the late romantics, my favorites are probably Janacek, Puccini, Mahler, Strauss, and Rachmaninoff.

Janacek's an interesting choice. It's easy to forget about the Czechs. I also forgot to include Elgar.

Of the Brit composers, I prefer Vaughn-Williams, and Herbert Howells, although the latter is a Modernist.

Perilagu Khan wrote:

Largo's Shark wrote:

Harmsway wrote:

Of the late romantics, my favorites are probably Janacek, Puccini, Mahler, Strauss, and Rachmaninoff.

Janacek's an interesting choice. It's easy to forget about the Czechs. I also forgot to include Elgar.

Of the Brit composers, I prefer Vaughn-Williams, and Herbert Howells, although the latter is a Modernist.

Vaughn-Williams is more of a 20th century romantic.

Perilagu Khan wrote:

I love Tchaikovsky, BTW. One of the most lyrical composers of any period.

He has wonderful moments, but the stuff in between those moments is snooze-inducing.

Petr never helped me catch a wink. I find his music consistently vivid and evocative.

How's this album? I'm thinking about buying it.

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8724377

Some classical albums on Amazon MP3 for 99 cents:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=tsm_1_fb_s_dm_m8gkd0?ie=UTF8&docId=1000818971

Quote :

E.T. - Main Theme (From "E.T.") - Ron Goodwin

WTF?

They stated that the Gershwin music was conducted by Andre Previn, but it doesn't sound at all like the Previn/Gershwin album that I own.

I guess it's more like classical for dummies.

The cover says it all.

No wonder it was 99 cents.

Lotte Lenya singing "Havana Song" (3:25) from THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY CALLED MAHAGONNY and "Surabaya Johnny" (5:20) from HAPPY END, introduced by Aaron Copeland. This is from 1965 and Lenya's much older here than the other recordings on Youtube. I prefer her voice here, less shrill and nasal but her performance has more conviction than ever. This is the best rendition of "Surabaya Johnny" I've ever seen. Highly moving.

F*ck me was she beautiful. I can't believe I'm calling Rosa Klebb a MILF, but God damn. I would.

Wonderful spacialisation of the orchestration.

Perfectly describes my mood right now.

I heard an amazing tenor at Last Night of the Proms on Saturday night. Joseph Calleja, from Malta (via Yorkshire ;) ). Such a fantastic talent. No forced notes, everything - no matter how high - so graceful and effortless. I haven't heard such a perfect, unforced, flawless tenor since Jussi Bjorling, and he must have been dead the last 50 years or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3403r02H3XY

He's released a CD of Mario Lanza favourites that is definitely going in my basket come payday.

I love Steve Reich. Sequenced electronic music owes so much to the guy.

Spectralist opera. Lav it!

Can't get enough of Janáček.

The greatest American symphony ever (re) written. Henry Brant was Alex North's orchestrator from the early 60s to the end, and arguably one of the greatest orchestrators ever.

This thread is useless without Mozart.

I love classical music, and going through this thread  I made a new acquaintance: Hovhaness.
Found more great recordings, such as this:

For however much I love music of all sorts I have never really been able to grow my classical music appreciation beyond Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. The closest I ever came as when I took a music survey class in school, and realized I was quite fond of "program music."

One favourite of mine is Messiaen.