Classical Music

So you like Classical music without knowing any title? Well, that proves well that the lovers of Classical music are simply snobs.

I personally listened and found it boring.

Great to hear of your interest Parnell. I'm no expert, just a humble fan of the music we group together to call classical. Put simply, the classical era could be seen as a progression of periods, characterised and brought about by musical and even social movements.

Some major composers are:
- Vivaldi
- Beethoven
- Tchaikovsky
- Handel
- Bach
- Mozart
- Pachelbel
- Mahler
- Brahms

Those are just a few, and many would say there are more significant ones that some on my list.

In regards to some classics. This mightn't be the definitive list of model classical music - more a fusion of major pieces/symphonies and ones that are personal favourites.

- Cello Suites (Bach - Cello Suite No.1 Prelude is one of my favourite pieces)
- Canon (Pachelbel)
- The Four Seasons [Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter] (Vivaldi)
- O Fortuna (Orff)
- 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky)
- 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th symphonies (Beethoven)
- Adagietto from Symphony No.5 (Mahler)
- The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

So, those are a few I'd recommend to get started on. You'd recognise most of them. I apologise to any classical/musical experts out there if I have made any minor errors. Enjoy listening!

Regards,

- Knights -


Edited by Knights - 05-Dec-2008 at 20:34

Why thank you Ponce 

Thanks all!

Originally posted by Menumorut I'm a nerd but I hate Classical music. Seems so false for me.

The only classical music I knew by song name was Wagner (Ride of the Valkyries) and Vivaldi the four seasons. Of course I know nearly all them composers by name, but never actually listen to their stuff. after spending the last few hours listening to some of them, I can honestly say I've heard them all before. Amazing that music written so long ago can still lie in the public consciousness (Movies, tv advertisements, etc. etc.) yet be so unfamiliar when you sit down and listen to them! Thanks again for the beginners guide!

Originally posted by Byzantine Emperor Honestly, what has been the point of your two posts in this thread other than to try and pick a fight?  We understand that you do not like Classical music; why should that matter to those of us who do?  Let it go already!

It was not to pick a fight. Classical music has become a cult, it's the idea of it that makes people think they love it and I thought my opinion would be interesting.

It's not a music that express life feelings, like the folk, pop or rock music, but a genre addressing to the intellect, so is something a little lifeless.

Brandemburg concertos of Bach, King Arthur by Henry Purcell, From the New world and the Slavonic Dances by Dvorak, Ma Vlast by Smetana, Carneval of Animals by Saint Seans...

Originally posted by Menumorut It's not a music that express life feelings, like the folk, pop or rock music, but a genre addressing to the intellect, so is something a little lifeless.

I think you haven't heard much of classical music then. You cannot judge from one author, because I don't like Brahms nor Albioni nor Corelli nor Locatelli and many, many others, you always find something you like. You cannot even say classical music as a whole, because you cannot compare Bach and/or Mozart with Sibelius or Stravinsky: they are a totally different kind of music even if it is all considered "classical music".


Edited by Illirac - 06-Dec-2008 at 13:08

Originally posted by pinguin Or what about the "Tocata and fuge" of Bach, that put you in direct contact with the supernatural?

Well didn't Beethoven said something like:"They call him Bach (stream in German, if I'm not wrong) while they should be calling him ocean"