Popular Post The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2019 Yes, we have a Classical Music Recommendation thread, but I feel that that thread is more so for lesser known works to point out to other enthusiastic listeners as opposed to all classical music that one might listen to on a regular basis. I know I for one listen to a lot of classical music, even more than film scores I suppose. My love of film scores sprung from it, and I'm sure many other members will have the same stories. There are also many other members who are just as passionate about classical music as I am, and so this thread will take the form of the What is the last score you listened to? but for classical music exclusively. Share the last classical album/work that you listened to, and discussion may or may not follow. Again, it's just like the What is the last score you listened to? thread but for classical music exclusively. Begin! Fabulin, _deleted_ and Loert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geom_00 36 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I was watching a video on YouTube about making decorative candles. (It's what one does at 4:30 AM). ANYWAY, The had the 1812 Overture playing as the artist worked on the candle. Now, The 1812 is one of the pieces that got me (then a young kid) into classical music. I mean... CANNONS. So I'm listening to it, just about ready to geek out to the finale, and it stops dead. So, here's what I listened to last, with a link to one of my favorite recordings of it. Conducted by the late, great, Erich Kunzel. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 This morning: Herbert Von Karajan conducts Beethoven's 7th, 8th and 9th symphonies. This afternoon: Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra plays Beethoven's 2nd and 6th symphonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Something on BBC Radio 3, while driving. I can't remember what it was called, how it went, or who composed it, but it was nice. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Currently listening to a very interesting Finnish composer I've never heard of before now. Ilkka Kuusisto (b. 1933). I'm probably not the target of your question. I listen to classical music every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Whenever I wish to hear a master at work, I listen to Beethoven...(among a few others ) Bayesian and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ii2 210 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The Messiah. By Handel Magnificent. Period. SteveMc and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 What we have here is a man of taste. On a Schumann exploration myself. Ii2 and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Ii2 said: The Messiah. By Handel The greatest choral work ever written. Good show! 1 hour ago, SteveMc said: On a Schumann exploration myself. When it comes to my favourite piano works, it's a hard choice between Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann. Both were such masters of the piano. In terms of Schumann I would highly recommend: Kinderscenen, Waldscenen, Fantasiestucke, Manfred, the twelve songs (Liederkries) and the Piano Concerto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Something by Bartok I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Curious. I just listened to Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra: I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo: Allegro vivace II. Presentando le coppie: Allegro scherzando III. Elegia: Andante non troppo IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto V. Finale. Presto The fourth movement is the most famous. Conducted by Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Good for tinnitus: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 One of my favourite pieces by Alkan. Alkan had a distinctive creative flair, and despite what people say about his pieces not reaching the artistic heights of those of Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin etc...it certainly can't be said that he was a boring composer! The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 I just finished listening to Shostakovich's first piano concerto, with Yefim Bronfman on the piano and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Esa-Peka Salonen. Shostakovich has always amazed me with his fun, jazzy sound which very much contrasts his andante side, which holds a different beauty. His two piano concertos are a great introduction to his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ii2 210 Posted January 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2019 As you can imagine I heard the Messiah’s most known melody, the “Hallelujah” chorus, more than once as it is widely used. But today when I heard the whole Hallelujah piece, only then did I realize the majesty and magnificence of the piece. One of if not the best choral work in history. Maybe the best religious piece of music of all time. geom_00, The Illustrious Jerry and SteveMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: His two piano concertos are a great introduction to his music. 👍 22 minutes ago, Ii2 said: But today when I heard the whole Hallelujah piece, only then did I realize the majesty and magnificence of the piece. 👍 The Illustrious Jerry and Ii2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Ii2 said: As you can imagine I heard the Messiah’s most known melody, the “Hallelujah” chorus, more than once as it is widely used. But today when I heard the whole Hallelujah piece, only then did I realize the majesty and magnificence of the piece. One of if not the best choral work in history. Maybe the best religious piece of music of all time. I always liked the excerpt: "For unto us a child is born!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 13 hours ago, Ii2 said: The Messiah. By Handel It's MESSIAH; no definite article. Was that the 4-part, or the 5-part version? 7 hours ago, Ii2 said: As you can imagine I heard the Messiah’s most known melody, the “Hallelujah” chorus, more than once as it is widely used. But today when I heard the whole Hallelujah piece, only then did I realize the majesty and magnificence of the piece. One of if not the best choral work in history. Maybe the best religious piece of music of all time. Whenever I've sung the HALLELUJAH chorus, it's always been with a sense of relief, as it meant that we were into the home stretch. The AMEN chorus is still the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I use the AVE SATANI chorus for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,286 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 35 minutes ago, Richard said: It's MESSIAH; no definite article. I'm pretty sure it's BRIAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 6 hours ago, mrbellamy said: My favourite of Smetana's works. Thumbs up! 6 hours ago, Richard said: The AMEN chorus is still the best. Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Stefancos said: I use the AVE SATANI chorus for that. O, FORTUNA is often confused for AVE SATANI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 CARMINA BURANA is another one of the great choral works ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 9 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: CARMINA BURANA is another one of the great choral works ever written. Have you checked out Vivaldi's Gloria? He's got at least two works named that, but only one is awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Richard said: O, FORTUNA is often confused for AVE SATANI. It's O FORTUNA; no comma. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 I went to see CARMINA BURANA live a few years back with the Canadian National Academy Orchestra conducted by Boris Brott. That was the appropriately named Choral Spectacular concert event for that year in my city. It was a very good concert. I believe they also performed Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 20 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: It's O FORTUNA; no comma. I'm pretty sure it's with three semicolons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: I believe they also performed Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. I love the Chichester Psalms! I go through phases when listening to music. I listen to a lot of soundtracks and a lot of classical music, but sometimes I lean more strongly towards one or the other. I might not listen to soundtracks for a few weeks. And in fact, I only listened to my first classical work of the year tonight (unless you count the Williams fanfares on American Journey, or a few Bach and Schützt cues on Spotify as references to our new choir rehearsal programme). It was Shostakovich's 11th - probably my favourite work of his. The Illustrious Jerry and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Harvey had an incredible sense of form and color. Never fell into the excesses of either that often plague new music. This has the obligatory big percussion group, but it's deployed wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Probably that Howard Hansen Alien music sometime early last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Stefancos said: Had? Sadly no longer with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Loert 2,511 Posted February 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2019 Critic-proof music as far as I'm concerned! Fabulin, The Illustrious Jerry, KK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seth 67 Posted February 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2019 I've been listening to John Adams' Harmonium and Harmonielehre a lot lately, the former in a stunning performance from the 2017 Proms, conducted by Edward Gardner. It's music I liked well enough in college and was curious to see if it still held any allure for me. And it definitely still does. Harmonium in particular is a better work than I remembered, but both works have a strong sense of pacing and arrival. Both pieces have such a strong conceptual structure, and they're often ravishingly beautiful. The setting of "Wild Nights" is just stunning. Score, Jurassic Shark and The Illustrious Jerry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 4. Second movement is gorgeous. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, Blumenkohl said: Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 4. Second movement is gorgeous. I love George Szell's recording, especially the final movement: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 I also had a big Tchaikovsky weekend: Claudio Abaddo and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing Symphony No. 6 and Marche Slave. Itzhak Perlman on the violin with the London Symphony Orchestra for his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. As well as Edvard Grieg's Holberg Suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 57 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: I also had a big Tchaikovsky weekend: Claudio Abaddo and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing Symphony No. 6 and Marche Slave. Itzhak Perlman on the violin with the London Symphony Orchestra for his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. As well as Edvard Grieg's Holberg Suite. I too was listening to Abaddo CSO for my Tchaikovsky this weekend. The 6 CD purple box right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Tchaikovsky is great. Unfortunately, Abbado's Tchaikovsky cycle with the CSO isn't considered among the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Whoever is doing the considering is an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Have you heard any other Tchaikovsky symphony cycles? Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Blumenkohl said: The 6 CD purple box right? I don't own a cycle boxset. I do have the CBS Masterworks CD from 1998. Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Have you heard any other Tchaikovsky symphony cycles? Karajan and Muti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I like Maazel's and Jansons'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bespin 8,480 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 JW all the way when returning home in the bus: - Tuba Concerto (Slatkin) - Bassoon Concerto (Slatkin) - Cello Concerto (Slatkin) 😍 Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: I like Maazel's and Jansons'. Mariss Jansons holds my favourite Scheherazade recording still. It's on an EMI album along with another Rimsky-Korsakov work, Cappricio espagnol. He's up there with my favourite conductors. And speaking of Slatkin @Bespin, he has some Tchaikovsky recordings that aren't that bad either, good Nutcracker and Swan Lake recordings. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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