Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 What is the greatest track or movement in music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Saturn: The Bringer Of Old Age always reduces me to tears. The second movement of Vaughan Williams' A London Symphony is fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,514 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,371 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever for me is the second movement Adagio Assai from Ravel's piano concerto in G: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Training Montage from SpaceCamp Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The final 10 minutes from "Eine Alpensinfonie" by Richard Strauss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blondheim 1,157 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The coda of the final movement of Bruckner's Symphony no.8, check that shit out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 #1 followed by #2 JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 The greatest track is probably something by Mozart, but my favourite is probably some kitschy film score piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Mozart can go suck on Koji Kondo's dick. Lul jk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 5:28 AM, Unlucky Bastard said: Training Montage from SpaceCamp Reported. Datameister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Liebestod would like a word... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bollemanneke 3,350 Posted May 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2021 Beethoven's 9th, last movement. Cerebral Cortex, Holko and TheUlyssesian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted May 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2021 The greatest track or movement of all time is the 4th movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 6. Loert, Oomoog the Ecstatic and blondheim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 23/01/2021 at 2:09 PM, Disco Stu said: #1 followed by #2 Very nice 2nd choice I was going for smallest possible example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 " Jupiter" from THE PLANETS Oomoog the Ecstatic and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I have no doubt if you did a serious poll the result would be the 9th as a whole and maybe the last movement as a movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 " the good old Luddy van...," Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 30/04/2021 at 3:21 PM, Oomoog the Ecstatic said: Still true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I might actually pick the second movement of the 9th. There is something so grandiose so stunning so magnificent about it. A sense of bigness - that makes it seem like a huge piece of music. Jurassic Shark and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Beethoven Schmaytoven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Beethoven > Copland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Beethoven didn't get his picture on a bubblegum card, did he? Did you ever see his picture on a bubblegum card? Raiders of the SoundtrArk and JoeinAR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Stu of all the Charlie Browns in the world you're the Charlie Browniest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Beethoven Schmaytoven There amasses a critical degree of skepticism whenever anyone with some experience respams Beethoven or Bach or whoever popular composer on a thread about greatest achievements. Certainly extant greatness among the commonplace, but nothing of a pinnacle consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Indubitably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondheim 1,157 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 The coda to Bruckner's 8th deserves to be on this list. I know it's not the whole movement but still. Possibly the most gorgeous finale in all of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 23/01/2021 at 5:22 AM, Fabulin said: Props to Fabulin for choosing a Liszt transcription of a Beethoven symphony! Who is playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 01/05/2021 at 3:40 PM, TheUlyssesian said: I have no doubt if you did a serious poll the result would be the 9th as a whole and maybe the last movement as a movement. My suspicion was right. This is a poll of a classical station based out of NYC. 10. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor" 9. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 8. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection" 7. J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 6. Holst: The Planets 5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" 4. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 3. Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World" 2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" This is an annual poll. The #1 is always the same every single year. Reference: https://www.quora.com/Clearly-open-to-interpretation-what-is-the-greatest-piece-of-classical-music-ever-written It is kinda like the Citizen Kane of classical music. It is a respectable answer. It is an excellent answer. And it is a popular answer. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Nice to see the MAHLER #2 sneak in there! Surprise d!😄 Some great pieces not mentioned; Ravel : Pavanne. Brahms: Requiem Liszt : Piano Concerto #1 and Totentanz. Bach" Wachet Auf" Wagner: Rienzi overture Gorecki; Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Part: Fratres for Cellos Stravinsky: Firebird Suite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,287 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: Nice to see the MAHLER #2 sneak in there! Surprise d!😄 Might that not be one of those works that people who like classical music would claim to love to show how much they know about classical music?! Although maybe I'm being cynical... Mahler is pretty popular and I guess the second is his most popular work overall. I mean, I have 8 recordings of it... although 14 of the fifth, three of which are with the Berlin Philharmonic, which beats out the 9 recordings of The Rite of Spring, which I assume is the second greatest number of versions of a single work in my collection. Classical music is... surprisingly cheap (as a collecting hobby I mean). bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I thought Mahler's Fifth was his most popular; certainly the Adagietta is the only piece the general public knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,287 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 32 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: I thought Mahler's Fifth was his most popular; certainly the Adagietta is the only piece the general public knows I think that movement probably is (Death in Venice and all that) but not necessarily the whole work. The Rattle conducted performance of the 5th with the Berlin Philharmonic is the first Mahler I ever bought having randomly switched on BBC2 one Saturday afternoon and watching the broadcast of the concert. The album is taken from that performance I believe (and I think it’s sounds better than the JW Berlin album). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 17/02/2022 at 11:40 PM, bruce marshall said: Nice to see the MAHLER #2 sneak in there! Surprise d!😄 Some great pieces not mentioned; Ravel : Pavanne. Brahms: Requiem Liszt : Piano Concerto #1 and Totentanz. Bach" Wachet Auf" Wagner: Rienzi overture Gorecki; Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Part: Fratres for Cellos Stravinsky: Firebird Suite Holst: Jupiter! I'll add you to the pro PRO list, for honesty and for being correct. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 17/02/2022 at 9:41 AM, TheUlyssesian said: I might actually pick the second movement of the 9th. There is something so grandiose so stunning so magnificent about it. A sense of bigness - that makes it seem like a huge piece of music. He was deaf when he wrote this. What a guy!😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 I'd go deaf too if I wrote that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 The greatest track in music is often the first one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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