radiokills Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 i wanna listen to more mozart, bach, beethoven, chopin, etc. suggestions as to where to start? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I enjoy Beethoven! Specifically, Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 In A Major - Poco Sostenuto - Vivace It is about 12 minutes long and it builds as it goes. Must be listened to loud! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Days, you really should add Stravinsky to that list. The Firebird and The Rite of Spring are both awesome, and were considered fairly controversial for the time (the 1910s). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 thanks mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
noyes Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Mozart's Fantasy No. 4 in C Minor (K. 475) is worth noting. quite an extraordinary piece. it's usually compiled with his Piano Sonatas and will make you think twice about him as a composer. i'm mostly drawn to keyboard works, so it would make sense for me to suggest Bach's Goldberg Variations.they're what got me deep into classical. as well as Mozart's Piano Sonatas and Beethoven's.Chopin's Preludes are wonderful. etc etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' has always been one of my favorite classical pieces. Chopin's Preludes are wonderful. etc etc I agree with this as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 This is a loaded question but as a small starter go with the Cello Suites by Bach. Get the ones by Alexander Rudin. I feel he does an amazing and beautiful job of catching the essence of each piece. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aeglos Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Schubert's late string quartets and piano sonatas are a good point to start too. Pretty much all the great concertos, violin or piano, get people in quickly. Its a very immediately understandable form and there's a lot of stuff to explore (Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Elgar aside from the most famous names, for example). If you like the large scale stuff Bruckner and Mahler are worth a listen along with the more recognizable canon works like Beethoven. I saw Shostakovich's 8th symphony last Friday and its incredible... Amongst contemporary/moderns Steve Reich is very listenable (plus Glenn Kotche has recorded a version of one of his works if that's any incentive ) BTW WaronWar i like Heinrich Schiff and Tortelier in the suites. I'll have to check out Rudin's version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Mahler. Work your way through. AMAZING! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Mahler. Work your way through. AMAZING!but...weighty.... As far as classical..hit your local library...they probably have lots of stuff.... Chopin is always good. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ponch1028 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Beethoven's 6th is my favorite symphony of his, although I generally listen to all nine throughout the week at work. Schubert, Grieg, and Tchaivosky are also regularly in my rotation. Just watch Little Einsteins, they're a good intro into classical music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Just about any Mozart is worth listening to lots of very good stuff there and so much of it is easily recognizable. Beethoven I like his symphonies, especially 5 and 9 (the most popular) Bach (Blue Danube is the most well known) and Tchaikovsky (1812 overture was used to provide many Looney Tunes musical snippets) are good with lots of vary familiar stuff in their catalogs to listen to. But my favorite piece has to be Stravinsky's Of course somewhere we need to have someone come up with the collected works of Salieri (sp?), that Rachmaninoff made them all look like dried turds, or tell us that Mozart's career was all down hill after twinkle twinkle because he sold out to the man etc... BTW from the pieces I am mentioning you can see that 1) I likke the big sweeping epic pieces and 2) am trying to get you to the where shoudl I start point. Start with the classics, the standards and work from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Bach (Blue Danube is the most well known) That'd be Strauss. Or do they both have a Blue Danube? I've been enjoying a record of Bartok string quartets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 That'd be Strauss. Or do they both have a Blue Danube? I've been enjoying a record of Bartok string quartets. No you are correct, I'm in a fog today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 But my favorite piece has to be Stravinsky's I am guessing you were going to see "Rite of Spring." Great piece! I actually saw John Kimura Parker (pianist) play "Rite of Spring" at my school. The piece was designed for four hands, but he did it with two, and it blew my mind away. By the way, I have always wanted to check out John Cage's music, but have never gotten a chance. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyMike Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Bach is definitely the rock fan's classical composer. I tend to lean more to Chopin and Rachmaninoff, for some reason, I don't know why. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Bach is definitely the rock fan's classical composer. We have Jethro Tull to thank for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyMike Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 And Procul Harum! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 We have Jethro Tull to thank for that. I think it loses some of it's duet flavor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renic Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Beethoven does anyone know if there is a cantata (sp?) called "one foot in the grave" by that guy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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