Classical anyone?

[MattHughesRocks]

I want to buy some classical music but don't know anything about it. I think I like violins.And no Dave, I don't want anything that sounds even remotely like that horrible church "music" you listen to.

Anyone have any suggestions?

[MattHughesRocks]

I'm downloading "The Most Relaxing Classical Music In The Universe" by "various artist" from iTunes. I'll wait to see any replies before I buy anything else.

[flo]

Originally Posted by MattHughesRocks

I'm downloading "The Most Relaxing Classical Music In The Universe" by "various artist" from iTunes. I'll wait to see any replies before I buy anything else.

Two composers I love are Mozart and Vivaldi.

This is my favorite Mozart, concerto for clarinet; it always puts a lump in my throat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxgmorK61YQ


Here is Vivaldi, Four Seasons, Summer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go7wl...eature=related

I hope you enjoy them.

[adamt]

this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZJDNSp1QJA&feature=fvw

[Play The Man]

You should try to explore the different genres of classical music on Pandora internet radio. You should be able to narrow down what you like.

NPR has a guide to building a CD collection. The NPR Guide to Building A Classical CD Collection: 350 Essential Works. You can buy it on Amazon.

You can listen to Classical Music Radio Stations on the internet or on an iPhone if you have one. They have apps for Classical music stations from around the world. BBC has a nice internet classical music station.

BBC Music Magazine sends a CD with each issue. An article in the magazine analyzes and describes the music on the accompanying CD.

You could ask forum members to post their top 10 favorite classical CDs.

[MattHughesRocks]

Disc 1
This is what I bought last night


1. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337 Canon in D
Composed by Johann Pachelbel

2. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 Andante
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

4. String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 Andante
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

5. Clair de lune, for orchestra or various other arrangements (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 75/3
Composed by Claude Debussy

6. Idyll for string orchestra, JW 6/3 Adagio
Composed by Leos Janacek

7. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
Composed by Tomaso Albinoni

8. La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 117/8
Composed by Claude Debussy

9. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Air on a G string
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

10. Greensleeves, folk song for chorus (from the opera Sir John in Love)
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams

11. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 Largo
Composed by George Frideric Handel

12. Work(s) [Unspecified] Prelude in C
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

13. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 Venus
Composed by Gustav Holst

14. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Aria
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

15. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
Composed by Samuel Barber

16. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
Composed by Claude Debussy

17. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg’s Time), for string orchestra ("Holberg Suite"), Op. 40 Sarabande
Composed by Edvard Grieg

18. Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1
Composed by Jean Sibelius

19. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 Largo
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

20. Serenade for string orchestra in E major, B. 52 (Op. 22) Moderato
Composed by Antonin Dvorak

21. Liebesträume: O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, for voice & piano No. 3, S. 298 (LW N18/3)
Composed by Franz Liszt

22. Ave Maria, for voice & piano (or other vocal arrangements; after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
Composed by Charles Gounod

23. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin

24. String Quartet No. 2 in D major Nocturne
Composed by Alexander Borodin

25. Arabesques (2) for piano, L. 66 [Unspecified] Arabesque
Composed by Claude Debussy

26. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Maurice Ravel

27. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297 Largo
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi

28. Gymnopedie for piano No.1
Composed by Erik Satie

29. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 Adagio
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

30. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 Andante
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

[Tyburn]

Originally Posted by MattHughesRocks

I want to buy some classical music but don't know anything about it. I think I like violins.And no Dave, I don't want anything that sounds even remotely like that horrible church "music" you listen to.

Anyone have any suggestions?

what horrible Church music

I do orchestrals too you know

if you could spend more then about 15 seconds listening to any music video I post you'd know that

I like Film scores...particularly if they are done by Hans Zimmer.

Danny Elfman

[VCURamFan]

Originally Posted by MattHughesRocks

So long explanation isn't going to make me like it Ben

Sorry, I forgot who I was writing to!

Here's the simple version: John Williams & all other composers saw how awesome Mars was & stole from it. Same way that GSP & all other WWs saw how awesome Matt's wrestling & GnP were so they stole from it.

Even if you don't like, at least appreciate it for being the original.