Classical Music?
Discussion
I've got a wide and varied cd collection with about 450 cds by in the region of 350 different artists.
The music ranges from The Beastie Boys, to Cream, to James Brown, to The Offspring, to 2pac. Anyway you get the jist.
In the whole of this collection I only have one classical CD - Vivaldi The Four Seasons. The thing is I really like it and would like to get a few more classical albums. The trouble is I have little idea where to start.
So could you please advise suitable albums, I like stuff with a bit of umph non of that airy fairy music, but on the other hand I don't want anythoing heavy going or morbid...so your suggestions please.
Thanks,
Phill
The music ranges from The Beastie Boys, to Cream, to James Brown, to The Offspring, to 2pac. Anyway you get the jist.
In the whole of this collection I only have one classical CD - Vivaldi The Four Seasons. The thing is I really like it and would like to get a few more classical albums. The trouble is I have little idea where to start.
So could you please advise suitable albums, I like stuff with a bit of umph non of that airy fairy music, but on the other hand I don't want anythoing heavy going or morbid...so your suggestions please.
Thanks,
Phill
phillvr6 said:
I like stuff with a bit of umph
Wagner, slippery slope though that is, sort of class A drugs
especially Seigfrieds death march, turned up to full volume, the really quiet bits are nothing but hiss and static, then the main hit kicks in 
If you want all sorts how about Orff, Carmina Burana, always good for a bit of a high brow laugh.
Classical music Sir? very loud Sir? Oooh! do you like it, in ones Bentley. Suit you Sir!
There is some cheap & cheerful (?) stuff from eastern euro orchestras to dip your toe in the water.
For the good stuff you can't go past Daniel Barenboim. In a huge discography he's done two separate sets of all of Beethoven's sonatas. I personally prefer the earlier set.
If you're after a symphony recommendation Beethoven's 9th is incomparable. Particularly considering he'd been deaf for years before it was written.
For the good stuff you can't go past Daniel Barenboim. In a huge discography he's done two separate sets of all of Beethoven's sonatas. I personally prefer the earlier set.
If you're after a symphony recommendation Beethoven's 9th is incomparable. Particularly considering he'd been deaf for years before it was written.
If you want something loud to wrench your gut apart then the March of the Hebrew Slaves from Verdi's Aida at high volume should do it.
Tchaikovsky's violin concerto never fails to make me cry - the same phrase appears over and over with so many different emotions. Depends who conducts it though.
I love the Brandenburg Concerto (Bach) - I think it was once used as the theme for the Antiques Roadshow, but don't let that sway you
Pachelbel's Canon is lovely. Or what about Delibes Flower Duet from Lakme? (the British Airways music)
No true Brit can overlook Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance No 1
No doubt I'll think of more tomorrow
Tchaikovsky's violin concerto never fails to make me cry - the same phrase appears over and over with so many different emotions. Depends who conducts it though.
I love the Brandenburg Concerto (Bach) - I think it was once used as the theme for the Antiques Roadshow, but don't let that sway you
Pachelbel's Canon is lovely. Or what about Delibes Flower Duet from Lakme? (the British Airways music)
No true Brit can overlook Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance No 1
No doubt I'll think of more tomorrow
)Madame Butterfly.
I have this 100 Watt system in my old spitfire that I used to turn up at traffic lights whenever some XR2 pulled up next to me with some bass thing banging away.
I thought it was my duty to educate them. (And besides, if they didn't like it, that lil triumph was faster than they were until it hit 60 ... that's when you had to stop and go back to pick up the pieces that fell off)
I have this 100 Watt system in my old spitfire that I used to turn up at traffic lights whenever some XR2 pulled up next to me with some bass thing banging away.
I thought it was my duty to educate them. (And besides, if they didn't like it, that lil triumph was faster than they were until it hit 60 ... that's when you had to stop and go back to pick up the pieces that fell off)
Bach's Toccata and Fugue on St. Paul's organ sounds hellish when played loud in my workshop
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella) is quite toe-tapping
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (if you like mean and moody)
There are (or used to be) any number of those 'hooked on classics' type albums that give you a broad spectrum of composers: once you can at least put a title to the piece you probably find there are a lot of 'tunes' you already know and like... and believe it or not, you can find a lot of stuff through Kazaa, Shareaza and so on.
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella) is quite toe-tapping
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (if you like mean and moody)
There are (or used to be) any number of those 'hooked on classics' type albums that give you a broad spectrum of composers: once you can at least put a title to the piece you probably find there are a lot of 'tunes' you already know and like... and believe it or not, you can find a lot of stuff through Kazaa, Shareaza and so on.
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