Favorite classical music

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2004-11-15 10:52pm

Anyone here a fan of Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, the music used in Raging Bull? I love wistful/melancholy music, often used in epic types of movies. Examples being Once Upon a Time in America, The Godfather trilogy...and I can't think of other prime examples, but you probably get the idea if you've seen these movies. Another great example would be Rachmaninoff's Variation on a Theme of Paganini No. 18. That is the type of music I love. It's not quite depressing, like the fourth movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, but it is longing and full of sorrow like in parts of the first movement.

Fire Fly · Post by **Fire Fly** » 2004-11-16 12:01am

Lets see:

-Adagio for Strings
-Nadia Boulanger's Trois Pièces pour le Violin, Flute, et Cello in E Minor, Op. 45
-the theme from the movie Casper, Casper's Lullaby
-Gabriel Fauré's Seule, Autome, Au Bord de l'Eau, and many others
-Bethoveen's Moonlight Sonata
-Mozart's Eine Kleine Nacht Musike
-Straus's Emperor's Waltz

That's just to name a few.

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-11-16 12:04am

YOU LISTED NADIA BOULANGER!!!!!!! *tackle-hugs* You rock, Fire Fly.

Fire Fly · Post by **Fire Fly** » 2004-11-16 12:10am

Oh you bet, her music is amazing. I went to a faculty concert and they played a couple of her pieces; it was amazing. Rarely does music ever get to me so deeply that I can't help but just smile at the beauty of it. There's so many great works out there just waiting to be listened to.

Marksist · Post by **Marksist** » 2004-11-16 02:37am

Well, here are some of my favorites. Most of these I've played in an orchestra myself. I can't remember some of the composers though. Though I am sure most of you do and have listed them as well.

Die Fledermaus- Strauss
The Blue Danube Waltz- Strauss
Capricio Italien-Tchaikovsky
March to the Scaffold- "???"
Russian's Sailors Dance- "???" <- ( Had such a hard time with this in middle school)
New Word Symphony no.9 - Dvorak.

March to the Scaffold is by Berlioz, and Russian Sailor's Dance is from "The Red Poppy" by Gliere. Also can't believe I forgot New World Symphony, one of my favorites.

Rachmaninoff's Variation on a Theme of Paganini No. 18

Beautiful piece, can't believe I forgot it.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2004-11-17 10:59am

Piano Concerto Number 3 D#Minor, Sergei Rachmaninov- 1st and 3rd Movements specifically. Ah.. love it.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2004-11-17 11:59am

Can't beat Bach's Largo when you feel like being Phantom of the Opera-ey

Hethrir · Post by **Hethrir** » 2004-11-18 08:01am

PrinceofLowLight wrote:I like Bach's harpsichord pieces a lot.

Just about the only classical I have listened to in the last year is WTC book II and recently I. I'm not sure if the genious of those works can ever be described or discovered.

Among the greatest pieces in the two 48 suites are:

Book I, Fuge c
Book I, Prelude d
Book I, Prelude e
Book I, Prelude Bb

Book II, Fuge c
Book II, Prelude c#
Book II, Fuge e#
Book II, Fuge F#
Book II, Prelude f#
Book II, Prelude A
Book II, Prelude a

Each one is so good, it was hard to narrow it down to even those few

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-01-04 11:02am

Moving to AMP!

Gunhead · Post by **Gunhead** » 2005-01-04 01:21pm

I like the heavier stuff best.
Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet suite nro. 2
Ravel Bolero
Albinoni Adagio for strings
Sibelius Finlandia
Verdi nabucco, chorus of hebrew slaves
Tchaikovsky as a whole
Mozart as some good stuff

Basically anything that gets my thing going. 'Cos if it doesn't why bother.

-Gunhead

charben · Post by **charben** » 2005-01-06 09:16pm

In general, anything bombastic and loud.

A few off the top of my head...

The Planets (Holst)
Carmina Burana (Orff)
Pines & Fountains of Rome (Respighi)
Beethoven (pick one, any one)