Who likes classical music?

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-01-02 08:36pm

Well who likes classical music?

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-01-02 08:38pm

*raises hand*
Very much like it, especially Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi.
Untypically for a German, I don't really like Wagner

Bertie Wooster · Post by **Bertie Wooster** » 2004-01-02 08:40pm

Love some classical music, a lot. Some classical music, I dislike, a lot.

Bach's the man.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-01-02 08:43pm

Dahak wrote:*raises hand*
Very much like it, especially Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi.
Untypically for a German, I don't really like Wagner

Technically, Wagner is Romantic anyway.

And yes, I enjoy classical music, both in the sense of "old" and "made in the mid-1700s to the early 1800s."

AnimeJet · Post by **AnimeJet** » 2004-01-02 08:43pm

I like just about anything, unless its like.. rap...

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-01-02 08:46pm

AnimeJet wrote:I like just about anything, unless its like.. rap...

You haven't heard the techno version of Ravel's "Bolero" then?

*shudder*

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-01-02 08:48pm

Yup, i recently bought a 5-cd classical box set. Full of stuff like Montagues and Capulets, Mars, Bringer of War, and other such classical stuff.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-01-02 08:51pm

Rye wrote:Yup, i recently bought a 5-cd classical box set. Full of stuff like Montagues and Capulets, Mars, Bringer of War, and other such classical stuff.

Mars is cool, but I think Jupiter is vey good too. It is happier

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-02 08:53pm

I love Holst's The Planets, but it is difficult to find a good recording of it -- mine certainly isn't too good.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-01-02 08:56pm

I haven't listened to much in the way of it, but the "type" of music is what I like best. Ie, instrumental, non-lyrical (for the most part). I find the best, IMO, in movie soundtracks.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-01-02 09:01pm

phongn wrote:I love Holst's The Planets, but it is difficult to find a good recording of it -- mine certainly isn't too good.

It's available in DVD-A, but lacking a player I have no clue how good it is.

As for me I have about 20 classical records, that's records as in vinyl LPs. There's some Mozart, Bach, and yes I do have Ravel's Bolero.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-02 09:14pm

aerius wrote:It's available in DVD-A, but lacking a player I have no clue how good it is.

Well, yes, I know that there are DVD-A (and probably SACD) recordings of The Planets, it doesn't mean that they're good

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-01-02 09:21pm

Really like Classical. Holst is one of my favourite composers. The sheer complexity of classical music sets it apart from most other styles, especially when performed by a talented person/orchestra.

jenat-lai · Post by **jenat-lai** » 2004-01-03 12:27am

I love it also, I have over 150 classical CD's... mostly entire works.

My CD collection generally contains stuff I like. Mahler, Bruchner, Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Carl Vine, John Adams, Phillip Glass, J.S Bach orchestral and choral works (not so much his keyboard stuff), and Respighi. I like the orchestral colour alot, and I think my interests show that. From the complicated works like Bach and Stravinsky and Messiaen (and Schoenberg) to the big romantic works such as Mahler, to the thematicly simple, but texturaly dense works of the late Minimalists. (John Adams/Phil Glass)

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-01-03 12:29am

Yes, if it's elegant or complex.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-01-03 01:13am

Bring on the Baroque!

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2004-01-03 01:18am

I love Mozart and Beetoven, I love classical music, but I'm not that knowledgeable on names.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-03 01:21am

I like some of them. Mozart is OK. Beethoven is pretty good here and there.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-01-03 01:45am

i dig the classical style of music. i'm not too terribly familiar with names unfortunately though. i haven't heard many true classics, though i enjoy music with alot of strings that's done in the same vein. one fairly modern artist that writes music in a classical style is the composer for the original onimusha score. i forget his name atm though i'll post it after i find my CD.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2004-01-03 01:55am

I'm a fan of classic music. Especially, Pier Gynt, Vivaldi, Moart, Bach, Beethoven. Of Viladi's complete Four Seaons, I find Presto-Tempo impetuoso d'estate best, just that fast. That and Concerto Grosso in F - Adiagio. Ashokan Farewell is good Baroque, but I like Naopleonic era Tchiavosky and Ivanov very good. Short and loud.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-03 02:03am

Best song in the Universe: Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 composed by J. S. Bach and performed by Yo-yo Ma

Post by **Kuja** » 2004-01-03 02:10am

Classical/orchestral music kicks ass.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-01-03 02:28am

I like it best when Bugs Bunny cartoons are put to it.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-01-03 01:13pm

I like classical music.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-03 01:15pm

phongn wrote:I love Holst's The Planets, but it is difficult to find a good recording of it -- mine certainly isn't too good.

Find the Hallé Orchestra recording.

Schubert, Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Salieri, Holst, Dvorak, etc., etc.. Hooray for classical music.

Dvorak is my all time favorite, though.

~ver