Do you listen classical music ?

[themechanic]

Needs more cowbell.

 

[themechanic]

And Now For Something Completely Different... LOL

"Mountain Dew", Oscar

 

[David Womby]

Last night my wife was watching a chic show on Netflix, and because I hate those, I decided to listen to the music I like and i like classical, start with Chopin's nocturnal, winter from Vivaldi and the adage from the concierto de Aranjuez, from Joaquín Rodrigo, my dad (RIP) taught me to listen to this music, also opera, do you like this music too?

Definitely although I can't find any locally on the radio!

David

 

[Belvedere408]

I like to listen to classical music on the radio. As long as it's not opera or organ music. Reminds me of being a kid and watching bugs bunny cartoons.

 

[themechanic]

I like to listen to classical music on the radio. As long as it's not opera or organ music. Reminds me of being a kid and watching bugs bunny cartoons.

Not even Little Fugue in G minor or Toccata and Fugue in D minor by JS Bach?

 

[icetech]

For anyone that likes Classical you should sub this channel, they post huge blocks of classical once or twice a week normally... good stuffs



today for me though it's

 

[Belvedere408]

Not even Little Fugue in G minor or Toccata and Fugue in D minor by JS Bach?

I have no idea of the names I just listen to what I like. Bach is usually great.

 

[oldbee]

Andre Rieu(?) & orchestra are great.

 

[Encswsm]

Sadly here where I live, there's not a single radio station that play this kind of music, only modern music and Mexican popular, and I hate that music.

Try downloading Pandora on your smart phone or computer. it has all kinds of music and its free if you don't mind commercials. Amazon prime comes with amazon music that's a good music streaming service too.

 

[Encswsm]

I love all music. on any given day I listen to classical, Smooth Jazz, Classic rock, Alternative, Country., whatever floats my boat at the time.

 

[Detective D]

I do on occasion. I usually make sure I have a block of time to listen to it. I played tuba in high school, and trombone before that. Doing so taught me to listen to the entire band playing and balance my volume, especially playing tuba. In turn, I learned to really hear all the layers of music.
With that, one of my favorite things(I may be biased we played two of these for a state cmpetition) is Gabrieli brass choirs.
This recording in particular my band instructor had on vinyl. I found it in a Barnes and Noble 8 years later on CD and listen to it frequently. We played Sonata Piene' Forte as a brass choir in school, took first at state that year. 9th on this playlist/track list for the recording. A lot of Gabrieli consists of more then one choir, playing in sequence or together. For the Sonata, there is a rare 3rd choir, the tubas and sometimes a bass trombone. you can here the transition from choir 1 to 2, and then when the third comes in all play at once(forte) (edit: you can use the play buttons to move forward to additional tracks, this is a playlist of the album)



This recording was done as a collab between 3 major city orchestras and was done in one day. Some serious talent. Giovani Gabrieli would set up choirs in the city on towers, and have them play these pieces, so you here some of them sound like they are played in rounds. Imagine walking the street in a city and hearing this echoing from the rooftops. A theme of his music is multiple melodies going on at once with different instruments, and coming together into a single chord at the end, then splitting again. I enjoy listening to the competeing and collaborating melodies. It can take my full attention and that is a good escape.


For something more modern, I like this opera(cantata) written by Patrick Cassidy. This was written in the Irish language, and came out in 1998! I don't think there are many composers out there making truly classical style music in the last 20 years. A good friend heard this a month after release and I found a CD right away. It has become more obscure now days, but for something from the 1990's, I enjoy listening to it.



Another track-





Bonus! A Gabrieli track from one of his other works that includes vocals



O Magnum Mysterium is probably his most famous vocal piece(not the one above, that is Magnificat a 14). A lot of gabrieli's works have mini-movements in them, and usually a fairly elaborate conclusion. In the one above there is a unique part in the middle, and a few extremely potent, short silent measures, and on the sheet music there are usually at least one or two at the end. A properly played work will have the conductor hold for these while the final chords fade. This is important as the music was written to play in an echoing outdoors or very large cathedral setting.
Anyway, enjoy!

 

[MarPar]

I took my wife to see the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra for Valentine's day. You clowns thought I had no culture! Lol

Did ya wear your special hat?!?

 

[Detective D]

Did someone say Classical guitar? How about from Bach?
My favorite of all time (this is done on guitar frequently, but this is unique)


The people that play that piece as fast as they can are doing it wrong. Talented, but wrong. A guitar version because you know you enjoyed that:


One of my close friends in high school was given a $$$ classic guitar freshman year for christmas, and played the above version Senior year for our spring concert as a solo. (no, that is not him)

Another I enjoy:

 

[multimopes]

Wow, "Holy Resurrected thread Batman!
My answer is yes in many mixed ways. I usually get to listen to it on my Pandora station. I have a very large selection of all types of music there, hundreds of bands. Generally, by type. It's a mixed mess of Rock, Classical Rock, Country Rock, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Metal, Motown, Classical & everything in between. I can select a specific category, but I generally put it on shuffle. That way we never know what will be playing. One minute you hear Stairway to Heaven & then Bethoven might come on. It's never boring. I just wish I could listen to Pandora in my car. I never knew that your lists are public, but I went to add a few bands a while back & found that I had hundreds of followers. One of the best & more recent things we went to was at a local movie theater with super comfy reclining seats with leg rests. We watched the second S&M (Metallica & Symphony). The crowd at the actual concert had people waving flags from all around the world. Some were custom. One I recall was "Mexitallica"! The stereo system was excellent, and you could order beer or wine as well. All I hope is that my ears can hold out. Lol! I want to thank all you good folks that posted performances!
By the way, Way back when, I bought the Time & Life CD Collection "Classical Power"! An excellent sampling of some of the best music from that era. If I remember correctly, what got me into the classical music was going to see the group "Renaissance", who we saw several times over the years. In more recent times I don't want to forget The Trans-Siberian Orchestra!

Thanx & a Hat Tippo!

 

[Photon440]

Lots of violins here. (Yes, I have it)

 

[1STMP]

Last night my wife was watching a chic show on Netflix, and because I hate those, I decided to listen to the music I like and i like classical, start with Chopin's nocturnal, winter from Vivaldi and the adage from the concierto de Aranjuez, from Joaquín Rodrigo, my dad (RIP) taught me to listen to this music, also opera, do you like this music too?

Nope.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

I took my wife to see the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra for Valentine's day. You clowns thought I had no culture! Lol

of course you took the convertible.....