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Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« on: June 05, 2010, 10:18:51 PM »
So, I need recommendations. What is it that Mr. 73109 is looking for, you may ask. Well...I am looking for..
















































































 :omg: :omg: CLASSICAL MUSIC!!!! :omg: :omg:

Anybody know anything whether it be old or new, I don't care. I am just looking for something...epic...lots of instruments, really big, the works. Anybody got anything?
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2010, 10:19:41 PM »
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2010, 10:20:59 PM »
Anything Rachmaninoff.


But actually, you might want to start with a more recent composer like Hans Zimmer or Howard Shore.


Going by that I would recommend the Lion King original score. Elephant Graveyard will give you chills.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2010, 10:23:57 PM »
If you can find it...

Samuel Barber's First Symphony (or "Symphony in One Movement").

Brahms is also another personal favorite. I don't know too much about classical music though, but those two composers are pretty fucking epic.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2010, 10:28:29 PM »
Symphony X
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2010, 10:32:30 PM »
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2010, 10:41:22 PM »
Dvorak's 9th Symphony "From The New World"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yctfXIqugXc
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2010, 10:51:16 PM »
I've always been partial to Holst's The Planets and "Rhapsody In Blue" by Gerswhin, and anything by Copland.

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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2010, 10:51:28 PM »
IMO, the best thing Beethoven's ever done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zd7noDsGvk
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2010, 11:23:34 PM »
Quote from: The Letter M on June 05, 2010, 10:51:16 PM
I've always been partial to Holst's The Planets and "Rhapsody In Blue" by Gerswhin, and anything by Copland.

-Marc.

Damn, I came in to her tout Holst's The Planets. So... seconded, I guess. 
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2010, 11:25:16 PM »
I like some Vivaldi, Antonio Vivaldi. If you don't know yet, it's like violin classical.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2010, 12:17:37 AM »
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2010, 04:11:36 AM »
anything by Richard Wagner
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2010, 04:51:11 AM »
Ludovico Einaudi
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2010, 07:12:39 AM »
In all honesty, it would be hard to go horribly wrong if you pick up a CD with a name on it that's vaguely familiar to you despite not being into classical. A lot of companies that publish classical in serieses will also have small descriptions of the pieces on the back of the CD.

My start with classical was literally walking into a music store and grabbing the first two decently priced CDs of pianoconcerti I could find (because I knew I liked pianos, so it seemed a good way to start). They were Beethoven's 5th, and Chopin's 1st, and also the Moonlight Sonata. Couldn't have been better.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2010, 09:31:29 AM »
Quote from: bodiesinflight on June 06, 2010, 04:51:11 AM
Ludovico Einaudi

This, his music is epic.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2010, 10:05:36 AM »
Most classical music doesn't have vocals. Just a forewarning.

That said, Beethoven. All of it.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2010, 10:16:56 AM »
Quote from: Cool Chris on June 05, 2010, 11:23:34 PM
Quote from: The Letter M on June 05, 2010, 10:51:16 PM
I've always been partial to Holst's The Planets and "Rhapsody In Blue" by Gerswhin, and anything by Copland.

-Marc.

Damn, I came in to her tout Holst's The Planets. So... seconded, I guess. 

Thirded.

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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2010, 10:22:39 AM »
Six Degrees Overture from Score.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2010, 11:11:45 AM »
Chelsea Grin...


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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2010, 12:21:16 PM »
Quote from: glaurung on June 05, 2010, 10:28:29 PM
Symphony X

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...But I agree.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #21 on: June 06, 2010, 02:53:24 PM »
I've always been partial to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #22 on: June 06, 2010, 03:10:16 PM »
I need to get a version of that that doesn't use the cannons exploding at the end. They don't record so well.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #23 on: June 06, 2010, 04:13:04 PM »
If your local library has a CD section go see what they have in the classical section. Mine has a pretty big selection so any time I'm in the mood for it I can go check out a CD or two. And the best part about this plan is it's free!
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #24 on: June 07, 2010, 04:50:53 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGA6bpscj8
Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird" - Lullaby suite. The Basoon melody is the most haunting, scary, yet beautiful melody i've ever heard. I remember studying for my musical history exam in college, i ended up sitting for hours just repeating this.
The video is kind of cool too, because Stravinsky himself is actually conducting it.

Wagner has a lot of really bombastic stuff. I would also recommend Schuberts "unfinished symphony". I remember we listened to that over and over again at parties when i studied music. We where such nerds :lol 
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #25 on: June 07, 2010, 12:42:44 PM »
Mahler's First Symphony
Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #26 on: June 07, 2010, 12:44:40 PM »
Quote from: Fuzzboy on June 05, 2010, 10:51:28 PM
IMO, the best thing Beethoven's ever done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zd7noDsGvk

Damn straight. The entire 5th Concerto is phenomenal.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #27 on: June 07, 2010, 12:58:24 PM »
The Planets was one of the things that really got me into classical music, as well.  Respighi's Fountains of Rome is a good choice as well. 

My suggestion whenever this topic comes up is to find a good classical radio station and listen for a while to find out what types of things you like.  WRR here in Dallas has a fantastic playlist, it streams in high quality online, and you can always find out what something is (or was--they publish their entire playlist for the month, down to the minute).  I've listened to plenty of online classical stations, and WRR is the only one that I particularly like.

Oh yeah, Tannhauser: Overture.  Loud and bombastic Wagner and themes you'll immediately recognize.  Another of the things that got me into the genre.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #28 on: June 07, 2010, 01:13:04 PM »
Quote from: OperantChamber on June 06, 2010, 10:16:56 AM
Quote from: Cool Chris on June 05, 2010, 11:23:34 PM
Quote from: The Letter M on June 05, 2010, 10:51:16 PM
I've always been partial to Holst's The Planets and "Rhapsody In Blue" by Gerswhin, and anything by Copland.

-Marc.

Damn, I came in to her tout Holst's The Planets. So... seconded, I guess. 

Thirded.

:tup


Fourthted

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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #29 on: June 08, 2010, 10:27:47 AM »
Quote from: 73109 on June 05, 2010, 10:18:51 PM
I am just looking for something...epic...lots of instruments, really big, the works. Anybody got anything?


As mentioned already, the symphonies of Beethoven and Mahler.  Huge works.

Not mentioned but also great are the symphonies of Brahms and Bruckner.

Also:  Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz.  That piece is the definition of "the works"
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #30 on: June 09, 2010, 11:43:06 PM »
Quote from: Jakartabassplayer on June 06, 2010, 04:11:36 AM
anything by Richard Wagner

No.  He's not ready for Wagner.

And I am not a fan Wagner anyway.  

Here's a few of my recommendations, in order of classical period.

Tallis Spem in Alium (this is vocal, but it was in the renaissance, before the orchestra was invented.  This was as epic as it got, 8 choirs, written for Queen Elizabeth I's birthday.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cn7ZW8ts3Y

Vivaldi Four Seasons (Winter) THIS IS AN ACTUAL MUSIC VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syDtrOZWIH8

Bach Double Violin Concerto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vesrqFeq9rU&feature=fvst

Mozart Symphony #25 (1st mvt)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lC1lRz5Z_s

Beethoven Symphony #7 (2nd mvt) Probably one of the most emotional pieces ever composed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwAFGGiFeNk

Chopin Prelude #20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgpPk4ooo7E

Rachmoninoff Concerto #3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA0kXDMKiLg

Gliere Russian Sailors Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJgZ-GiPlvM

Dvorak New World Symphony 2nd Mvt (I'm partial to this because he put a spiritual in this... American influence at last!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2qCHLx_4qA

Stravinsky Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjX3oAwv_Fs

Barber Adagio for Strings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV3SHBFyDZM

Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQPDG-T7BVM

Bernstein Symphony #2 "The Age of Anxiety" (4th Mvt "Masque")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Y1z1E_eJY

Whitacre October
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EoUAbODO34

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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #31 on: June 09, 2010, 11:55:20 PM »
Quote from: Splent on June 09, 2010, 11:43:06 PM
Quote from: Jakartabassplayer on June 06, 2010, 04:11:36 AM
anything by Richard Wagner

No.  He's not ready for Wagner.

And I am not a fan Wagner anyway.
He's already heard quite a bit of Wagner which would make it nicely accessible.  I stand by my Tannhauser recommendation. 

Quote from: Splent on June 09, 2010, 11:43:06 PM
Bach Double Violin Concerto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vesrqFeq9rU&feature=fvst
Damn fine piece of music.  I've always wanted to find a recording of this with better stereo separation.  I'd like to be able to better discern the violins. 



Quote from: Splent on June 09, 2010, 11:43:06 PM
Beethoven Symphony #7 (2nd mvt) Probably one of the most emotional pieces ever composed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwAFGGiFeNk
One of my very favorite pieces, and Bernstein's interpretation of all of those were great.  I made a point to obtain the entire set of those DVDs.  Never cared for him as a composer, but as an interpreter of other's music, the guy was fantastic. 
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #32 on: June 10, 2010, 03:16:32 AM »
I don't think 73810924 has checked out the recommendations.
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Re: Ok, I am so totally going out of my comfort zone for this.
« Reply #33 on: June 10, 2010, 05:16:26 AM »
The 9th by Ludwig Van.


No seriously, that's the greatest musical composition ever written.
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