Any Classical Music Fans Out There?

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Sarabande said:
Total classical music fan! šŸ˜ƒ I donā€™t know where to begin with who I like. There are just too many composers and compositions to really name them all. Iā€™m going to have to do a few posts.
  1. J.S. Bach - the pure technical genius in his compositions is awe-inspiring. So many textures and complexities - my mind is constantly stimulated whenever I sit and listen to his music. What he did for the composition was such a gift and ahead of his time. As my husbandā€™s composition teacher mentioned once, with the way Bach was heading in composition, the next logical step was Hindemith, but the people of the time were not ready for it. I just attended a chamber concert which performed music from the Baroque and Classical periods. All was beautiful, but when one of Bachā€™s works was performed, you could literally see people perk up.
One of his more known works:
youtube.com/watch?v=hZ9qWpa2rIg
And another:
youtube.com/watch?v=S6yuR8efotI&feature=related
youtube.com/watch?v=ZXnujMPt30Q&feature=related
I love his Magnificat and especially the Et misericordia and Suscepit Israel:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZPTSha2NIlI
youtube.com/watch?v=lncozv1WQyQ&feature=related

I love music for the lute:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZrnRL5i7CZ0&feature=related
  1. Jeanne-Philippe Rameau - I love the French sound, and his music is just pure pleasure. I also love Charpentier, Couperin, Lully, Delelande, Mouret,
This is of my favorite vocal works by Rameau:
youtube.com/watch?v=joJ37aNBdnE

Another gem from the French Baroque period:
youtube.com/watch?v=Av20FgeJIok

These by Marc-Antoine Charpentier:
Magnificat for three voices
youtube.com/watch?v=GUBlJlbqRqA

His Canticum in honorem Beate Virginis Mariae
youtube.com/watch?v=GG4JCyO5sw4&feature=related

Prelude from his Te Deum
youtube.com/watch?v=vyvWxPVAE8Q
  1. Thomas Tallis - I love his choral works. This is my absolute favorite of his. Itā€™s like hearing what a choir of angels would sound like, except, Iā€™d imagine it would even be more overwhelming.
    Spem in Alium
    youtube.com/watch?v=vq5rXwWp8UM&feature=related
  2. G.F. Handel - Although his Messiah is great, I love him for his other music.
    Lascia chā€™io pianga (I like the video that went with this - showing different centuries of women who have lost their loves.)
Zadok the Priest - The very first time I heard this, I was in college attending a concert at the music department. My husband (just a friend at the time) and myself went together. As soon as the choir started to sing, we were almost knocked off our seats. It was just so awesome and werenā€™t expecting it! Itā€™s much more powerful live.
youtube.com/watch?v=jI0YOPoj4t0
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LOL - & thanks for all those links. Listening to [
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Hereā€™s a slightly longer ā€œZadok the Priestā€ (7:00 mins as against 5:47 mins) - itā€™s even more exciting than the one in your link; which is saying something:
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Sarabande in D minor (Someone set it to scenes from the Pride and Prejudice movie with Keira Knightley. I prefer the BBC version with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth.)
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youtube.com/watch?v=UBRp8KDZ7sg
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Talking of Lully:​

Handel again:
Purcell
Morten Lauridsen is one living composer who is definitely worth a listen:
This is a wonderful thread for finding music & composers one had never heard of.
 
tuviskazinai said:
Ok, this is TOTALLY spamming and I am SO sorryā€¦perhaps some moderator is going to revoke my subscription hereā€¦hahaā€¦

But for weeks I have been trying to find out what the music is on this website, and I havenā€™t found an answer:

clonline.us/

Itā€™s only the first few bars, and maybe theyā€™re a bit cliche, but personally I think itā€™s absolutely lovely ā€“ maybe itā€™s because I associate it with the group whose website it is, a Catholic movement called Communion and Liberation which is dedicated to, among other things, finding God, joyfully, in the experience of art and beautyā€¦

If anyone knows, thank you so much!!

Peace,
+AMDG+
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Donā€™t see why youā€™d consider it spamming. Itā€™s a legitimate question youā€™ve only posted once - and in the correct forum. However, I suggest you use the ā€˜contact usā€™ link of the website to ask them directly. I would think theyā€™d appreciate knowing a visitor appreciates their selection.
 
I used to love it - Mozart (even played a bit on piano), Beethoven, Liszt and some of Handel - (The Messiah? I can sing alto part of Handelā€™s Alleluia through by memory - the good Sisters didnā€™t waste their time on THIS music lover. :whistle:
 
Angela_Tate said:
Donā€™t see why youā€™d consider it spamming. Itā€™s a legitimate question youā€™ve only posted once - and in the correct forum. However, I suggest you use the ā€˜contact usā€™ link of the website to ask them directly. I would think theyā€™d appreciate knowing a visitor appreciates their selection.
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Thank you, Angela!
Yes, I did email the webmaster and havenā€™t heard back from her yetā€¦we shall see! šŸ™‚
 
Gottle_of_Geer said:

LOL - & thanks for all those links. Listening to [
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) was like nothing on earth. It was like being hit by a sledge-hammer. Which is enough reason for posting that link twice.​

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Yeah, even though itā€™s played a lot Iā€™d say his Music for Fireworks and his Water Music are pretty much awesome!!! šŸ˜ƒ There is a reason why itā€™s performed and recorded a lot.
Gottle_of_Geer said:
Hereā€™s a slightly longer ā€œZadok the Priestā€ (7:00 mins as against 5:47 mins) - itā€™s even more exciting than the one in your link; which is saying something:
This recording made me feel like I was back in time. Cool.
Gottle of Geer;5226871:

Talking of Lully:​

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Unfortunately the Te Deum you linked was removed by the user, but I looked it up again and yes, they are beautiful. I really like the March for the Ceremony of the Turks, too. Itā€™s so Lully.

I own this cd below ā€œThe World of Lullyā€. It has works of Lully and some of his contemporaries. Itā€™s a wonderful cd if you like this kind of music. It has samples.
classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.aspx?pid=225951

The Morten Lauridsen was unfortunately removed. Do you have any other links?

I noticed that I didnā€™t link the Handel ā€œLascia chā€™io piangaā€
youtube.com/watch?v=bnnXqMFnBRk
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What an absolute delight to discover on a Saturday afternoon! I cranked the Handel up so loud that DW wondered what had gotten into me. Thank you! Thank you, Gottle! That was simply awesome.
 
Anything by Mozart (esp the violin concertos)

Anything by Beethoven (esp Symph #5)

Lot of Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and I really like Copland too.
 
tuviskazinai said:
Ok, this is TOTALLY spamming and I am SO sorryā€¦perhaps some moderator is going to revoke my subscription hereā€¦hahaā€¦

But for weeks I have been trying to find out what the music is on this website, and I havenā€™t found an answer:

clonline.us/

Peace,
+AMDG+
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I like that piece too!
 
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