Classical Music

[hectorberlioz]

Alright everyone
let me tell you the composer that you need to listen to (besides Berlioz. oooh! speaking of Berlioz, I recommend "Les Nuites d'ete")
His name is Alexander von Zemlinsky.
for a not well known composer, he is surprisingly prolific.
several symphonies, string quartets, operas (mostly operas), symphonic poems and sacred music.
hmm....(you wonder....) this guy sounds like he's from the 1700's...
but he's not.
Alexander von Zemlinsky,1871-1942
http://tigger.uic.edu/~volk/Zemlinsky/Zemlinsky.html
thats where you can learn more about him.

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
lol grey_wolf, i think you mean Pachelbel .

btw-have you heard Mozart's Requiem? it is essential to your life

Naturally one of my true favourites (I've added it). It was played in the end of Amadeus.Thanks, the required name-editing has been done.

...and the liszt goes ever on and on...

[hectorberlioz]

Originally posted by Grey_Wolf
Naturally one of my true favourites (I've added it). It was played in the end of Amadeus.Thanks, the required name-editing has been done.

...and the liszt goes ever on and on...

lol!
I loved AMADEUS. one of my favorites of all time, though not at all historically accurate.

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
lol!
I loved AMADEUS. one of my favorites of all time, though not at all historically accurate.

Me too. It was terrific, but perhaps as you say not historically accurate. At the very end the Romanze was played and that is truly a beautiful piece of music.

[hectorberlioz]

Originally posted by Grey_Wolf
Me too. It was terrific, but perhaps as you say not historically accurate. At the very end the Romanze was played and that is truly a beautiful piece of music.

indeed.
what recording of the mozart requiem do you own?

[Mercutio]

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
Alright everyone
let me tell you the composer that you need to listen to (besides Berlioz. oooh! speaking of Berlioz, I recommend "Les Nuites d'ete")
His name is Alexander von Zemlinsky.
for a not well known composer, he is surprisingly prolific.
several symphonies, string quartets, operas (mostly operas), symphonic poems and sacred music.
hmm....(you wonder....) this guy sounds like he's from the 1700's...
but he's not.
Alexander von Zemlinsky,1871-1942
http://tigger.uic.edu/~volk/Zemlinsky/Zemlinsky.html
thats where you can learn more about him.

I'll check it out!

Which Requiem? Not the same as yours:

Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus

with Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

and Michael Halasz

Its by Naxos.

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

someone mentioned Sir Georg Solti earlier,
i have his recording of
L'Apprenti Sorcier, by Dukas
on vinyl

[hectorberlioz]

Originally posted by Last Child of Ungoliant
someone mentioned Sir Georg Solti earlier,
i have his recording of
L'Apprenti Sorcier, by Dukas
on vinyl

I have...
brahms: sym no 2
schubert. sym's nos. 8, and 5
wagner: nibelungen highlights

all conducted by Solti.
of course its nearly impossible NOT to have something conducted by Solti.

[trolls' bane]

Wagner? That's one of my teacher's names. Never heard of him, though.

[hectorberlioz]

yep, and its pronounced "Voggnur".

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
indeed.
what recording of the mozart requiem do you own?

I've only heard it in the movie and on the radio and I think that my parents has record of it.

[Elvedans]

Has anyone heard the Queen symphony? It is the most beautiful piece of music integrating several melodies of Queen songs and including them seamlessly in a symphony, without just sounding like orchestral versions of the songs. I'd be interested to hear other people's views on it.

[trolls' bane]

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
yep, and its pronounced "Voggnur".

Oh, that's pronounced different.

Has anyone heard the Queen symphony? It is the most beautiful piece of music integrating several melodies of Queen songs and including them seamlessly in a symphony, without just sounding like orchestral versions of the songs. I'd be interested to hear other people's views on it.

Hey, you know what I just thought of that would be cool? It would be cool if someone got a great number of symphonies, opera singers, a marching band (although they wouldn't march), several people with Didgeridoos (I don't think that there is a proper spelling for them), and trumpets, etc. etc., and call the song, or series, The Music of the Ainur. Would be about time. Almost hard to believe that no one has ever though of that.

[hectorberlioz]

Originally posted by Elvedans
Has anyone heard the Queen symphony? It is the most beautiful piece of music integrating several melodies of Queen songs and including them seamlessly in a symphony, without just sounding like orchestral versions of the songs. I'd be interested to hear other people's views on it.

I looked up "queen symphony" on amazon, but it wont find anything. who wrote the queen symphony?

[Mercutio]

I recently acquired a new CD of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Paritia for Double Strings, some folk songs, etc.) The oboe concerto on it has an exceptional haunting melody. Absolutley gorgeous. I don't know how many times I've already listened to it.

[Mercutio]

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
I looked up "queen symphony" on amazon, but it wont find anything. who wrote the queen symphony?

The Queen Symphony: Its what you might call "modern classical" music. Written by Tolga Kashif.

Here's a link, complete with audio clips:
http://www.queenonline.com/site_docs...nguage=english

[hectorberlioz]

Sir Willliam Walton was born onMarch 29, 1902 in Oldham,.Lancashire, England.
He's not very popular nowadays, even among classical music lovers, but if he hadnt written his first symphony, then John Williams would not have composed his score for STAR WARS.


http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Walton-William.htm

[Grey_Wolf]

Updated: My classical music favourites:

Aram Khachturian:

Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Handel:

Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
Water Music Suite 2 in D Calla Hornpipe
Music for royal fireworks
Arrival of the Queen Sheba

Bach:

Jesu, Joy of man's desiring
Brandenburg Concerto No 4
Brandenburg Concerto No 3
Arioso
Tocata and fuga in D-moll

Faure:

Dolly Suite

Holst:

Mars from the planets

Vivaldi

Four Seasons: Summer & Winter

Pachelbel

Canon

Mozart:

Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor Kv 466 - Romanze
Requiem


...just to mention a few.

Newly added piece in the Bach-section!!

[hectorberlioz]

Grey_Wolf, have you heard of Percy Grainger? he wrote his "The Warriors" suite at about the same time that Holst wrote his 'Planets' suite. Its a great and really exciting piece. I highly reccomend it.
Also, Bernstein's "fancy free ballet" is really good too.

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
Grey_Wolf, have you heard of Percy Grainger? he wrote his "The Warriors" suite at about the same time that Holst wrote his 'Planets' suite. Its a great and really exciting piece. I highly reccomend it.
Also, Bernstein's "fancy free ballet" is really good too.

Thanks for the recom. Unfortunately I'm not familiar with Percy Grainger and haven't heard his The Warriors. But if it's good I could go to a cd-store and listen to it and if I think its good I might just buy it.