Classical Music II - Page 35

hectorberlioz · 01-27-2009, 08:15 PM

Hands down, the stupidest CD cover I've seen for a classical CD, in a long time.

http://www.naxos.com/SharedFiles/Ima....578015-16.gif

***Earniel*** · 01-28-2009, 06:16 PM

I've just bought a CD with Dvorak's New World Symphony and several Slavonic Dances. I've only listened to it once, but has anyone else ever noticed in the New World Symphony some vague resemblance to a few themes from Star Wars? Or am I the only one?

hectorberlioz · 01-28-2009, 07:48 PM

You know Earn, I have noticed that. There's also a piece by Dvorak that sounds uncannily like the theme to Spongebob Squarepants! That Dvorak guy was a real plagiarist apparently. I don't now how he did it, but somehow we was able to visit the future and steal tunes from Spongebob and John Williams

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***Earniel*** · 01-29-2009, 01:26 PM

Well, I was going to suggest that maybe Williams got somewhat inspired by Dvorak, but now that I hear Dvorak's already implicated in yet another plagiarist scandal, the truth can no longer be ignored!

I bet the Doctor's Tardis is mixed up in this conspiracy somewhere. *nods*

hectorberlioz · 01-29-2009, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Well, I was going to suggest that maybe Williams got somewhat inspired by Dvorak, but now that I hear Dvorak's already implicated in yet another plagiarist scandal, the truth can no longer be ignored!

I bet the Doctor's Tardis is mixed up in this conspiracy somewhere. *nods*

Yes, and Dvorak is not the only one, I found out. Apparently Gustav Holst, William Walton, Dmitry Shostakovich, and Richard Wagner have all made trips into the future in order to steal tunes from John Williams.

And the really sad thing is, he can't sue them!

***Earniel*** · 01-29-2009, 08:15 PM

*gasp* Not Richard Wagner too! Is there no end to this madness?

hectorberlioz · 01-29-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

*gasp* Not Richard Wagner too! Is there no end to this madness?

Indeed

. He stole Darth Vader's theme, switched it around a little bit, and used as the leitmotif from Siegfried in parts of Der Ring des Nibelungen.

I always suspected him though...he was too original. It couldn't have been without help

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**Mari** · 01-31-2009, 03:09 PM

How incredibly beautiful the Ave Maria by Schubert can be, played and/or sung by the right people *happy sigh*

Gwaimir Windgem · 01-31-2009, 05:38 PM

Though it's hard to beat the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria for over-the-top sentimentality.

hectorberlioz · 02-02-2009, 07:27 PM

Wow. Sibelius' Seventh Symphony is definitely my favorite by him. *sigh*

hectorberlioz · 02-04-2009, 12:15 PM

I'm listening to Mendelssohn on the radio. His Birthday was yesterday

Gwaimir Windgem · 02-06-2009, 10:47 PM

This is a huge year for music. 250th anniversary of Handel's death, 200th of Haydn's, 350th of Purcell's birth, and a couple more who have slipped my mind.

**Mari** · 02-07-2009, 04:29 AM

How is it a huge year? Their death or birth anniversaries aren't going to change the music they made all that time ago... Please explain

***Earniel*** · 02-07-2009, 07:42 AM

I quite liked the New World symphony after listening a couple of times to it, so I've decided to make another effort to enlarge my meagre classical music collection. I've bought Beethoven's 5th and 6th symphony, and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and Swan Lake.

hectorberlioz · 02-07-2009, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

I quite liked the New World symphony after listening a couple of times to it, so I've decided to make another effort to enlarge my meagre classical music collection. I've bought Beethoven's 5th and 6th symphony, and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and Swan Lake.

Woohoo!!!

*holds up hand for a high-five*

hectorberlioz · 02-07-2009, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

This is a huge year for music. 250th anniversary of Handel's death, 200th of Haydn's, 350th of Purcell's birth, and a couple more who have slipped my mind.

Yup, and some recent B-Days of Mendelssohn and Schubert as well. Plus Lukas Foss died, as did Vernon Handley (last year) and Richard Hickox.

Gwaimir Windgem · 02-09-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

How is it a huge year? Their death or birth anniversaries aren't going to change the music they made all that time ago... Please explain

I simply meant that it was historically significant. Of course, no doubt there will be numerous commemorations, so it will effect it in that way.

**Mari** · 02-09-2009, 04:44 PM

Hmmm, okay

hectorberlioz · 02-11-2009, 10:19 PM

Just a suggestion for everyone: DON'T join a Classical Music-specific messageboard if you want to listen to your music in peace. Talk about getting your blood pressure up!

***Tessar*** · 02-11-2009, 11:31 PM

I'm surrounded by music majors all day, every day.

I don't need to join any message boards to get opinions on music

.

01-27-2009, 08:15 PM	#681
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Hands down, the stupidest CD cover I've seen for a classical CD, in a long time. http://www.naxos.com/SharedFiles/Ima....578015-16.gif __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

01-28-2009, 06:16 PM	#682
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I've just bought a CD with Dvorak's New World Symphony and several Slavonic Dances. I've only listened to it once, but has anyone else ever noticed in the New World Symphony some vague resemblance to a few themes from Star Wars? Or am I the only one? __________________ We are not things.

01-28-2009, 07:48 PM	#683
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	You know Earn, I have noticed that. There's also a piece by Dvorak that sounds uncannily like the theme to Spongebob Squarepants! That Dvorak guy was a real plagiarist apparently. I don't now how he did it, but somehow we was able to visit the future and steal tunes from Spongebob and John Williams . __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 01-29-2009 at 05:03 PM.

01-29-2009, 01:26 PM	#684
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Well, I was going to suggest that maybe Williams got somewhat inspired by Dvorak, but now that I hear Dvorak's already implicated in yet another plagiarist scandal, the truth can no longer be ignored! I bet the Doctor's Tardis is mixed up in this conspiracy somewhere. nods __________________ We are not things.

01-29-2009, 08:15 PM	#686
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	gasp Not Richard Wagner too! Is there no end to this madness? __________________ We are not things.

01-31-2009, 03:09 PM	#688
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	How incredibly beautiful the Ave Maria by Schubert can be, played and/or sung by the right people happy sigh __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-31-2009, 05:38 PM	#689
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Though it's hard to beat the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria for over-the-top sentimentality. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

02-02-2009, 07:27 PM	#690
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Wow. Sibelius' Seventh Symphony is definitely my favorite by him. sigh __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

02-04-2009, 12:15 PM	#691
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	I'm listening to Mendelssohn on the radio. His Birthday was yesterday __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

02-06-2009, 10:47 PM	#692
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	This is a huge year for music. 250th anniversary of Handel's death, 200th of Haydn's, 350th of Purcell's birth, and a couple more who have slipped my mind. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

02-07-2009, 04:29 AM	#693
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	How is it a huge year? Their death or birth anniversaries aren't going to change the music they made all that time ago... Please explain __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

02-07-2009, 07:42 AM	#694
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I quite liked the New World symphony after listening a couple of times to it, so I've decided to make another effort to enlarge my meagre classical music collection. I've bought Beethoven's 5th and 6th symphony, and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and Swan Lake. __________________ We are not things.

02-09-2009, 04:44 PM	#698
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Hmmm, okay __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

02-11-2009, 10:19 PM	#699
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Just a suggestion for everyone: DON'T join a Classical Music-specific messageboard if you want to listen to your music in peace. Talk about getting your blood pressure up! __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

02-11-2009, 11:31 PM	#700
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I'm surrounded by music majors all day, every day. I don't need to join any message boards to get opinions on music .

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