Posted: 11/28/2005 5:13:47 PM EDT
| Work was stressful today. I need to relax. Beethoven's 9th is working well, but the rest of my collection is lacking. ARFCOM hive mind input is welcome. |
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Hmm, any classical music I'd suggest probably wouldn't be relaxing (except for a music nut like myself), but a few of the pieces I like are Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony, Brahms' symphonies (all of 'em, but especially the 4th), Debussy's La Mer, Rimski-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Holst's The Planets, especially Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus, Dukas' The Scorcer's Apprentice, Lazzari's The Accursed Huntsman, and Lizst's Mazeppa, Les Preludes and Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo. That's my small list. |
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Concerto in A minor for piano, chorus & orchestra by Beethoven. It's also called the Choral Fantasy. The Trout by Schubert. Leonore Overtures 1-4 by Beethoven. Pilgrim's Chorus from Wagner's Tannhauser. Rondo ala Turka by Mozart Violin Concerto in A minor, Kirkel 134 by Mozart The Romance from the Gadfly by Shostakovich (about the only Shostakovich piece I like) Scherezade by Rimski-Korsakov Capricio Italian by Tchaikovsky La Quattro Stagnione (sp) or The Four Seasons by Vivaldi |
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003FPT/104-3389316-2974344?v=glance This has about 30-60 seconds of each of 99 classical music selections, nearly all of which you will know. The liner notes even tell you which movies or Warner Brothers cartoons you probably know them from. If you've ever wanted to "know what that song is called", this is the CD for you. -Troy |
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Ole' Ludwig Van's violin sonata's..Spring and Kreutzer. With Perlman playing them! Linky...with samples! |
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Fra Diavolo by Auber. Very stirring piece. Light Cavalry overture (yep, you've heard it in the cartoons) by Franz von Suppe. William Tell overture by Rossini (think Lone Ranger) New Hebrides overture by Mendelsohn La Donna Mobile from Rigoletto by Joe Green (Guiseppe Verde). Note: Feminist would hate it this piece if they knew what the lyrics meant.  All arfcomers going through divorce should enjoy this sound advice from l'duco d' Mantua. 
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For background music I like baroque and this is one of my favorite collections  The Bells of Ste. Genevieve and other Baroque Delights   Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel among others played by Galway, Zuckerman, Canadian Brass, English Chamber Orchestra. I also have a Winton Marsalis playing Baroque Brass cd which is a lot of fun also. |
The Brandenburg Conceri are always appropriate, but for the love of god, get a recording that is done on period instruments. Numbers 2 sounds god-awful h Trivia! You can tell which concerto is being played by the instruments used. Number 1: horns, oboe, violin and continuo Number 2: trumpet, recorder, violin, oboe and continuo Number 3: all strings Number 4: 2 recorders, violin and continuo Number 5: transverse flute, violin and continuo Number 6: all strings again, but no violins. |
You mean Goldberg Variations. Two Gould recordings of Goldberg Variations are considered among the most flawless recordings ever. 1956 1974 Definitely my recommendation too. |
I thought it was 1955 and 1981? |
Yes... Bach's Goldberg Variations. I know it was an early recording because you can tell on the CD that it was a very analog recording. Outstanding though. Best thing to come from Canada.... well besides Canadian French women.... and Striker.... |
Yep on the 1955, copyright 56, performed 55. The '81 recording is probably more famous, but the '74 is unique because variation 1 is double time like performed in '55. |