Reccommend me some good Classical Music

Bach.............Ride of the Valkaries.

 

That'd be Wagner, but certainly second the recommendation.

 

Off the top of my head, the "Brandenburg" Concerto's are always a must have. I'm a fan of Bach's organ works and a big follower of Mozart. Its only coincidence I'm born on the same day as Mozart 221 years later. (Sorry Jordan) I go easy on Tchaikovsky as well and prefer Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov.

I'll look at my collection tonight and pick out my favorites and what I think you would enjoy along with the orchestra info.

Sunny

 

Sorry, that was from Wagner's Ring Cycle.

As for some good classical music, if you're looking for Beethoven, look into his 5th or 9th symphonies and any of his later string quartets.

As for Tchaikivsky, his Symphony 6 is always good.

Shostakovich's 5th Symphony is a good one, also his 'Leningrad' Sympony (#7 or 9?)

If you're into operas, look into Wagner's Tistan and Isolde or his Ring Cycle. Puccini is also a good composer of romantic era operas, including Tosca and others.

-Tom

 

The Planets by Holst and The Four Seasons by Vivaldi are a couple of popular standards. btw, just about anything from Vivaldi makes great driving music, especially on a winding road when the leaves are changing.

Shostakovich's 5'th is great if you're feeling just a bit too cheery...

 

Well on a slightly more upbeat modern day version,
I like Bond, William Orbit and most recently Craig Armstrong. Excellent renditions of classical music with some nice modern twists.
Craig Armstrong has done some of the music on Top Gear. Slightly operatic in places with good piano pieces and classical to boot.

 

Antonin Dvorak's Symphony #9 "From the New World"

Great "beginners" classical music

Erich

 

Totally agree. Symphony No 9 may take you a while to really enjoy it but I think it is the greatest work of his works, especially the 3rd movement. His violin concerto and piano concerto no 5 are great also. There are so many great classical music it really depends on your kinds you like.

 

would agree and repeat most below; here's my potpourri:

Bach - Brandenburg Concertos - for a different take on these, try Walter (now Wendy) Carlos' 'Switched on Bach' back when Moog synthesizers were brand new

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite; weird story, great music you may recognize

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia (not the vodka)

Vivaldi - 4 Seasons - sounds great in a Ferrari

Mozart - Requiem; Simply brilliant

Rossini - William Tell Overture (I'm a trumpet player so this was a dream come true to play this)

Beethovan - 9th Symphony; a high mark in the history of human achievement. Also the Emporer Piano Concerto - the best ever

Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue; I like Micheal Tillson Thomas' version with Gershwin's own piano roll playing the lead

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring and Rodeo

And just because I like it, Richard Rogers - Victory at Sea

There is so much good stuff

 

Rachmaninof: 2nd and 3rd piano concertos

Rimsky Korsakoff: Shaherazade

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliette


And here is a great introduction to Baroque music:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000004CX7/qid=1126825377/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-7746710-3206530?v=glance&s=classical

 

Carl Walters did a great spin with 'Switched On Bach' in the mid 70's, a must for all classical nuts! Here is the amazon link to pick up a CD: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005ORCV/ref%3Dpd%5Fsl%5Faw%5Falx-jeb-9-1%5Fmusic%5F4545224%5F2/102-2375778-7793729

ps: Remember the M*A*S*H episode with Radar hitting on the well educated gal?..." AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhh Baaaaaaaaacccchhhhh"!

 

js bach is probably topmost of my personal favorites.

some of his best works, imho:
goldberg variations (piano)
preludes/fugues from well-tempered clavier
partitas & sonatas for solo violin

 

Requiem - Gabriel Fauré
Firebird Suite - Igor Stravinsky
Mass for 4 Voices - William Byrd
Symphony No. 3 - Henryk Gorecki
Preludes for Piano - Claude Debussy


...just to name a few.

 

What????

Nobody likes Ravel or Debussy? Listen to Le Mer sometime when you are on a sailboat! DeFalla (sp?)'s 3-Cornered Hat is another piece that you don't have to be hardcore to enjoy.

KevFla

 

No collection is complete without P.D.Q. Bach.

 

Bach
Mozart
Handel - Water Music!
Vivaldi
Hyden
Beethoven

Tip: check out the classical music section in your town library, they usually have a great selection of CDs

 

Bravo!!

 

Here are my favorites.

Bach -
Brandenburg Concertos
Toccata & Fugue in D-minor
Violin Concerto #1, #2, #3

Mozart -
Serenata Notturna

Brahams -
Violin Concertos
Symphony #4

Rimsky-Korsakov -
Scheherazade

Borodin -
Polovtsian Dances

Stravinsky -
The Firebird
Petrushka - Burlesque in four scenes

Prokofiev -
Piano Concerto #3

Tchaikovsky -
Swan Lake

Haydn -
Cello Concertos #1, #2

Stanislus Syrewicz -
Blood Upon the Snow (Russia's War, music from the TV series)

I picked up the Hannibal soundtrack as well; surprisingly good.

Sunny

 

are you looking for classical music in the car or for critical listening at home?
makes a big difference.

 

Good albums:
Best of the Millenium, 40 Greatest Classical Hits of all time
This is a great 2-CD collection with some of the more famous good works.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonic Rock
This is a very interesting CD with an orchestra playing modern rock songs such as Derek & the Dominoes's "Layla," my favorite song of all time.

Movie Soundtracks
I love Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Jurassic Park, Mission Impossible, James Bond, The Simpsons, and Spiderman themes.

However there are tons of things that are not on those CD's
here are a few off the top of my head:

Chopin Scherzo No. 1 (favorite performance by Rubinstein)
Grieg Concerto
Richard Strauss - Don Juan!! I love this one

 

Where is Jordan this is right up his alley

 

If you prefer heavier symphonic stuff: Bruckner symphonies are great, especially the later ones (#7, #8 and #9)

 

Anton Bruckner is good stuff, also Gustav Mahler's, particularly his 5th.