The Classical Music Recommendation Thread

starrynight · 05-17-2011, 08:24 AM

For Henry Cow his most famous is possibly Leg End (aka Legend) from 1971. I'm not sure he's normally put under classical though, it's more an experimental mix of things.

dhalberger · 05-18-2011, 03:33 PM

Thanks, but I can't seem to find it on Youtube. Anyway, I heard some of his other music and I don't think much of it. Do you have any other suggestions?

starrynight · 05-19-2011, 03:33 AM

I was actually replying to someone else.

For some triumphant music, something like this, Walton - Crown Imperial.

RWPossum · 06-05-2011, 12:31 AM

I don't understand why Henry Purcell is not universally regarded as one of the truly great Baroque composers. Maybe he's popular in the UK and other countries, but here in the US, it seems that the stations never play him. I'd never heard of him until a few years ago when I listened to a King's Consort CD with Purcell's "O fair Cedaria" sung by Barbara Bonney. The song came to me from time to time, but I forgot the composer's name. Recently, I discovered two Purcell operas, Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen, which is based on A Midsummer Night's Dream. There are You Tube excerpts from both operas. In particular I recommend excerpts from The Fairy Queen performed at Glyndebourne Festival, conducted by William Christie. Purcell is sublime and earthy. "Come away, fellow sailors" in his tragedy Dido and Aeneas may be unique in Baroque music, a number about drunken sailors on shore leave.

Burning Down · 06-05-2011, 07:11 AM

I love Purcell's music, and I think he was just overshadowed by more popular composers during that time, like Bach and Handel, for instance.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 06-09-2011, 06:02 PM

Thinking of looking into Schoenberg, and thinking of giving Webern another chance. What would be the densest, and bizarre of their works?

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 06-11-2011, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sp.aviram

Schoenberg have his 6 little piano pieces - op. 19.
and "A Survivor from Warsaw" by Schoenberg is really powerful piece !

I also recommend a modern composer : Nikolai Kapustin.
virtuos in piano and have beautiful melodies !

Thank you.

BigSwede · 07-03-2011, 02:31 PM

The first opera I have liked is Cosi Fan Tutte.
I still haven't listen to the whole opera yet,but would like to hear suggestions for a second opera to listen to.

starrynight · 07-04-2011, 02:01 PM

Marriage of Figaro if you don't know that.

BigSwede · 07-06-2011, 09:13 AM

Thank you!

06-05-2011, 12:31 AM	#64 (permalink)
RWPossum Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1	I don't understand why Henry Purcell is not universally regarded as one of the truly great Baroque composers. Maybe he's popular in the UK and other countries, but here in the US, it seems that the stations never play him. I'd never heard of him until a few years ago when I listened to a King's Consort CD with Purcell's "O fair Cedaria" sung by Barbara Bonney. The song came to me from time to time, but I forgot the composer's name. Recently, I discovered two Purcell operas, Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen, which is based on A Midsummer Night's Dream. There are You Tube excerpts from both operas. In particular I recommend excerpts from The Fairy Queen performed at Glyndebourne Festival, conducted by William Christie. Purcell is sublime and earthy. "Come away, fellow sailors" in his tragedy Dido and Aeneas may be unique in Baroque music, a number about drunken sailors on shore leave. Last edited by RWPossum; 06-05-2011 at 12:43 AM.

07-04-2011, 02:01 PM	#69 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	Marriage of Figaro if you don't know that. __________________ non-cliquey member of every music forum I participate on

05-17-2011, 08:24 AM	#61 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	For Henry Cow his most famous is possibly Leg End (aka Legend) from 1971. I'm not sure he's normally put under classical though, it's more an experimental mix of things.

05-18-2011, 03:33 PM	#62 (permalink)
dhalberger Groupie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 11	Thanks, but I can't seem to find it on Youtube. Anyway, I heard some of his other music and I don't think much of it. Do you have any other suggestions?

05-19-2011, 03:33 AM	#63 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	I was actually replying to someone else. For some triumphant music, something like this, Walton - Crown Imperial.

06-05-2011, 07:11 AM	#65 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I love Purcell's music, and I think he was just overshadowed by more popular composers during that time, like Bach and Handel, for instance.

07-03-2011, 02:31 PM	#68 (permalink)
BigSwede Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 73	The first opera I have liked is Cosi Fan Tutte. I still haven't listen to the whole opera yet,but would like to hear suggestions for a second opera to listen to.

07-06-2011, 09:13 AM	#70 (permalink)
BigSwede Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 73	Thank you!