Forum: Classical
05-20-2016, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 13,593
I especially like the Symphony #7. I heard the...
I especially like the Symphony #7. I heard the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform that work several years ago, and during the playing of the second movement there was that magical moment that you...
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Forum: Classical
04-22-2016, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 15,785
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Forum: General Music
12-06-2013, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,461
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Forum: Classical
09-27-2013, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 443
Views: 78,166
I attend classical concerts of the Chicago...
I attend classical concerts of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Lyric Opera. The performances are always packed. Most of the audience is middle-aged to elderly, but there are a good...
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Forum: Jazz & Blues
03-26-2013, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,159
Bill Evans
"Peace Piece" is a beautiful piece. I think Bill Evans wrote "Blue in Green", though it is usually attributed to Miles Davis.
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Forum: Pop
03-19-2013, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 365
Views: 54,958
Best Female Vocalist
Just considering the English speaking ones, these are some of the names that come to mind.
Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan
Rock - Janis Joplin
Soul - Aretha Franklin
Opera - Leontyne...
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Forum: Rock N Roll, Classic Rock & 60s Rock
03-08-2013, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,129
Moody Blues "Days of Future Passed"
"Question of Balance" has some good tunes on it if you're looking for other Moody Blues albums. I like some of the cuts on "Days of Future Passed", but I don't think the classical/rock mix on the...
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Forum: General Music
03-05-2013, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,884
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Forum: Soul & Funk
03-02-2013, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 111
Views: 41,733
Funkadelic
I just discovered "Maggot Brain" a few months ago. It blew me away. Beautiful and moving piece of music, incredible guitar solo.
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Forum: Pop
03-01-2013, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 238
Views: 36,092
Adele
I like the way she does the theme song to Skyfall. Very soulful, yet restrained. She reminds me a bit of Dusty Springfield, but with a bigger voice. I could see her doing some of the classic jazz...
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Forum: Classical
03-01-2013, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,338
Erik Satie
The Six Gnossiennes are very enjoyable. I wasn't aware of them until recently. I have a compilation of Satie's piano pieces performed by pianist Anne Queffelec that I recommend.
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Forum: Classical
02-28-2013, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,067
Prokofiev
Piano Concerto #2 is a powerful piece.
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Forum: Classical
02-25-2013, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 7,567
Any Stravinsky fans?
One of my favorite Stravinsky pieces, the Ebony Concerto, is a jazz-inspired piece he composed in the 1940s for Woody Herman's band.
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