Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 10:55 AM
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,475
For the ultimate in pure laid-back,...
For the ultimate in pure laid-back, melt-in-your-mouth lusciousness, I'd nominate the Bailero from Songs of the Auvergne by Joseph Canteloube. The performances by Victoria de los Angeles or Kiri Te...
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 12,606
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 21,501
The Parisian organist and composer Charles...
The Parisian organist and composer Charles Tournemire (1870-1939) followed in the footsteps of Cesar Franck as one of his most faithful and admiring students, and eventually succeeded him as organist...
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,591
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,642
Between the baroque era (1600-1750) and the...
Between the baroque era (1600-1750) and the romantic era (1830-World War I) stands the classical period proper (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, although Beethoven definitely headed towards the romantic). ...
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 99
Views: 22,329
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 320
Views: 140,312
Three favorites come to mind:
Symphonic...
Three favorites come to mind:
Symphonic Dances, by Rachmaninoff. My favorite movement is the second. The image it suggests to me: imagine that someone you're madly in love with has recently...
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 320
Views: 140,312
The double violin concerto by Henk Badings!
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The double violin concerto by Henk Badings!
I gather that the composer was denigrated, and his career hurt for awhile, because of alleged Nazi sympathies.
But if you're looking for fast pace...
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Forum: General Music
07-16-2013, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 5,772
CanwllCorfe and Fetcher :bowdown:
Showing...
CanwllCorfe and Fetcher :bowdown:
Showing my age, I guess, but you can't be beat a choice bit of disco, or at least disco influence. Glad your links still work. You've made Motorcycle and...
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Forum: General Music
07-16-2013, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 5,772
Here's a golden oldie for you:
That Old...
Here's a golden oldie for you:
That Old Black Magic
On a lyrics site (sorry, they're not letting me post links yet) someone has attributed it to Frank Sinatra, and many other great singers have...
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Forum: General Music
07-16-2013, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,232
Two standardbearers, who perhaps didn't die...
Two standardbearers, who perhaps didn't die terribly much before their time and who had their flaws, but as charismatic evangelists remain unsurpassed:
Leonard Bernstein
Virgil Fox
Two...
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Forum: Media
07-16-2013, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 621
Views: 41,242
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:clap: Similarly, Hearts in Atlantis--...
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:clap: Similarly, Hearts in Atlantis-- maybe not an all-time favorite, but well up there.
Stand By Me
Hunt for Red October. Hard to justify objectively, but by golly I keep watching it....
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2013, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 281
Views: 131,936
Bach!
And who would want to be without many...
Bach!
And who would want to be without many of the others already listed?
Rachmaninoff, Sibelius, and Scriabin (late piano music, at least) are sadly under-rated. When I mentioned that...
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Forum: Jazz & Blues
07-16-2013, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 33,571
Ooh, I love Garbarek's music, although it would...
Ooh, I love Garbarek's music, although it would not occur to me to call it noir. Of my several other favorite artists on the ECM label, Terje Rypdal (primarily a guitarist) would fit that bill best....
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Forum: Jazz & Blues
07-16-2013, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 33,571
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