Your favorite classical tunes...
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Mrs.Tigersoap
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At my daughter's request, we are currently introducing her to classical music (she's 7). These are her favourite so far (and one of my faves as well in the most popular ones):
Pachelbel's Canon in D major: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80
Debussy's Clair de lune : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY
I'm always moved to tears by these two.
Thanks for the thread, Herr Eisenheim! :)
Pachelbel's Canon in D major: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80
Debussy's Clair de lune : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY
I'm always moved to tears by these two.
Thanks for the thread, Herr Eisenheim! :)
mada85
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Mrs Tigersoap said:
Yes, an excellent thread!
My favourite classical composer is Handel, and my favourite works of his are the Concerti Grossi and the Organ Concerti.
Here's a YouTube link to his Organ Concerto op4 no4 in F Major: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5KFulKZkJk
And here a link to his Concerti Grossi op6 no7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mg3y42UYQU
The story goes that Beethoven was given a complete set of Handel's scores. He indicated the scores and said: 'There is truth.'
Mozart, too, revered Handel. How Mozart loved Handel gives a brief history of how he responded to Handel's influence and music.
great tunes , I think I will compose the playlist from suggestions in this thread :) Interesting article too.
I cannot help but post more overtures
My second favorite by Rossini from The Barber of Seville, gotta love the dramatic build up, moving you from one feeling extreme to other
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OloXRhesab0
and Verdi's la Traviata Overture will move even those made of stone :), too bad its very short
this is also visual feast with Leighton's paintings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VbG_8qK3Y
I cannot help but post more overtures
My second favorite by Rossini from The Barber of Seville, gotta love the dramatic build up, moving you from one feeling extreme to other
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OloXRhesab0
and Verdi's la Traviata Overture will move even those made of stone :), too bad its very short
this is also visual feast with Leighton's paintings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VbG_8qK3Y
I like the Saint-Saen's organ symphony and it's a great one for kids because they can watch that adorable movie "Babe" and catch the tune. Here's a nice little video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3LrfYwpTpk
A more formal version of the final movement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hopaQjQFUYw
Here's the whole shebang:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_KjuGaVqpw
Well worth listening to. The final movement begins at 27:58 and it is OUTSTANDINGLY done. (The conductor is pretty entertaining, too.)
This is an awesome version of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBlQZyTF_LY
I love this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBodPdJfBt4&list=PL506AD232083294F9
Yeah, some people might think it is cheesy or a sacrilege but he CAN be serious and he's got big hands which makes this possible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICJXAynKeE4&list=PL506AD232083294F9
...which is probably my favorite piece of music if I had to choose just one. And he does one heckuva job.
A more formal version of the final movement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hopaQjQFUYw
Here's the whole shebang:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_KjuGaVqpw
Well worth listening to. The final movement begins at 27:58 and it is OUTSTANDINGLY done. (The conductor is pretty entertaining, too.)
This is an awesome version of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBlQZyTF_LY
I love this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBodPdJfBt4&list=PL506AD232083294F9
Yeah, some people might think it is cheesy or a sacrilege but he CAN be serious and he's got big hands which makes this possible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICJXAynKeE4&list=PL506AD232083294F9
...which is probably my favorite piece of music if I had to choose just one. And he does one heckuva job.
Jasmine
Jedi
Winter Concerto from Vivaldi "Four Seasons". However I can go without the first part and usually skip straight to #2 Largo and #3 Allegro! Yum... Looking forward to listening to some of the great suggestions here, thanks :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZCfydWF48c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZCfydWF48c
loreta said:
Love Satie. He got me through my first broken heart.
Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, pick any of 'em! Plus there's a terrific pianist named Jaques Loussier who take baroque music and reimagines it as jazz. J.S. does very well with a cool percussion line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeLV2g-Lcj4
Just had to add another one :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sjHlPuoFT8 Enjoy!
I am a big fan of piano concerto.
This is my all time favorite; Mozart Piano Concerto No 20. And I like Mitsuko Uchida, she is very passionate and precise in every performance. To me, this is magnificent and the perfection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exapssCHAFg
And Yuja Wang’s Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3. The 3rd Movement is a bit fast, but I like the flow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEdiAcu6sHQ
This morning I was listening to Listz's Un Sospiro. I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5kTui3nqc
This is my all time favorite; Mozart Piano Concerto No 20. And I like Mitsuko Uchida, she is very passionate and precise in every performance. To me, this is magnificent and the perfection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exapssCHAFg
And Yuja Wang’s Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3. The 3rd Movement is a bit fast, but I like the flow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEdiAcu6sHQ
This morning I was listening to Listz's Un Sospiro. I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5kTui3nqc