Schubert: Serenade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtA9Js-22ko#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtA9Js-22ko#hq)
Beethoven: Fur Elise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQTTFUtMSvQ#noexternalembed&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQTTFUtMSvQ#noexternalembed&feature=related)
Mozart: Requiem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gx-N-kdIXk#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gx-N-kdIXk#hq)
Chopin: Nocturne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPPDV8wBOQ#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPPDV8wBOQ#hq)
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9WkkQ#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9WkkQ#hq)
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7-rx1gcy2I#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7-rx1gcy2I#hq)
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight Of The Bumblebee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMt4x8VEVXI#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMt4x8VEVXI#hq)
Elgar: Salut D'Amour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWrs5sGun-Y#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWrs5sGun-Y#hq)
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Liszt: Liebestraum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6hdDOFtW64#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6hdDOFtW64#hq)
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Debussy: Clair de Lune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvUepMa31o#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvUepMa31o#hq)
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-sgp4Bj2lQ&feature=related#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-sgp4Bj2lQ&feature=related#hq)
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Mendelssohn: Songs without words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYEggRrIH50#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYEggRrIH50#hq)
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (2nd Movement)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46aHty_hL6w#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46aHty_hL6w#hq)
I could listen to classical for hours on end. I often do when I am on a road trip or just surfing the web.
Thanks for posting these. :)
Quote from: Cami on February 22, 2009, 08:55:11 AM
Thanks for posting these. :)
my pleasure!
Schumann: Mondnacht
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VladsXtTcs&feature=related#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VladsXtTcs&feature=related#hq)
Liszt: La Campanella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-czNkyPQDA&feature=related#ws-hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-czNkyPQDA&feature=related#ws-hq)
Mahler: Symphony No 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1l1VGhFFYs#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1l1VGhFFYs#hq)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZXM2eq46_s#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZXM2eq46_s#hq)
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Mozart: Piano concerto No 21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-eLzao63I#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-eLzao63I#hq)
Bartok: Romanian Dances
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWnhwS42rM4#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWnhwS42rM4#hq)
Scarlatti: Sonata L33
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmqDOjHx70&feature=related# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmqDOjHx70&feature=related#)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U40xBSz6Dc# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U40xBSz6Dc#)
J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue "Dorian"
Fantasy in F Minor for Oboe and Organ
Johann Ludwig Krebs
Pachelbel: Canon in D major
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHw9uyj81g# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHw9uyj81g#)
Charles Marie Widor
Symphony No. 5
(Felix Hell, organist)
Right now I'm a little obsessed with:
Mozart - 12 Variations on Ah, vous derai je, Maman (love...)
- Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto 2 (of course)
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Stravinsky - Firebird Suite
Also, there is a Japanese drama called "Nodame Cantabile" that is centered around music students and features a great deal of wonderful classical music. It got me back into it. :D
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA93ybVGCeg#lq-lq2-hq)
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Allegri: Miserere
Gregorio Allegri - "Miserere" à neuf voix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLUafMBLtzo#lq-lq2-hq)
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Rachmaninov: Cello & Piano Sonata in G minor
Rachmaninov: Cello & Piano Sonata in Gm. III:"Andante". (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXpI7xVIuRw#lq-lq2-hq)
Schubert: Erlkonig (D328)
Franz Schubert : Erlkönig (D328) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOiMVPSzr7E#lq-hq)
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Renata Tebaldi: La Wally
Renata Tebaldi canta "La Wally" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdiUmFiVY4k#lq-lq2-hq)
Beethoven's Spring
ILYA ITIN/ IGOR GRUPPMAN BEETHOVEN 'Spring" Sonata Op. 24 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjWmhhVe5UM#lq-lq2-hq)
I got lots of great classical, jazz, folk, world etc from the following website www.musicalheritagesociety.com (//http://)
When I signed up the offer was something along the lines of 5CDs for $5.
Excellent sales and clearance items in the monthly catalog.
Downside is the "club" is a featured selection based club, so if you can remember to return the card or login each month its IMO a site worth checking into.
Vivaldi - Four Seasons, Winter
Vivaldi - Four Seasons (Winter) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGdFHJXciAQ#lq-lq2-hq)
One of my favorite instruments of all time has to be the harpsichord and so I'm a fan of Bach's Harpsichord Concertos
Bach - Concerto for 3 Harpsichords in D minor (BWV 1063) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiU8xQGr1yU#lq-lq2-hq)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ96i-m6cBk#lq-hq)
Paganini: Caprice No. 24
Jascha Heifetz plays Paganini Caprice No. 24 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPcnGrie__M#lq-lq2-hq)
Renata Tebaldi: O Divine Redeemer
Renata Tebaldi: O Divine Redeemer (Text Provided) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjCtPEe_f0o#lq-hq)
Alleluia and Fugue, Opus 406
Alan Hovhaness
Scarlatti: Sonata L33
Horowitz - Scarlatti Sonata L33 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmqDOjHx70#lq-lq2-hq)
Frédéric Chopin
Friedman: Chopin "Minute Waltz" (1924) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PJqdkXDbSI#lq-hq)
Minute Waltz
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Berlioz - Les Troyens - Royal Hunt And Storm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ocjUFzUIU#lq-lq2-hq)
Beethoven: Pastorale
Toscanini Conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" (1/7) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC-EPsvdi6E#lq-lq2-hq)
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major. Op. 48
TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsGRglp6tvs#lq-lq2-hq)
I wish I was the lady playing the piano. :D
Beethoven Concerto # 5 Emperor Part1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sokiKNwvgdc#lq-hq)
Wagner: Lohengrin Prelude
Richard Wagner, Lohengrin Prelude (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh2dxZebpIw#lq2-hq)
Mendelssohn: War March of the priests
War March Of The Priests - Felix Mendelssohn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKWelcf2oTo#lq-hq)
Schubert: Piano Sonata D 959
Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata D. 959 part 1-1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln2es6Lg66U#lq-lq2-hq)
Chopin: Ballade No. 1
Horowitz plays Chopin Ballade 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhnRIuGZ_dc#lq-lq2-hq)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by J. S. Bach, as performed by Wendy Carlos on "Switched-on Bach 2000"
Debussy: Arabesque #1
Debussy - Arabesque #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWpV7L4YHuU#lq-lq2-hq)
Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz
Strauss - Blue danube waltz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0VUXLsBSjo#lq-lq2-hq)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto E Minor (Op. 64) - 1st Movement
Heifetz: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor (Op. 64) - 1st Movement (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJfKlp1ZfSg#normal)
Mozart: Piano Sonata in A minor
Mozart Piano Sonata in A minor Classical Piano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mNxgzKlaDU#)
Brahms: Viola Sonata
Brahms Viola Sonata - Dimitri Murrath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdtvr-0Ib4U#)
Stop Motion - Mozart Marriage of Figaro by MysteryGuitarMan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuU00Q3RhDg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuU00Q3RhDg#ws)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY#)
Though I prefer the Mstislav Rostropovich version, a bit more sprightly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E#noexternalembed)
And, once upon a time, like back in the mid 90s, Vanessa-Mae was a good classical player.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Fa_EUQqY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Fa_EUQqY#)
Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uMfXh4OOx8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uMfXh4OOx8#)
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Mozart: Symphony 41 K 551
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcly8-RGhgw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcly8-RGhgw#)
Schubert: Death and the Maiden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yy9szBIKCw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yy9szBIKCw#)
Grieg's "Mornging Mood"; Beethoven's "Symphony #3, 2'nd Movement"; Paul Gilbert's "Gilberto Concerto" Bach's "Sonatas & Partitas for Violin" performed by Henryk Szeryng; Paganini's "24 Caprices" performed by Ricci
Switched on Bach - 2000
Wendy Carlos
I love my local libraries!
I was going to say:
Quote from: Natasha on February 22, 2009, 11:13:09 PM
Schumann: Mondnacht
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VladsXtTcs&feature=related#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VladsXtTcs&feature=related#hq)
But I prefer it with a vocalist like in this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gppb94qCA6g# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gppb94qCA6g#)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 (1st movement)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhstAEaWBl4# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhstAEaWBl4#)
Maybe it's just the sixties lover in me, but I always liked the Swingle Singers doing Bach. Swing choir meets the classics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiWn0eCxLSQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiWn0eCxLSQ#)
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J.S. Bach
from Switched On Bach 2000 by Wendy Carlos
Symphony No. 50 "Mount St. Helens"
by Alan Hovhaness
The very cold and gray weather like winter has really set in has given me a powerful hankerin' for some Chopin. I have four sets by different piano players including Alicia del la Rocha, Horowitz (of course, how could you not), Ivan Moravec (the guy that the Chopin lovers really love) and Krystian Zimerman (my fav). Once I start playing the Chopin it can go on for days, the nocturnes into the mazurkas, waltzes, polonaises and études. His output was mighty and the depth of his emotion truly limitless. Yet despite the intense emotion (or perhaps because of it) the beauty of the notes and spaces between the notes is so simple and delicate.
Grieg: Aase's Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB4m885sTeE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB4m885sTeE#)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7eUSFsn28&feature=related# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7eUSFsn28&feature=related#)
Monteverdi: Sfogava con le stelle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY40aMDMIAo# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY40aMDMIAo#)
F. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - Marche funèbre: Lento
"Dorian" Tocatta by J.S. Bach
Ton Koopman, organist
Koopman is really one of the best. Awesome technique.
It never ceases to amaze me how fast he does the Dm Tocatta and Fugue. I've heard it live by various organists, but Koopman shaves almost a minute off the thing.
It could be they only had so much studio time booked and some guy is on the other side of the glass giving him the 'speed it up' signal. But I prefer to think he's just real stoned and doing that "Faster! Faster! Play faster!" deal from Reefer Madness that I love so much.
Satie: Gnossienne No.4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJQGM3MfqmI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJQGM3MfqmI#)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8l37utZxMQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8l37utZxMQ#)
Chopin: Nocturne no. 8 op. 27 no. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cxkLZoEFEk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cxkLZoEFEk#)
I also once liked listening classical music.
Nowadays I started to listen again, but I realized that I no longer am so much emotional compared with my teens and twenties. Today I listened various versions of Dvorak violin conerto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo3o4oxaUV0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo3o4oxaUV0#)
Quote from: Natasha on February 06, 2009, 05:53:14 PM
Beethoven: Fur Elise
And a young guy here well known in youtube, once appeared on a TV program here showing his skill of "free hands". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Kim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Kim)
He is now in obligatory military service, but he played fur elise during the program.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-B4sjUve3E# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-B4sjUve3E#)
Barbie~~
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOTK2JbKo8I# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOTK2JbKo8I#)
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4mdTgI02cg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4mdTgI02cg#)
What happens when you take a group of very talented musicians, give them four weeks to learn a completely different instrument (members of the string section could not pick another string instrument) and have them play Canon in D?
This.
http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4980392 (http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4980392)
Górecki: Symphony No.3 - 2nd Movement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvXjo9x0xtg&feature=related# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvXjo9x0xtg&feature=related#)
Andrés Segovia plays Bach Gavotte 1 & 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBQfHJA2Lng# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBQfHJA2Lng#)
Arvo Pärt - Silouans Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bvfr5JzClI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bvfr5JzClI#)
Frédéric Chopin - Prelude in D-flat (op.28 no. 4)
"Suffocation" is one of the most famous pieces Chopin wrote;
it was played at his funeral. It consists of a slow melody in the right
hand and repeated block chords in the left hand..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef-4Bv5Ng0w# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef-4Bv5Ng0w#)
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OloXRhesab0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OloXRhesab0#)
Frédéric Chopin - Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 15)
Nicknamed the "Raindrop" Prelude, is the longest of the twenty-four.
The main melody is repeated three times; the melody in the middle,
however, is much more dark and dramatic. The key signature switches
between D-flat major and C-sharp minor (its parallel minor).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcIMvliWM2I# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcIMvliWM2I#)
Dvorak: Tempo di valse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=disqzLW1QJA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=disqzLW1QJA#)
We hit the limit =( I want more classical music T_T
Mahler: Symphony No 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1l1VGhFFYs#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1l1VGhFFYs#hq)
Albinoni: Adagio in G minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spBOZa87xIY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spBOZa87xIY#)
Always liked the John Williams version of Asturias by Isaac Albeniz. It's a lot faster than the Segovia, so here is both, you make the call. P.S. Tell the Doors to credit this right on Waiting for the Sun, they sure didn't write it.
Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfFbuT3I6A# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfFbuT3I6A#)
Segovia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9efHwnFAkuA&feature=related# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9efHwnFAkuA&feature=related#)
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Doll Song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1_4XxbZ3qI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1_4XxbZ3qI#)
Quote from: Natasha on February 27, 2010, 02:57:55 AM
Albinoni: Adagio in G minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spBOZa87xIY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spBOZa87xIY#)
Yngwie Malmsteen ripped this one off for his "Icarus' Dream Suite, Opus 4."
Salieri: Sinfonia Veneziana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5Dr8Bz5Bc&feature=related# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5Dr8Bz5Bc&feature=related#)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF3XT3zHO10# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF3XT3zHO10#)
Respighi: Pini di Roma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKXkFZ4FqQ8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKXkFZ4FqQ8#)
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty
RUSSIA -- Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty - Waltz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sU4mgkGtrs#lq-lq2-hq)
Adagio in G Minor -- Albinoni
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spBOZa87xIY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spBOZa87xIY#)
Beethoven Symphony no. 9: Ode an die Freude (ode to joy)
A wonderful piece about tolerance and friendship. It is no surprise it is the current anthem of the European Union.
A short styled version:
Fischerchor - Freude schöner Götterfunken 2004 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqtZ_c3cyhE#)
Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
Was die Mode streng geteilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
My rough translation (German and English are not my native languages):
Joy, devine spark,
Daughter of Elysium,
We enter drunk with fire.
Heavenly, your sacred shrine,
Your magic brings together,
That what is separated by culture.
All men become brothers,
Under your gentle wings.
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Pergolesi - Stabat Mater - moritur and amen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA4KIZ1YO_Q#)
ANA MOURA - FADO LOUCURA (ao vivo - sem microfone) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lh9YHtZzHfk#)
A huge favourite of mine. Such subtle beauty. (http://youtu.be/f9RuOp1UtZc)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f667ibKJrD8#!%5B/url)
Rachmaninoff - Vocalise For Violin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19J8dO3T1S8#)
Mozart's greatest violin piece (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caVr-VdeDvw)
Kia Ora Natasha,
You might like this "Flash Mob" "Song Of Joy" -Best coin ever spent...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmxDRnFRhdk
Song Of Joy was my introduction to classical music in my early teens....
Metta Zenda :)
I have an obsession with the music of Shostakovich. I'm glad to see some have already posted him here. :)
I attached a performance of his 8th string quartet that I found to be very well done. This is probably my favorite piece that he ever wrote. It is depressing, but the emotion within it is so palpable that you simply can't ignore how impressive it is. Plus, I love all the stories surrounding the piece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-Qh3bAOeY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-Qh3bAOeY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNR1UETzQU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNR1UETzQU)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuIs9GW40-U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuIs9GW40-U)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IlDxUyQVB0
Quote from: learningtolive on August 17, 2013, 07:22:08 PM
I have an obsession with the music of Shostakovich. I'm glad to see some have already posted him here. :)
I adore DS!
Symphony #10 is one of my all time favourite compositions. What catharsis!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRmzBQM8Gxc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRmzBQM8Gxc)
There are some lovely pieces posted here :)
Quote from: learningtolive on August 17, 2013, 07:22:08 PM
I have an obsession with the music of Shostakovich. I'm glad to see some have already posted him here. :)
I attached a performance of his 8th string quartet that I found to be very well done. This is probably my favorite piece that he ever wrote. It is depressing, but the emotion within it is so palpable that you simply can't ignore how impressive it is. Plus, I love all the stories surrounding the piece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-Qh3bAOeY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-Qh3bAOeY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNR1UETzQU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNR1UETzQU)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuIs9GW40-U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuIs9GW40-U)
That string quartet is exactly what came to mind when you mentioned Shostakovich, apparently he started weeping when he first heard it performed (obviously in Beethoven's case this would have been somewhat a difficulty). It is very deep. I've only really appreciated Haydn and Beethoven in regards to string quartets other than Shostakovich, so far. Now's an opportunity for me to post a Beethoven string quartet! Wow, there are so many to choose from...literally the whole of the last 4 ones he did, 'the late string quartets', no.s 13, 14, 15, 16 are really excellent. Here's a particularly poignant piece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-jus6AGHzQ
Rachmaninoff ~ Prelude in C sharp minor
http://youtu.be/mXGSfJn3nKQ
I love Widor ~ Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5
But this is another favourite of mine by Widor ~ Allegro from Symphony No. 6
http://youtu.be/yGV-BYYeUdU
Quote from: Natasha on February 27, 2009, 10:27:10 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZXM2eq46_s#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZXM2eq46_s#hq)
Post Merge: February 28, 2009, 10:30:03 PM
Mozart: Piano concerto No 21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-eLzao63I#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-eLzao63I#hq)
"There's simply too many notes, just cut a few and it will be perfect!" "Which few did you have in mind your Excelancy?"