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Vestige
Profile Joined November 2009
United States303 Posts
February 27 2010 23:50 GMT
#1
Apparently, alot of the starcraft community finds that classical music helps them play starcraft. What classical songs are you guys listening to? Do you play any instruments? Etc.? Lets get this ball rolling :D

as for me i play trumpet and i actually just bought the sheet music to these songs





and these are by far my 3 favorite pieces/performances of alllll time





"You'd wish it were hell"
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
February 28 2010 00:06 GMT
#2
I really really really did not like that interpretation of Libertango.
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
February 28 2010 00:12 GMT
#3
On February 28 2010 09:06 koreasilver wrote:
I really really really did not like that interpretation of Libertango.


Have to agree.
Ughhhhh.

Finally a thread like this. Hope it prospers.
Stuck.
Arco
Profile Joined September 2009
United States2090 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-28 00:29:35
February 28 2010 00:15 GMT
#4
I play violin. When I was a senior in high school, three other students and myself won a contest to play an end of year "senior soloist" concert with our school orchestra. It was me, a clarinet player, a marimba player, and a cellist.

I played Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, 1st Movement:




(last 30 or so seconds is beginning of 2nd movement)
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
February 28 2010 00:19 GMT
#5
Nikolai Kapustin
He's one of my favourite modern day composers. His compositions are heavily influenced by jazz.






And one thing. Is this thread actually going to be about Classical music, or is this just going to be a dump thread for composers, regardless of whether they are classical or not? Because Piazolla's "Libertango" is most definitely not classical.
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
February 28 2010 00:20 GMT
#6
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Do you guys see professional musicians making terrible mistakes? I haven't been to any live performances, but am curious if it happens often.

Video below related

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Stuck.
ColdLava
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Canada1673 Posts
February 28 2010 00:22 GMT
#7
I play piano and basically piano and music has been a huge staple in my life from the time I can remember. You'll probably find a lot of people here play piano, I would count on it ^_^ The fact that you guys play instruments alone is great, in my opinion, music is a bridge you make from yourself to the rest of the world.

As a pianist, and as cliche as it is because EVERYONE plays Beethoven, I find Beethoven the most fun to play. If I'm bored I can simply open up one of the Beethoven sonata books (he wrote 32, and the 32 sonatas are usually put into two books) and just play the sonata movement that I happen to stumble on first.

However, I have a huge amount of love for concertos, which are 3 movement pieces where an orchestra is accompanied by a solo instrument (or two, such as piano/cello). My favourite concerto is probably Beethoven's 4th concerto, especially the third movement.



My preference is Murray Perahia's version of it, because I think he is absolutely REMARKABLE in the touch he gives the piano, he just always has the right tone in what he plays, however, Alfred Brendel is another beast on the piano, as he is self taught too, and is very technical when it comes to his interpretations of the pieces.

^_^ hope you guys enjoy
Vestige
Profile Joined November 2009
United States303 Posts
February 28 2010 00:26 GMT
#8
On February 28 2010 09:12 Wala.Revolution wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 28 2010 09:06 koreasilver wrote:
I really really really did not like that interpretation of Libertango.


Have to agree.
Ughhhhh.

Finally a thread like this. Hope it prospers.


to each his own.
"You'd wish it were hell"
HyruleanTubist
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States189 Posts
February 28 2010 00:31 GMT
#9
I'm a tuba player, I've actually got my senior recital coming up at Peabody Conservatory. Here's my program:

Power, by John Stevens
Tuba Quartet



This piece I've actually recorded the top three parts, and will be playing to a tape for the recital. It'll be really cool.

Tuba Concerto, by Edward Gregson



This is one of the standards in the tuba rep. Every tuba player knows it.

Intrada, by Otto Ketting
For solo trumpet



This is a piece I ran across in high school, and really like it. Its quite mysterious yet cool.

Flute Fantasia in A Major, by Georg Philipp Telemann
For solo flute



I like the Telemann flute fantasies, so I decided to play one. I'll be playing it a little slower than the woman in the video, though..

Horn Concerto No. 1, by Richard Strauss



A really cool piece. Not the best performance, but it certainly displays Strauss's early style.

Fnugg, by Oystein Baadsvik



The video is of the composer explaining the piece as well as performing it. Going to be an awesome way to finish.


And that's it! I'm super excited, and super nervous all at once.
Captain Mayhem
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Sweden774 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-28 00:43:06
February 28 2010 00:36 GMT
#10
Chopin is my personal fav. Love piano. I'd appreciate if anyone knows of any like him


Other than him, I like various stuff by Liszt, Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

EDIT: OH, and I absolutely love hybrid classic (or whatever to call it). Nightwish/Sonata Arctica (opera+metal), Bond/Vanessa Mae (violins+epic music) and such.

Bond - Fuego
Gravity is just a theory anyway.
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
February 28 2010 00:39 GMT
#11
Carl Vine's Piano Sonata No. 1 is probably my personal favourite solo piano composition. It is most definitely a modern piece and it is dissonant pretty much through the entire thing. It is very beautiful though, and the first time I heard it I was blown away by it.






I'm a big fan of Debussy and Satie from the French Impressionists. Satie is the reason I started teaching myself piano last summer.






I used to play violin when I was a child (like all Asians lol), and piano (once again). I played trumpet for a short while from middle school to early high school when I realized I didn't really like the instrument much and shortly after I picked up guitar. Now I'm trying to learn piano again, but university eats up a lot of time.
Vestige
Profile Joined November 2009
United States303 Posts
February 28 2010 00:46 GMT
#12
On February 28 2010 09:39 koreasilver wrote:
I'm a big fan of Debussy




my favorite debussy piece
"You'd wish it were hell"
ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
February 28 2010 00:57 GMT
#13
so i was looking for new classical songs to add to my library a few hours ago and this thread pops up. TL always delivers
the courage to be a lazy bum
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
February 28 2010 01:06 GMT
#14
On February 28 2010 09:22 ColdLava wrote:
As a pianist, and as cliche as it is because EVERYONE plays Beethoven, I find Beethoven the most fun to play. If I'm bored I can simply open up one of the Beethoven sonata books (he wrote 32, and the 32 sonatas are usually put into two books) and just play the sonata movement that I happen to stumble on first.


What if you stumble upon No. 29?
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
February 28 2010 01:23 GMT
#15
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DonnieDarko
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States20 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-28 02:02:16
February 28 2010 01:37 GMT
#16
Brandenburg 4th
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Death and the Maiden
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Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
February 28 2010 01:51 GMT
#17
Can we keep the videos in spoilers?

All the youtube videos make the thread seem... clustered(?)
Stuck.
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
February 28 2010 01:51 GMT
#18
nice thread, will definitely check this stuff out
HEY MEYT
sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
February 28 2010 02:12 GMT
#19
Cool, TL does tend to have a nice wide variety of music tastes

Classical is my favourite by far. Beethoven, Bach and Rachmaninov are my favourites ^^, I have inspiring posters of them on my wall. The pieces I love most are Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and Beethoven's 9th symphony. I have always, however, loved choral music the most. Tallis, Purcell, Handel, Taverner, Vivaldi, Moteverdi, Buxtehude etc. So here are some gems I am listening to atm:

Henry Purcell "Hear My Prayer":

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Rachmaninov "Ave Maria":

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Handel "But Who May Abide" (from the Messiah)

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rabidch
Profile Joined January 2010
United States20289 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-28 02:13:41
February 28 2010 02:12 GMT
#20
Long time piano player (asian power).
Also a recording conseisseur, particularly piano (duh), but i'm pretty good at violin concerti and symphony recommendations.

I have little if any tolerance for hybrid/crossover music.

First two parts of violin documentary on famous violinists, notably missing Kogan but it's pretty good. Throw on terrible commentary from Hilary Hahn and crazy-old-man Gitlis who-speaks-in-multiple-tongues and you get the best violin documentary out there.
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