worshipper pa Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 beethoven, if only for the second movement of his 7th symphony - it's incredible. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Which one? So many. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Which recording? I don't know... Quote
Barry Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Mozart died in poverty and it's rumoured because he ate undercooked pork so i'll have to pick Beethoven. plus Beethoven had some sort of ear trumpet didn't he? that's gotta count for something. Beethoven Quote
worshipper pa Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 plus Beethoven had some sort of ear trumpet didn't he? Yes, he became slowly deaf. Quote
Jimmy Changa Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 I might have to pick Beethoven but I'm definitely a Brahms guy all the way. Quote
worshipper pa Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Elgar all the way!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>YES! Another elgarian on the forum?? Quote
Barry Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Elgar all the way!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>YES! Another elgarian on the forum??<{POST_SNAPBACK}>indeed. is good . . . have drifted farther and farther away from classical music though so am basing my liking of his pieces on my opinions two or three years ago. Quote
schadenfreude Posted October 25, 2005 Author Posted October 25, 2005 What Elgar, Chopin or Brahms?Elgar is over-rated.Chopin is good, but he only composed soft, slow music.Brahms compose simple, easy-to-listen pieces, that is like Bach's Jesu's Joy.You all know that Mendelssohn is best!Loud or soft, fast or slow, Mendelssohnn could do it all! Quote
worshipper pa Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 indeed. is good . . . have drifted farther and farther away from classical music though so am basing my liking of his pieces on my opinions two or three years ago. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Where are you drifting? Rock? Metal? Jazz? I didn't know one can drift away from classical music. Quote
Barry Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 indeed. is good . . . have drifted farther and farther away from classical music though so am basing my liking of his pieces on my opinions two or three years ago. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Where are you drifting? Rock? Metal? Jazz? I didn't know one can drift away from classical music. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it gets boring and a bit repetitive. i feel that i can chill more with other music and stuff . . . i have become more interested in other music genres with Indie, Rock and Hip Hop being my favourite musical genres. some Jazz stuff is good but i'm not like a fanatic. i have a pretty eclectic taste when it comes to music generally. Heavy Metal isn't really my thing. i am not really drifting in any direction. i just cycle through different genres and right now classical is at the bottom of the pile since it started to annoy me. i was scarred by my dad's incessant playing of some of Rachmaninov's stuff. Heid, i know what you mean about Elgar but he has done some 'classics'. i'm not like a big classical music buff so he does it for me. Quote
worshipper pa Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 it gets boring and a bit repetitive. i feel that i can chill more with other music and stuff . . . i have become more interested in other music genres with Indie, Rock and Hip Hop being my favourite musical genres. some Jazz stuff is good but i'm not like a fanatic. i have a pretty eclectic taste when it comes to music generally. Heavy Metal isn't really my thing. i am not really drifting in any direction. i just cycle through different genres and right now classical is at the bottom of the pile since it started to annoy me. i was scarred by my dad's incessant playing of some of Rachmaninov's stuff. Heid, i know what you mean about Elgar but he has done some 'classics'. i'm not like a big classical music buff so he does it for me. You need to find new things in classical music. Look beyond the standard repertuare. I suppose you have not heard of Clerambault, Bruhns, Taneyev, Weiss or Vanhal? There is so much to explore! Are you familiar with the outstanding chamber music by Faure? Have you heard all the 9 Bachianas Brasileiras by Villa-Lobos? Familiar with the cantatas/organ music by Buxtehude? How about the concertos by Hofmann? There is so much! I tend to cycle too. I also have a very eclectic taste. What's your favorite Elgar piece? Mine is his oratorio "The Apostles", Op. 49. The greatest music ever written! Quote
Barry Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 it gets boring and a bit repetitive. i feel that i can chill more with other music and stuff . . . i have become more interested in other music genres with Indie, Rock and Hip Hop being my favourite musical genres. some Jazz stuff is good but i'm not like a fanatic. i have a pretty eclectic taste when it comes to music generally. Heavy Metal isn't really my thing. i am not really drifting in any direction. i just cycle through different genres and right now classical is at the bottom of the pile since it started to annoy me. i was scarred by my dad's incessant playing of some of Rachmaninov's stuff. Heid, i know what you mean about Elgar but he has done some 'classics'. i'm not like a big classical music buff so he does it for me. You need to find new things in classical music. Look beyond the standard repertuare. I suppose you have not heard of Clerambault, Bruhns, Taneyev, Weiss or Vanhal? There is so much to explore! Are you familiar with the outstanding chamber music by Faure? Have you heard all the 9 Bachianas Brasileiras by Villa-Lobos? Familiar with the cantatas/organ music by Buxtehude? How about the concertos by Hofmann? There is so much! I tend to cycle too. I also have a very eclectic taste. What's your favorite Elgar piece? Mine is his oratorio "The Apostles", Op. 49. The greatest music ever written! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no offence but i can't really be bothered to go and buy or else illegally download those pieces. i have a very limited selection of classical music and i don't have the money or will to expand it. i take your point that there is lots but i don't have much money and would therefore like to know what i am buying and get something that i definitely like. in terms of classical music i am a bit of a heathen so i just like kinda corny bits and bobs like 'chanson de matin' by Elgar. there are lots of other and probably better composers than him though. it's just that i used to quite like a few of his pieces. anyway, we should probably get back to Beethoven . . . Quote
schadenfreude Posted October 25, 2005 Author Posted October 25, 2005 Is that even possible to download classicals that are not so famous? Quote
worshipper pa Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 no offence but i can't really be bothered to go and buy or else illegally download those pieces. i have a very limited selection of classical music and i don't have the money or will to expand it. i take your point that there is lots but i don't have much money and would therefore like to know what i am buying and get something that i definitely like.in terms of classical music i am a bit of a heathen so i just like kinda corny bits and bobs like 'chanson de matin' by Elgar. there are lots of other and probably better composers than him though. it's just that i used to quite like a few of his pieces. anyway, we should probably get back to Beethoven . . . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I understand, money is limited. No wonder you are tired of classical music if you only listen to the "corny" bits. You are missing all the treasures. There aren't better composers than Elgar, he is the greatest. Anyway, back to Beethoven and Mozart like you said... Quote
Barry Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 Is that even possible to download classicals that are not so famous?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>fair point. i don't know about sites like kazaa or whatever but judging by the size of my friend's classical music collection and the easy availability of MyTunes (not iTunes) it would be quite simple to illegally copy loads of his music. i shall refrain from doing such a thing though . . . Quote
Barry Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 no offence but i can't really be bothered to go and buy or else illegally download those pieces. i have a very limited selection of classical music and i don't have the money or will to expand it. i take your point that there is lots but i don't have much money and would therefore like to know what i am buying and get something that i definitely like.in terms of classical music i am a bit of a heathen so i just like kinda corny bits and bobs like 'chanson de matin' by Elgar. there are lots of other and probably better composers than him though. it's just that i used to quite like a few of his pieces. anyway, we should probably get back to Beethoven . . . Quote
worshipper pa Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 when i say the corny bits i mean the mainly famous compositions. i know some relatively lesser known ones but i'm not like a classical buff. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Of course, "corny bits" is a bad phrase to describe classical music which has survived the test of time. "Corny bits" don't do that. Some day you may have more money and you can become a classical buff. Btw, can't you borrow CDs form a library? Can't you listen to classical FM? Quote
Barry Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 when i say the corny bits i mean the mainly famous compositions. i know some relatively lesser known ones but i'm not like a classical buff. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Of course, "corny bits" is a bad phrase to describe classical music which has survived the test of time. "Corny bits" don't do that. Some day you may have more money and you can become a classical buff. Btw, can't you borrow CDs form a library? Can't you listen to classical FM? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> classic FM is supposedly like cheesy classics. i.e. what i used to listen to. dunno if i could borrow any but to be honest i have no particular desire to borrow them even if they are there. no offence but when i have more money i am gonna spend it on cooler stuff. i see no point in spending my future earnings on classical CDs. Quote
worshipper pa Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 classic FM is supposedly like cheesy classics. i.e. what i used to listen to. dunno if i could borrow any but to be honest i have no particular desire to borrow them even if they are there.no offence but when i have more money i am gonna spend it on cooler stuff. i see no point in spending my future earnings on classical CDs. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I have heard that Classic FM UK is very cheesy. Classical CDs could be the coolest thing you know. I have about 400 classical CDs (10% of them being Elgar). Quote
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