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Question: Favourite classical composers? :: Total Votes:25 Poll choices Votes Statistics Bach 4  [16.00%] Beethoven 1  [4.00%] Chopin 1  [4.00%] Dvorak 0  [0.00%] Liszt 1  [4.00%] Mozart 1  [4.00%] Rossini 0  [0.00%] Vivaldi 4  [16.00%] More than one of the above (Please specify below) 4  [16.00%] None of the above (Please specify below) 9  [36.00%] Guests cannot vote

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Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Feb. 15 2005, 18:00 Spurred by a question by Jameson Kimball in another topic... Who is/are your favourite classical composer(s) ? Please list (some of) your favourite piece(s) as well. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Feb. 15 2005, 18:39 Prokofiev. -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

amarokian Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Feb. 16 2005, 01:17 More than one,and by that I mean everyone I have discovered in my life. -------------- These posts are hazardous to the health of cloth-eared nincompoops.If you suffer from this condition after you read my posts,consult your doctor immediately. Back to top

Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: Mar. 28 2005, 13:00 Sergio Rachmaninov and Ralph Vaughan Williams -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Mar. 29 2005, 14:00 Quote (T4 @ Mar. 28 2005, 13:00) Sergio Rachmaninov and Ralph Vaughan Williams As a fan of "Rach", do you see any connection between the Rachmaninoff named track in "Amarok" and the man's work? -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: Mar. 29 2005, 14:39 Quote (hiawatha @ Mar. 29 2005, 14:00) Quote (T4 @ Mar. 28 2005, 13:00) Sergio Rachmaninov and Ralph Vaughan Williams As a fan of "Rach", do you see any connection between the Rachmaninoff named track in "Amarok" and the man's work? I'm puzzled. Which part of Amarok is entitled Rachmaninov? My copy of Amarok plays as one continuous piece without indexing. -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Mar. 29 2005, 14:58 The names of most of the sections are buried in the background in pale green in the insert for the CD. It is a reproduction of Mike's scribbling on the track chart. This is used in the Amarok Analysis section found here on tubular.net: http://tubular.net/amarok/ "Rachmaninoff I" is found from 7:21 to 7.39. "Rachmaninoff II" is less than a minute later. The basic theme is very similar to the "Lion" theme: it comes across as an intro, or incomplete preliminary version of "Lion". As for not being able to zero in on a single part of Amarok, someone wrote a utility called "Amarok Player" that lets you jump to any specific part of Amarok or other long Oldfield compositions. -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

moonchildhippy Group: Members Posts: 1807 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Mar. 29 2005, 16:50 Wagner. IMHO The Ride Of The Valkeryies is the most uplifting piece of classical music I know . -------------- I'm going slightly mad, It finally happened, I'm slightly mad , just very slightly mad If you feel a little glum to Hergest Ridge you should come. I'm challenging  taboos surrounding mental health "Part time hippy" I'M SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIERS BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!! Back to top

Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: Mar. 30 2005, 11:05 Quote (hiawatha @ Mar. 29 2005, 14:58) The names of most of the sections are buried in the background in pale green in the insert for the CD. It is a reproduction of Mike's scribbling on the track chart. This is used in the Amarok Analysis section found here on tubular.net: http://tubular.net/amarok/ "Rachmaninoff I" is found from 7:21 to 7.39. "Rachmaninoff II" is less than a minute later. The basic theme is very similar to the "Lion" theme: it comes across as an intro, or incomplete preliminary version of "Lion". As for not being able to zero in on a single part of Amarok, someone wrote a utility called "Amarok Player" that lets you jump to any specific part of Amarok or other long Oldfield compositions. Thanks for the info - your eyesight is far better then mine. Perhaps I'd best see an optician? Anyway, these parts of Amarok sound nothing like Rachmaninov   -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: Mar. 30 2005, 11:18 On the original topic: I'm an old romantic: Elgar - almost everything Vaughan Williams - the symphonies, Tallis Fantasia, Lark Ascending Once I would have added: Wagner - the Ring cycle (but I find I don't have the listening stamina now.....) Back to top

Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: Mar. 30 2005, 11:27 Quote (Alan D @ Mar. 30 2005, 11:18) Vaughan Williams - the symphonies, Tallis Fantasia, Lark Ascending Beautiful music. The Lark Ascending and Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis are two of my all time favourite classics. So pastoral and typically English - I always think of green rolling hills, trees in full bloom, the calm of the countryside, only disturbed by the flight of birds and flutter of butterflies on the gentle breeze.....aaah!   -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

Jameson Kimball Group: Members Posts: 148 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Mar. 30 2005, 17:25 I Feel Honored to have a topic inspired by my asking of a simple question. Well my favorite Classical Composer is Vivaldi Favorite Song- Largo. Presto. 1 Fantasi, from Concerto for basson and orchestra in B minor ( RV " La Notte") -------------- www.soundcloud.com/jamesonkimball Back to top

Ecco Group: Musicians Posts: 229 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: April 12 2005, 06:36 Bach. I believe Bach comes as close to perfection in music as humanly possible; if that is even possible  I've heard a bit of classical music in my time, but I don't know it all. From what I've heard--Bach sets my heart free. I should think the generalization of Bach would be of his music containing a lot of notes--typical baroque. But pieces such as Air on the G String (not that G string heh) and Sheep May Safely Graze showcase a man ahead of his time and concretely connected with his heart. Julie. -------------- http://www.myspace.com/twilighttide Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: April 12 2005, 07:37 Well, this thread has had one beneficial effect at least. After posting above, I found myself asking: why did I stop listening to Sibelius? And am I really not up to Wagner any more? If I can't cope with the whole Ring cycle, how about collections of highlights? It's been a loooong time... but i'm now in the process of rediscovering these old friends. Thanks Ugo and Jameson for this. Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: April 13 2005, 13:22 I also find the ring cycle a bit tedious, now when possible I put thing's on the line even if there dripping. -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: April 13 2005, 16:07 Quote (The Big BellEnd @ April 13 2005, 18:22) I also find the ring cycle a bit tedious, now when possible I put thing's on the line even if there dripping. And I suppose by using an extra long pole, and hanging your whites out first - that's how you move from the whole ring cycle to the highlights? Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: April 13 2005, 16:29 in all honesty I do like classical but I took the easy way out, basically collecting best of's, classic experience and the like, which for me work's fine. After all it is just another genre that money could be waisted on trying to find,,,that tune,,,also investing in full blown work's when in real life the five minute adagio could be what it is best known for and the only stand out piece. -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: April 14 2005, 12:46 Quote (The Big BellEnd @ April 13 2005, 21:29) in all honesty I do like classical but I took the easy way out, basically collecting best of's, classic experience and the like, Well, actually that's what I'm doing now. I used to be a Wagner purist, and believed that only by listening to the whole 4 hours of Gotterdammerung could you really engage properly with it. Well I still think that's probably true - except that because the thing is so demanding, I haven't actually listened at all for more than ten years, (and never replaced my LP sets with CD sets)! Which makes me feel pretty stupid, when I think about it. Thanks to Ugo and Jameson, I've been buying Wagner (and Puccini) highlights CDs - amazingly cheap - 3 or 4 pounds each, and they are just blowing me away!!! For the record (no pun intended), if anyone out there is looking for an outstanding Wagner recording, buy the 2CD Philips set "Best of the Ring" It's immorally cheap (dig around on Amazon and you can get it for £8 or so), and yet it consists of highlights of the astounding live recording of the entire Ring cycle, conducted by Bohm, with Birgit Nilssen as Brunnhilde, at the Bayreuth Festival about 1969. I used to have the whole set on 16 LPs. But the music on these 2 CDs is utterly beyond words, and to heck with my previous purist approach! Furthermore, Big Bell End - the cover looks very like a washing machine. Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: April 14 2005, 13:30 I'll check out the ring highlights, but tell me one more thing Alan, did you watch/listen to the ring on BBC 2 at Easter. -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: April 14 2005, 13:33 pps washing machine, that was very very good, ok I'll give it a spin. -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

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