I'm getting really into a lot of types of classical choral music, would be really great if anyone could [b]recommend me more[/b]
John Tavener is one of my favourite composers:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA5SIbEb9b8&list=FL_Yy9wAhfzEcYNERexY-vuA&index=17&feature=plpp_video[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-FupDIrfLs&list=FL_Yy9wAhfzEcYNERexY-vuA&index=43&feature=plpp_video[/media]
Purcell is awesome:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDcy7Rg4nZ4&list=FL_Yy9wAhfzEcYNERexY-vuA&index=42&feature=plpp_video[/media]
Herbert Howells is another favourite but I know very little of his work:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STSq2u6vkqI&list=FL_Yy9wAhfzEcYNERexY-vuA&index=48&feature=plpp_video[/media]
Watch out for the awesome soloist ^
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And Paul Mealor a more modern composer wrote possibly my favourite choral piece ever:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUuLclU5w8&list=FL_Yy9wAhfzEcYNERexY-vuA&index=63&feature=plpp_video[/media]
From the Royal Wedding
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thats quite a few links I just realised ^
Not sure if you've come across basso profundo, it's this phenomenon in Russia where there are basses who can sing roughly an octave lower than a baritone.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vH0JHUU6H0[/media]
[editline]30th December 2011[/editline]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjuZL6v2H9A&feature=fvwrel[/media]
Also check out the masses by Byrd, Palestrina, Victoria and Lotti (especially his crucifixus).
[QUOTE=ThunderGod;33963072]Not sure if you've come across basso profundo, it's this phenomenon in Russia where there are basses who can sing roughly an octave lower than a baritone.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vH0JHUU6H0[/media]
[editline]30th December 2011[/editline]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjuZL6v2H9A&feature=fvwrel[/media]
Also check out the masses by Byrd, Palestrina, Victoria and Lotti (especially his crucifixus).[/QUOTE]
Thats a great tune, thanks for the suggestions too!
If you want to see a great basso profundo you ought to check out JD Sumner, however he's not a classical singer which is rather a shame.
Also a wonderful piece:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lC7V8hG198&feature=related[/media]
There must be one standard classical masterpiece album.
It's only from composers like Max Richter and Ryuichi Sakamoto that I know of that have put out albums of the stuff.
Then again, I haven't managed to delve into the John Cale and such.
What experiences have people had with those cream coloured compact discs with century old art pieces on the front?
Are they any good?
You may have to be slightly more specific.
Without wanting to cause upset I have to say that some of the best classical music is religious themed, which I find rather interesting; for how long has there been 'secular' classical music so to speak?
[QUOTE=CheeserCrice;34147129]Without wanting to cause upset I have to say that some of the best classical music is religious themed, which I find rather interesting; for how long has there been 'secular' classical music so to speak?[/QUOTE]
Well, pretty much since Monteverdi there has been secular music, it's just that writing music unrestrained by religion was obviously a poor career choice back in the day. Like with a lot of things, as religion became less important in day to day life, it became less important in music.
I do know gospel, but nothing "religiously" classical.
Maybe hymns performed by orchestras or?
[QUOTE=AK'z;34147924]I do know gospel, but nothing "religiously" classical.
Maybe hymns performed by orchestras or?[/QUOTE]
Well I mostly know about choral music so I'm probably generalising quite a bit. Now I think about it there's a huge amount of non-religious classical stuff but in terms of choral I don't really know of much before the 20th century.
what about Gregorian Chants?
[QUOTE=AK'z;34149547]what about Gregorian Chants?[/QUOTE]
They're generally religious aren't they?
yeah, man they're monk music.
[QUOTE=AK'z;34149919]yeah, man they're monk music.[/QUOTE]
I'm just confused as to what you were replying to, I'm wondering what non-religous choral stuff there used to be.
Just got this:
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Have no idea what to expect.
i want to get some stravinsky but i don't know what version to get
so confusing
if anybody has an idea
i'm looking for the three ballets he's known for (firebird, petrushka, rite of spring)
also any suggestions for mozart bach schubert schumann bizet liszt berlioz tchaikovski etc. etc. etc. i want it too
[QUOTE=Tabarnaco;34166951]i want to get some stravinsky but i don't know what version to get
le sacre du printemps[/QUOTE]
I saw one version on RYM that was highly rated. It was 70s I think.
nvm too lazy getting the stravinsky-directed one
still want a list of major compositions from a few other composers though
i have a book but there are way too many
I still haven't found a proper starting point.
Fine with Chopin though.
i used to listen to a tonne of classical music, on the radio notably, and i know most of the big compositions but i have no idea what number they are
yeah, I have essentials. But not quite the best recorded.
It would help if you specified a genre in particular you wanted to hear. Nationality, even, as near the Romantic era composers began to be really defined by their nationality.
[QUOTE=Tabarnaco;34166951]i want to get some stravinsky but i don't know what version to get
so confusing
if anybody has an idea
i'm looking for the three ballets he's known for (firebird, petrushka, rite of spring)
also any suggestions for mozart bach schubert schumann bizet liszt berlioz tchaikovski etc. etc. etc. i want it too[/QUOTE]
Holy shit Stravinsky is incredible, Rite of Spring and Symphony in Psalms are probably the best places to start.
I'm just going to give one piece for each of the other composers.
Mozart-Symphony 41
Bach-Fugue in C minor (No. 2)
Schubert-Winterriesse cycle
Schumann-Kinderscenen
Bizet-Carmen
Liszt-La Campanella
Berlioz-Symphonie Fantastique
Tchaikovsky-Symphony no.5
Those are just some starting points :)
[editline]13th January 2012[/editline]
Oh and also about the secular music thing, composers were producing madrigals before Monteverdi was around but he did a lot to progress music into new styles, especially more daring in terms of dissonances.
I have a Chopin/Schubert album on vinyl. Very good album.
Got this
[IMG]http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o202/akayz_people/cover-1-1.jpg[/IMG]
It's 5 hours and gonna be awesome.
A complete collection of Beethoven symphonies is one of those things that everyone should have.
I have two complete collections on vinyl :v:
stop making me feel puny. :-)
I don't have that unfortunately but I do have everything webern produced with an opus number :v:
Now that is something I'm envious of.
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