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I like the usual subjects (Beethoven, Holst, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov etc.); I guess my favorite genres would be Romantic and early 20th century music. I'm trying to listen to a wide variety, so I bought some Bach and Verdi recently (I've never been a fan of Baroque or choral music).
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My late father left to us a big collection of old LPs and CDs. He was a real Fan of Classical Music. We listened to a lot of composers, some of which we liked, some of which we didn`t like. His favourite composers were the "heavy metal classical composers" like Bruckner and Wagner. But he also liked others like Brahms, Beethoven, mainly from Germany. He also liked a lot Operas, some of them I couldn`t stand, due to the lenght (some of them of about 4 hours, from Wagner, of course!).
 
He also bought one album by P.D. Q. Bach, "At Carnegie Hall- An Histeric Return!" LOL
 
Since he died (two years ago), I am re-discovering or discovering some very good albums. My favourite composers are J.S. Bach (I think that he deserves to be considered as one of the best composers), Rachmaninoff, Grieg, Respighi, Orff, Stravinsky, Ravel, Debussy, Mahler, Beethoven, Bruch, etc. I can`t listen to Bruckner anymore, and from Wagner I prefer the Preludes and  Overtures from some of his Operas.
 
I also have listened to some Mexican composers like Julián Carrillo (the creator of the "Sonido 13" musical theory and instruments to play this kind of Classical music), Silvestre Revueltas, Pablo Moncayo, etc. I like some of their music, but I found some of it  very "Mexican Folklore" in sound and I really have to be in that mood to listen to it.


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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by darqdean darqdean wrote:

I tend to go for Modern or 20th Century Classical, like Stravinsky (the usual: Firebird, Rite of Spring, etc.), Ligeti (there is a wonderful series called the Ligeti Project which is worth getting), Ives (any of his symphonies)
 
And Contemporary Classical from people like Adams, Reich, Glass, and of course Zappa.
 
When it comes to opera I only really listen toPhilip Glass - Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, and Akhnaten

Try Peter Hammill's opera "The Fall of the House of Usher" (in the 1999 version). You might like this; it is definitely better than Glass (who is a bit monotonous, in my opinion).
I'm a Hammill fan and have quite a few (but sadly not all) of his albums - I keep missing that one (It's currently unavailable on Sofa Sound and £90 on AmazonOuch).
 
Glass's operas are an aquired taste and not nearly as monotonous as people think they are.
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Anything Tchaikovsky has done is pure genius, no matter who is interpreting it.
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Originally posted by khammer99 khammer99 wrote:

Anything Tchaikovsky has done is pure genius, no matter who is interpreting it.
You haven't heard the Portsmouth Symphonia's 1812 then Wink
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Apart from the obvious (Beet, Mozart, etc...) I really enjoy Mahler's music.
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Originally posted by Guillermo Guillermo wrote:

My late father left to us a big collection of old LPs and CDs. He was a real Fan of Classical Music. We listened to a lot of composers, some of which we liked, some of which we didn`t like. His favourite composers were the "heavy metal classical composers" like Bruckner and Wagner. But he also liked others like Brahms, Beethoven, mainly from Germany. He also liked a lot Operas, some of them I couldn`t stand, due to the lenght (some of them of about 4 hours, from Wagner, of course!).
 
He also bought one album by P.D. Q. Bach, "At Carnegie Hall- An Histeric Return!" LOL
 
Since he died (two years ago), I am re-discovering or discovering some very good albums. My favourite composers are J.S. Bach (I think that he deserves to be considered as one of the best composers), Rachmaninoff, Grieg, Respighi, Orff, Stravinsky, Ravel, Debussy, Mahler, Beethoven, Bruch, etc. I can`t listen to Bruckner anymore, and from Wagner I prefer the Preludes and  Overtures from some of his Operas.
 
I also have listened to some Mexican composers like Julián Carrillo (the creator of the "Sonido 13" musical theory and instruments to play this kind of Classical music), Silvestre Revueltas, Pablo Moncayo, etc. I like some of their music, but I found some of it  very "Mexican Folklore" in sound and I really have to be in that mood to listen to it.

Bach is the great-grandfather. As violinist Hilary Hahn put it: "Some musicians will say 'I don't like Mahler' or 'I don't like Mozart' or something like that, but you won't find any musician who says 'I don't like Bach'. You simply can't if you know anything about music".


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Originally posted by darqdean darqdean wrote:

Originally posted by khammer99 khammer99 wrote:

Anything Tchaikovsky has done is pure genius, no matter who is interpreting it.
You haven't heard the Portsmouth Symphonia's 1812 then Wink


 I stand corrected. Big%20smile I hope they at least got the cannons pointed in the right direction.Wink
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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by Guillermo Guillermo wrote:

My late father left to us a big collection of old LPs and CDs. He was a real Fan of Classical Music. We listened to a lot of composers, some of which we liked, some of which we didn`t like. His favourite composers were the "heavy metal classical composers" like Bruckner and Wagner. But he also liked others like Brahms, Beethoven, mainly from Germany. He also liked a lot Operas, some of them I couldn`t stand, due to the lenght (some of them of about 4 hours, from Wagner, of course!).
 
He also bought one album by P.D. Q. Bach, "At Carnegie Hall- An Histeric Return!" LOL
 
Since he died (two years ago), I am re-discovering or discovering some very good albums. My favourite composers are J.S. Bach (I think that he deserves to be considered as one of the best composers), Rachmaninoff, Grieg, Respighi, Orff, Stravinsky, Ravel, Debussy, Mahler, Beethoven, Bruch, etc. I can`t listen to Bruckner anymore, and from Wagner I prefer the Preludes and  Overtures from some of his Operas.
 
I also have listened to some Mexican composers like Julián Carrillo (the creator of the "Sonido 13" musical theory and instruments to play this kind of Classical music), Silvestre Revueltas, Pablo Moncayo, etc. I like some of their music, but I found some of it  very "Mexican Folklore" in sound and I really have to be in that mood to listen to it.

Bach is the great-grandfather. As violinist Hilary Hahn put it: "Some musicians will say 'I don't like Mahler' or 'I don't like Mozart' or something like that, but you won't find any musician who says 'I don't like Bach'. You simply can't if you know anything about music".
 
J.S. Bach`s music is, in my opinion, very melodic. Of the few works I have listened from him (he was very prolific, I think that he composed more than 1000 works!) I never have found sadness in his music. His music has the quality (at least in my case)  to make me put  attention like it is making the brain work better! LOL His music is not boring. It could be used as "musical therapy" very well.


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vivaldi - four seasons
beethoven (anything)
bach (anything)
chopin nocturnes
schubert adagios
anything classical guitar
maybe a bit of heller...
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I don't much classical music, or composers, but I do like certain styles.

Classical music for 'cello
Chamber music
Baroque
Klezmer

So Chamber klezmer that consists of lots of 'cello, with hints of baroque, would be perfect!
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I like Beethoven, Tsjaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Chopin but most of all: Grieg. I love his pianoconcerto in A and of course Peer Gynt. But his best work is The Holberg Suite. I recommend this super emotional work to every classical explorer who doesn't know it yet.
Other recommendations: Moldau by Smetana, 1st Violin concerto by Bruch, 1st piano concerto by Chopin and Fantasy opus 80 by Beethoven.
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Originally posted by darqDean darqDean wrote:

Originally posted by khammer99 khammer99 wrote:

Anything Tchaikovsky has done is pure genius, no matter who is interpreting it.
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Originally posted by progrules progrules wrote:

I like Beethoven, Tsjaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Chopin but most of all: Grieg. I love his pianoconcerto in A and of course Peer Gynt. But his best work is The Holberg Suite. I recommend this super emotional work to every classical explorer who doesn't know it yet.
Other recommendations: Moldau by Smetana, 1st Violin concerto by Bruch, 1st piano concerto by Chopin and Fantasy opus 80 by Beethoven.
 
Yes. Grieg`s piano concerto is great. Also the "Peer Gynt" suites. But I have not yet listened to  "The Holberg Suite". Thanks for the recommendation.
 
Bruch`s violin concerto is also very good. I also like Chopin`s first piano concerto, but I also like his 2nd piano concerto.
 
I never have listened to Beethoven`s  "Fantasy Opus 80".
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