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    Posted: August 15 2014 at 15:31
My interest in classical music grew after I became familiar with RIO and the more avant-garde side of music.
I enjoy listening to bands like Thinking Plague, Art Bears, STGM, Sunn O))), Ulver, etc.

I've yet to develop a strong taste in classical music but i'm drawn to composers such as Bartok, Olivier Messiaen and more recently discovered Schnittke.
Anyways i'm particularly looking for a dark, melancholic, interesting, piano driven music; but any recommendation will be appreciated! :)

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Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, turn the lights off and dare to dive into a very particular piece of music, I don't wanna give you more details of it, the whole story is interesting, captivating in a way. try it and let me know what you think.
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The last three symphonies of Anton Bruckner, No. 7,8,9.  Monumental and lyrical, he was the true inheritor of Beethoven
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I really like Ralph Vaughn Williams....especially Fantasia on a Theme by Tallis and Fantasia on Greensleeves.
I also like the Bach Brandenburg Concertos....and most of the other baroque composers.
Vivaldi's Four Seasons is also very nice.
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Some favorites of mine: Shostakovich, Schnittke, Hartmann, Ligeti, Dutilleux, Stravinsky, Ravel, Bartok, Szymanowski, Debussy, Martinu, Janacek, Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Britten, Ives, Barber, Respighi, Bruckner, Prokofiev, Rubbra, Lutoslawski, Bacewicz, Schoenberg, Berg, Mahler, and the list goes on and on.

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I love Messiaen. Probably my favorite composer along with Takemitsu.


You may also like Penderecki:


and Scelsi:


Other favorites include: Brahms, Strauss, Shostakovich, Rautavaara, Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Webern, Berg, Ives, Cage, Xenakis, Reich, Adams, Adams (John Luther), Gesualdo, and as Mirror Image put it, the list goes on and on.
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Thanks everyone!
I listened to everything you guys suggested.

I should mention that i'm mostly looking for piano pieces (slow, dark piano music).
Also, you named tons of composers, if you could be more specific it would help.

Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

I love Messiaen. Probably my favorite composer along with Takemitsu.


You may also like Penderecki:


and Scelsi:


Other favorites include: Brahms, Strauss, Shostakovich, Rautavaara, Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Webern, Berg, Ives, Cage, Xenakis, Reich, Adams, Adams (John Luther), Gesualdo, and as Mirror Image put it, the list goes on and on.

I really liked the first one. Flute, harp, marimba and percussion makes an interesting combo!

Thanks again :)
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Well, I'll throw things at all possible meanings of the word dark:

 
And this one by a composer whom I forgot to mention, Arvo Part:


Henry Cowell:
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Originally posted by JupiterIsland JupiterIsland wrote:

Thanks everyone!
I listened to everything you guys suggested.

I should mention that i'm mostly looking for piano pieces (slow, dark piano music).
Also, you named tons of composers, if you could be more specific it would help.
...............
Thanks again :)
 
Besides the ones in the previous post, I think there are some other really worth mentioning pieces if you are looking for melancholic piano driven music, I can assure you that there is an immense universe in the classical music genre. The ones I would suggest you to begin with are:
 
MOZART:
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.21 - second movement;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.23 - second movement;
Piano Sonata No.16 (Sonata Facile) - second movement.
 
BEETHOVEN:
Piano Sonata No.8 'Pathétique' - second movement;
Piano Sonata No.2 - first movement;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.3 - second movement;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.5 (Emperor) - second movement;
Piano Sonata No.29 Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’ - third movement (adagio sostenuto).
 
LISZT:
Piano Sonata in Si menor - VI.quasi adagio;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.1 - second movement.
 
CHOPIN:
Marche Funebre;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.1 - second movement;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.2 - second movement;
Étude in E, Op.10 No.3;
Nocturne No.2 Op 9;
Andante Spianato in G major (just fantastic!)
Variations, A major, Souvenir de Paganini;
Waltz No.20 (Melancholique);
Variations in B flat 'La Ci Darem La Mano' From Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'
Fantasy On Polish Airs, in A major Op.13;
Piano Sonata No.2;
Impromptu No.4 (Fantaisie-Impromptu);
Ballade No.4 in F minor Op.52;
Ballade No.1 G in minor Op.23;
Berceuse in D flat Op.57.
 
Of course that when it comes to classical music the list will go on forever, I think this is the most vast genre to discover new music.
 
EDIT: I think it's always good to add some more suggestions for your request of melancholic piano driven music, so here I attach three more - Beethoven's Sonata nº2 - 1º mov.(adágio); Chopin's Nocturne Op 32 Nr 1 in B major and Nocturne Op 37 Nr 1 in G minor. These I also feel a really dark underlying atmosphere whilst a deep slow melodies flow by...


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The piano concertos by Beethoven will be more than pleasing for you, Number 1 and 3 are spectacular. you can try Gustav Holst, the planets, that one is breathtaking, It ends in a way that will leave you wanting for more, Neptune has something that goes beyond anything I've ever hear before. 

Try Vivaldi, the four seasons and let us know what you think.
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Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

I love Messiaen. Probably my favorite composer along with Takemitsu.


You may also like Penderecki:


and Scelsi:


Other favorites include: Brahms, Strauss, Shostakovich, Rautavaara, Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Webern, Berg, Ives, Cage, Xenakis, Reich, Adams, Adams (John Luther), Gesualdo, and as Mirror Image put it, the list goes on and on.

Scelsi is so damn cool! That's a great piece right there. There's a box set with just his orchestral works that's an essential acquisition:



Highly recommended if you don't own it already.


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^Sweet! I see that set in my future. Smile
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Early Schoenberg (when he was still tonal), Scriabin, Stravinsky, Benjamin Britten... Maybe try some serialist guys too like Berg and Webern?
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I'd like to recommend Stabat Mater (1736) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi












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Originally posted by Rick Robson Rick Robson wrote:

Originally posted by JupiterIsland JupiterIsland wrote:

Thanks everyone!
I listened to everything you guys suggested.

I should mention that i'm mostly looking for piano pieces (slow, dark piano music).
Also, you named tons of composers, if you could be more specific it would help.
...............
Thanks again :)
 
Besides the ones in the previous post, I think there are some other really worth mentioning pieces if you are looking for melancholic piano driven music, I can assure you that there is an immense universe in the classical music genre. The ones I would suggest you to begin with are:
 
MOZART:
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.21 - second movement;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.23 - second movement;
Piano Sonata No.16 (Sonata Facile) - second movement.
 
BEETHOVEN:
Piano Sonata No.8 'Pathétique' - second movement;
Piano Sonata No.2 - first movement;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.3 - second movement;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.5 (Emperor) - second movement;
Piano Sonata No.29 Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’ - third movement (adagio sostenuto).
 
LISZT:
Piano Sonata in Si menor - VI.quasi adagio;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.1 - second movement.
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.2 - second movement
 
CHOPIN:
Marche Funebre;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.1 - second movement;
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No.2 - second movement;
Étude in E, Op.10 No.3;
Nocturne No.2 Op 9;
Andante Spianato in G major (just fantastic!)
Variations, A major, Souvenir de Paganini;
Waltz No.20 (Melancholique);
Variations in B flat 'La Ci Darem La Mano' From Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'
Fantasy On Polish Airs, in A major Op.13;
Piano Sonata No.2;
Impromptu No.4 (Fantaisie-Impromptu);
Ballade No.4 in F minor Op.52;
Ballade No.1 G in minor Op.23;
Berceuse in D flat Op.57.
 
J. MASSENET:
Méditation de Thaïs
 
Of course that when it comes to classical music the list will go on forever, I think this is the most vast genre to discover new music.
 
EDIT: I think it's always good to add some more suggestions for your request of melancholic piano driven music, so here I attach three more - Beethoven's Sonata nº2 - 1º mov.(adágio); Chopin's Nocturne Op 32 Nr 1 in B major and Nocturne Op 37 Nr 1 in G minor. These I also feel a really dark underlying atmosphere whilst a deep slow melodies flow by...
 
This is really an excellent place for groundbreaking music suggestions (classical music of course Wink), and it is quite easy when it comes to suggest something for the thread's specific request. Here we go: there is a superb piece that can not miss here, even tough it features a deeply heartfelt violoncello melody, but accompanied brilliantly by such a delicate piano which enhances the atmosphere of this extremely cathartic music:
 
Schumann - Five Pieces in Popular Style, Op.102
 
 


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Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

The last three symphonies of Anton Bruckner, No. 7,8,9.  Monumental and lyrical, he was the true inheritor of Beethoven
's symphonic mantle. Dark but spiritual in the same breath.
 
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