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Topic: good classical music...
Posted: November 28 2007 at 17:25

I love Chopin and Bach. Classical music is so incredible.

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Posted: November 27 2007 at 22:30

Seriously, Lamentate is absolutely brilliant.

Get it NOW.

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Posted: November 27 2007 at 21:54

found another masterpiece

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Posted: November 24 2007 at 09:11

Yo-Yo Ma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NaVpv9jsTo&feature=related

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Posted: November 24 2007 at 08:56

Shakespeare wrote:

You know what I just realized? John Williams totally plagiarized Toru Takemitsu's 'A string around autumn' there are some identical melodies.

Let me rephrase.

Williams copied Takemistu for the prequel films, and Holst for the original trilogy.

That Censored

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(Winter Was Hard is another new fave from Kronos Quartet.)

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Posted: November 15 2007 at 01:50

Anything by Gustav Mahler, particularly his Symphony No. 9.

Dunno if any prog artists drew inspiration from him, but it's good classical music nonetheless.

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Posted: November 14 2007 at 22:36

I saw Charles Ives mentioned. He's probably my favorite composer. Ives' Fourth Symphony is life-altering stuff. Pretty much any of his work his worthwhile and challenging.

A little known 20th century composer that I rather like is Colin McPhee. He incorporated gamelan into his music after being impressed with Balinese music he had heard. Tabuh-Tabuhan is a surprisingly modern sounding piece that was published in 1936.

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Posted: November 14 2007 at 15:54

You know what I just realized? John Williams totally plagiarized Toru Takemitsu's 'A string around autumn' there are some identical melodies.

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Posted: October 17 2007 at 16:13

Stravinsky's neo-classical works are some of my favorites, almost anything of his from this period sounds great. You might want to check out Poulenc and Milhaud too.

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Posted: October 17 2007 at 15:50

I've just discovered Stravinskji's "neoclassical" period... TERRIFIC!!! The ballets "Pulcinella" and "Orpheus" are so beautiful that leave me breathless.

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Posted: October 17 2007 at 04:05

stonebeard wrote:

Clint Mansell and the Kronos Quartet (sometimes Mogwai) score films better than anyone else I can think of. The soundtracks to The Fountain and Sunshine are emotional beyond words. I almost cried during the Fountain because of the visual beauty and music together.

Clint Mansell used to be in one of my favourite "grebo" bands many years ago - Pop Will Eat Itself.

Altogether now, " My favourite way of getting kicks, I go downtown and hustle chicks. Beaver Patrol!" Wink

"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."

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Posted: October 16 2007 at 21:58

Speaking of soundtracks, I'm quite fond of Howard Shore's for the lord of the rings series, as well as Nobuo Uematsu's (along with other Japanese composers) for the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts (and other RPG) series.

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Posted: October 16 2007 at 21:56

Clint Mansell and the Kronos Quartet (sometimes Mogwai) score films better than anyone else I can think of. The soundtracks to The Fountain and Sunshine are emotional beyond words. I almost cried during the Fountain because of the visual beauty and music together.

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Posted: October 16 2007 at 21:54

This is another great one

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Posted: October 16 2007 at 21:52

This is becoming a favourite. Kronos Quartet with Franghiz Ali-Zadeh: Mugam Sayagi.

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Posted: October 13 2007 at 13:12

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Posted: October 13 2007 at 12:17

Easy Money wrote:

Dick Heath wrote:

fuxi wrote:

If you're into King Crimson or Henry Cow, you'll probably enjoy Stravinsky and Bartok. If you like ambient music, try Toru Takemitsu's DREAM/WINDOW, TREE LINE and IN AN AUTUMN GARDEN...

Checking out the liner notes of the first two East Of Eden albums last night and noted one tune was annotated: "Based on a Bartok string quartet". I've heard the connection between Bartok and KC made a number of times. So my question: with which Bartok String Quartet should I start?

Just buzzed through some Bartok looking for the Crimson parts, I have been curious about this too as Fripp said his aim was to mix Chuck Berry with Bartok.

The 5th movement of quartet number 4 sounds like Fripp himself. The 4th and 2nd movements are close too.
Also 3rd movement of the 6th quartet
2nd movement of No 2.
Some of the other records have less clear track divisions but I would say opening and closing of number 5 and apprx. 2nd movement No 3.

Here it is. Four is great, a lot of variation between the movements, the 2nd movement is very strange. The rockin parts really rock in 5/4.

Edited by Easy Money - October 13 2007 at 12:23

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Posted: October 13 2007 at 12:14

fuxi wrote:

Dick Heath wrote:

So my question: with which Bartok String Quartet should I start?

I'm afraid I don't know the Bartok quartets (they're "on my list") but they're all supposed to be masterpieces, and they fit on two CDs, so I guess you can't go wrong...

You guys check my earlier post on the Bartok quartets where I map out the movements that are "Frippish" for those wanting to trace the Bartok influence. Number 4 is my favorite and full of passages that inspired Fripp and others.

Edited by Easy Money - October 13 2007 at 12:16

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Posted: October 13 2007 at 10:50

Dick Heath wrote:

So my question: with which Bartok String Quartet should I start?

I'm afraid I don't know the Bartok quartets (they're "on my list") but they're all supposed to be masterpieces, and they fit on two CDs, so I guess you can't go wrong...

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Posted: October 13 2007 at 10:44

proger wrote:

I love also symphonys lihe "merkury" symphony by hyden.
(sorrey about the mistakes...)

Very happy to hear that! Haydn is my favourite symphonic composer of all time. A few dozen of his symphonies sound a little formulaic, but since he wrote more than a hundred, that's no problem at all! I particularly enjoy the so-called "Sturm und Drang" symphonies, which usually include the 'Mercury' symphony, the 'Fire' symphony etc. (and once again there's an excellent 6-CD bargain box set by Trevor Pinnock), and the six 'Paris' symphonies: truly life-enhancing stuff!