Does anyone here listen to classical music?

[cormacdffy]

Yes I listen to it quite a lot. Being 17, I'm the only one in my circle of friends that actually does, but fuck it it's awesome .

My favourite composers are Tchiakovsky, Bach and Mozart.

 

[bob-2000]

I love Bach, Rachmaninov and Satie.

I'm also a big Inon Zur fan, but im not sure if that counts.

 

[Genixma]

I enjoy some Bach, Little Fugue in G Minor. Or Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. 1812 Orchestra as well as Mozart's Requiem.

 

[SplitDemonIdentity]

Is this the broad definition of classical that also includes Baroque and Romantic? Or just you know Classical?

Either way I listen to them all with an alarming frequency sometimes to the chagrin of my into metal and religious brother {don't ask me about the combination. It's odd to me too}.

But classical is amazing and I'd likely never stop listening if I wasn't asked to.

 

[gillebro]

I'm a horn player, so I don't have much choice.

Percy Grainger remains one of my favourite composers ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiZzpRME_DY (sorry, I can't embed)

I'm very much a fan of the easy-to-listen stuff.

 

[motyr]

I'm not sure if anyone's posted him yet, but my favourite composer is Mahler. My favourite piece of music from any genre is his Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection."

 

[Ask]

Franz Schubert's Erlkonig is one of my favorite pieces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuG7Y6wiPL8

Franz Liszt (There are a lot of arrangements by Franz Liszt but this one is a favorite)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z36aWM3jYT8&playnext=1&list=PLEB4EC97160882260

Brahm's Hungarian dance is a wonderful piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9WkkQ
His symphony number 3 is also amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju7jb1rkyK0&feature=related

Honestly there are a lot of classical composers that I enjoy that unfortunately I'd end up writing novels about if one just left me to it. It's nice to see that there are a lot of people who still enjoy classical music.

 

[AlAaraaf74]

I'm not sure if anyone's posted him yet, but my favourite composer is Mahler. My favourite piece of music from any genre is his Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection."

I don't think he's been mentioned! And that's a shame because I think his symphonies are better than Tchaikovsky's (which everyone on this thread seems to love)

I also like his symphony 2, but my favorite is a tie between his 5 and 7. Then 2, then 8.

 

[frizzlebyte]

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Actually, you didn't come off as rude. I just thought I might've. Man, the limitations of text, eh?

Yeah, I have always liked classical music. My whole family is into music and art and whatnot, so I come by it honestly; though I dabble in the arts, I skew really hard into science and technology, and that is where my true talents lie.

But yeah, appreciating non-pop music seems to be so hard for a lot of people it seems sad, but I actually appreciated classical before I appreciated pop music, so I guess other people think the same about me.

 

[Kyoh]

These two must be on a list of great classical pieces.

Chopin's Nocturne in C# Minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cectrAqFSZQ

Bach's Air on the G string
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2j-frfK-yg

 

[GeorgW]

I love classical music, I have a big collection of it.
My favourite composer is probably Beethoven.

 

[King Toasty]

Not a whole lot, but I listen to quite a bit orchestral music. Movie and game themes are really, really good nowadays. Especially when Jeremy Soule or Hans Zimmer are involved.

Side note: Is my avatar showing up? It won't for me.

 

[coolkirb]

props to chopin but my all time favourit has to be Holst and his amazing planets suite, he may only have be known for it and have it overshawdow all his other work but it is amazing Jubiter is a masterpiece

youtube=3B49N46I39Y

 

[AlAaraaf74]

Side note: Is my avatar showing up? It won't for me.

Yeah, I can see it.

 

[King Toasty]

Side note: Is my avatar showing up? It won't for me.

Yeah, I can see it.

Is it a gif?

 

[AlAaraaf74]

Side note: Is my avatar showing up? It won't for me.

Yeah, I can see it.

Is it a gif?

No it's just a toaster.

 

[motyr]

I'm not sure if anyone's posted him yet, but my favourite composer is Mahler. My favourite piece of music from any genre is his Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection."

I don't think he's been mentioned! And that's a shame because I think his symphonies are better than Tchaikovsky's (which everyone on this thread seems to love)

I also like his symphony 2, but my favorite is a tie between his 5 and 7. Then 2, then 8.

I agree, I like Mahler more than Tchaikovsky as well.

 

[King Toasty]

Side note: Is my avatar showing up? It won't for me.

Yeah, I can see it.

Is it a gif?

No it's just a toaster.

DAMN. How do gif avvies work? Goddamn magnets or something.

 

[coolkirb]

oh allsso when you say classical do you mean from the actual classical period or just orchestral intrumental music? Or more acurately everything from the renesance to about 1920

 

[SenorNemo]

I listen to quite a lot of classical music (as in Baroque, Classical, Romance, and such). Really though, what counts as classical music? It's kind of a vague term. It's not arrangement, because otherwise you'd have pop songs that use orchestrial instrumentation counting as classical when most people would not label it so. It's not compositional conventions either, because even Baroque and Romance are widely divided by conventions of composition.

Anyway, I tend to like quite a variety, though I can't say I care much for baroque as a whole. While there are quite a few standout compositions, most of it just seems so formulaic. You hear one harpsichord playing a basso continuo, you've heard a good 80% of them.

Obligatory list of favorite composers:
- J.S. Bach
- Wolfgang Mozart
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Antonin Dvorak
- John Adams (the composer)
- James Horner
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Yasunori Mitsuda

On a side note, is it just me, or does Strobe by Deadmau5 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUgfiesTuw] sound a lot like baroque, compositionally? I kind of want to hear what it'd sound like on period instruments...