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Post by rfan8312 on Apr 20, 2023 4:37:31 GMT
In my case I simply dont understand classical music. I remember years ago hearing a piano album by Chopin. Would be great to find out what it was. It had something for me like a main motif that was a bit rhythmic.
Any other classical music I've heard, though very impressive, and unless ominous enough to conjur an atmosphere, just hits my outer ear and slides down my neck.
I look for music that has a rythm to satisfy a visceral need for exhilaration or has a build up to a memorable moment for the impact of that moment and a feeling of awe, or electronic music for how it creates an atmosphere and a feeling inside which then gets my mind soaring.
This piece from a moment in the film 'Enigma' has moved me many times. Is this considered classical?
I listen to a lot of jazz inspired forms of music but can never listen to classic jazz because it sounds like endless meandering. I guess I've felt that way about the classical music I've heard as well.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 20, 2023 7:17:04 GMT
Yes, that soundtrack used a classical orchestra for the recording. Genres don't always help, but you can consider this a classical soundtrack.
If you want both visceral and atmospheric, see how you get along with Holst - The Planets, which describes them (or rather, their mythological gods) very well.
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Post by Tim on Apr 20, 2023 8:12:37 GMT
. . . . see how you get along with Holst - The Planets That was the very album that got me into classical, although I had a small interest from an early age from music class, about 7 I think I started. I tried a violin first, then a trumpet and finally a tuba, before we all agreed I was totally rubbish and a lost cause. I was probably 14 when I bought The Planets in Woolworths for I think about £1.00 or £1.50 . . . this one  I have a number of Planets recordings now  |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 20, 2023 8:23:58 GMT
Nice, Tim. I, too, was first introduced to classical at the age of 9 or 10 by my primary school teacher, who was rather enlightened. Once a week she would bring out the mono record player and play us a record. The Planets made its mark and I have loved the suite ever since.
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Post by palace on Apr 30, 2024 14:45:29 GMT
As a 3 year old, I used to sit next to my Grandmothers upright piano upstairs in her house in fulham listening to my paternal uncle "Chas" playing Tchaikovsky or Rachminov he was taught piano by my Great Grandmother who trained as a concert pianist but was never allowed by family to play in public other than behind curtains on a stage at a Chelsea/Kensington kinematograph as well as being the mechanism, it was also an early name for a film theater.
At primary school I was in the choir & was asked to sing at a local church. I listened to modern music on sundays 2 Way Family Favourites or Radio Luxembourg fading in & out at secondary school choir, violin school orchestra & The English Schools Choir. I had also discovered little Richard, Elvis,Buddy Holly,etc then Beatles, Stones & others of this period I liked the Beatles & the Stones, the Animals particularly the Yardbirds Unit 4 Plus 2, anything I felt was good.
I love Classical music of all types from Gregorian plain chant to Boradin equally as well as "pop". An Aunt married to uncle Chas was born in India her family were very much top of the Raj. She was taught 10 Indian languages at school when she left India she spoke 20 languages & dialects she got me interested in Indian music of which there are 2 types Hindustani improvisational, flexible,instruments sarod,tabla,sitar, the Dulcimer like Santoor & the wonderful Rudra Veena & very little vocalisation. the other is Canartic (Southern India) vocalisation, violin, mridangam, and ghatam.
Initially not to my taste over the last 5 years or so I have learned a little more about Carnatic vocals a short song of 1 or 2 minutes is stretched by improvisation to 10 or 20 minutes, the voice effectively becomes an instrument I find it gels best for me watching Indian dance.
I have developed a taste for the Afghan Rubab a string instrument with gut strings worn on a strap by warriors on horseback, the Indian Sarod with steel strings & metal fretless fingerboard is longer & lighter in tone played seated legs crossed was developed from the Rubab.
Yup my taste is pretty eclectic my 3 children introduced me to Guns "n" Roses & deadmau5 & others. MartinT recently introduced me to FEIST & her album Metals happy to listen if I wrote about my choices would others be interested.
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Post by Slinger on Apr 30, 2024 15:48:05 GMT
palace, I can't let you mention Indian music without crossing into Pakistan for the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, one of the greatest voices of his (or any) generation.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 30, 2024 16:29:46 GMT
if I wrote about my choices would others be interested. Of course, we like chatting about music. Feel free to post in existing threads or start a new one. |
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Post by palace on Apr 30, 2024 16:37:47 GMT
palace , I can't let you mention Indian music without crossing into Pakistan for the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, one of the greatest voices of his (or any) generation. Slinger : My aunt was born long before partition, indeed born in Amritsar in the railway hospital in the Punjab of which there is more in the now Pakistan than India. So I'm not partial but I must confess I have vanishingly small knowledge of male singers anywhere on the sub-continent. I looked up the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who died so young & will endeavour to acquaint myself. |
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Post by julesd68 on May 1, 2024 11:13:30 GMT
Yup my taste is pretty eclectic my 3 children introduced me to Guns "n" Roses & deadmau5 & others. MartinT recently introduced me to FEIST & her album Metals happy to listen if I wrote about my choices would others be interested. Yes of course happy to hear more! I have a similarly eclectic taste - I like to say everything from Scriabin to Slayer ... |
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Post by MartinT on May 1, 2024 11:34:20 GMT
As long as you don't subject me to Rufus Wainwright or Joanna Newsom, I'm happy.
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Post by palace on May 1, 2024 15:06:55 GMT
As long as you don't subject me to Rufus Wainwright or Joanna Newsom, I'm happy. Who? |
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Post by MikeMusic on May 1, 2024 15:10:24 GMT
As long as you don't subject me to Rufus Wainwright or Joanna Newsom, I'm happy. Who? Loudon's son and some mad bint with the worst voice in the world |
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Post by MartinT on May 1, 2024 15:39:22 GMT
Loudon's son and some mad bint with the worst voice in the world Best description ever  |
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Post by Slinger on May 1, 2024 15:46:57 GMT
...some mad bint with the worst voice in the world As far as that position goes, I believe Ms Yoko Ono has tenure. |
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Post by MikeMusic on May 1, 2024 15:51:15 GMT
...some mad bint with the worst voice in the world As far as that position goes, I believe Ms Yoko Ono has tenure. But but but There are people that say they *like* Newsom's voice No one listens to Ms. Oh no surely |
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Post by MartinT on May 1, 2024 16:49:53 GMT
There are people that say they *like* Newsom's voice They are madder than the bint making that racket. |
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Post by rfan8312 on May 28, 2024 2:29:22 GMT
palace, I can't let you mention Indian music without crossing into Pakistan for the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, one of the greatest voices of his (or any) generation. Wow, it's been decades or more since I've seen that name. I'd forgotten it. It's from that film that I loved so much growing up but probably couldn't even stomach it now. Natural Born Killers. |
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 6, 2024 17:01:49 GMT
You (and I sometimes) might wonder why I continue to write my reviews of classical music concerts.
Strangely enough, whilst they don't provoke interest here, they do get readers. Since I posted one review last week they have been viewed around 500 times. So I'm hoping someone out there on the interweb gets something out of them, as they do take some time to write ... I will most likely continue.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 6, 2024 17:06:48 GMT
Good on you, Jules. Please keep it going, I do read them all. Even if it's mostly you and I posting, we will keep this place alive.
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Post by Slinger on Aug 6, 2024 17:08:14 GMT
I always enjoy reading them, Jules.
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