One of the most beautiful pieces of music

[Locut0s]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY

Ok so it's a little cliché and or overplayed but I never tire of hearing this. Listen to it with a good pair of headphones on highish volume. Ignore the talking at the end.

Post other favourite classical pieces / snippets of yours.

[Callalily]

1. Yes, that certainly

is a beautiful piece!

[applegrove]

2. Beautiful ...yes.

[Archae]

3. The winner, IMO.

The one you posted is good, but this beats it hands down.
And look who's conducting!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_5z0m7cs0A

[Dr. Strange]

8. Right composer, wrong song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck

Guitar version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS8eVFq1ZdU

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Here's a conductor who actually knows what he's fucking doing, conducting something better

Not to disparage the Beethoven Ninth at all - amazing, beautiful, wondrous, stupendous piece of music.

But the Mahler No. 2 - that's the true daddy of 'em all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKeH3oYkFiw

Claudio Abbado conducting this one. Of course, others have done this stunningly as well: Gilbert Kaplan, Solti, and so forth. Best performance I've ever attended, though, was Dennis Russel Davies - I've seen many performances, and Davies was hands down, far and away, the most brilliant rendition I've ever had the grace to witness. Quite likely the most brilliant rendition of any orchestral piece of music I've ever witnessed. Truly, amazingly stunning. I always cry during the final movement - Davies had me crying in every movement, it was so sublime; so fully emotional; and so perfectly clear in that he managed to get the orchestra to play in a way that every part was distinguishable. I heard stuff I've never heard before - and I know the score.

[cemaphonic]

19. Have you heard Berio's amazing deconstruction of this, along with much of 20th century music

in his Sinfonia?

I'm not a huge Mahler fan, (or indeed much of a fan of most Late Romanticism) but I do like this symphony an awful lot.

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. Deconstruction of the Mahler No. 2?

I've not heard it. Sounds fascinating, though!

I'm a HUGE fan of the Romantic period, esp. the late romanticism, and esp. from the German, Scandanavian, Russian area. Italians can go fuck themselves, musically speaking, except Puccini.

I'll have to check out Berio's Sinfonia - he's one composer I'm not familiar with, except by name.


(p.s. - I changed the subject line above to read "Here's a CONDUCTOR", instead of "Here's a COMPOSER", in case you got confused. I didn't realize I made that mistake. Embarrassing, because if any composer knew what he was doing, it was Beethoven).

[cemaphonic]

25. Yeah, the third movement of the Sinfonia is based on the third movemnent of Mahler's 2md

and titled "In ruhig fliessender Bewegung" after the score directions of the Mahler. There are many extended quotes from Mahler which form a sort of bedrock for a bunch of other quotes (mostly from 20th century music, but I know I've heard some Beethoven in there too) that flow by, all commented upon by a handful of vocalists (who are quoting Beckett, but the choice of quotes often reflects the musical quotes). It's more than a bit gimmicky, but the overall effect is pretty singular and memorable, and it is a lot more entertaining than most music produced by the European avant-garde in the '60s.

The rest of the Sinfonia is unfortunately standard postwar Euro fare to my ears.

[Archae]

21. This Sinfonia is better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVUakcyLnsw

[kentauros]

23. "The World's Worst Orchestra"

But, of course!

:rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Only a heartless fiend wouldn't find Watermelon in Easter Hay to be profoundly beautiful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQPkLuwy80

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. And a stunningly heart-splitting cover version by a Brazilian bloke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-OBEQZlzzQ&feature=related

:cry:

[bbernardini]

12. Nice, but...

...that WAS one of the songs Frank requested people not play after his death.

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Aye, 'tis - I don't know when that Brazilian bloke recorded his performance, though.

But yeah - it is off-limits.

[bbernardini]

9. Agreed. And thank God for that Barcelona broadcast.

The 1988 band is my favorite, and that clip features my pal Mike Keneally.

I prefer the original version, though. I wish they had put it on the memorial album without the Central Scrutinizer voice.

[bbernardini]

10. Agreed. And thank God for that Barcelona broadcast.

The 1988 band is my favorite, and that clip features my pal Mike Keneally.

I prefer the original version, though. I wish they had put it on the memorial album without the Central Scrutinizer voice.

[bbernardini]

11. Agreed. And thank God for that Barcelona broadcast.

The 1988 band is my favorite, and that clip features my pal Mike Keneally.

I prefer the original version, though. I wish they had put it on the memorial album without the Central Scrutinizer voice.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. And only an evil, artless fuck could resist the urge to weep over "Outside Now" from '88 tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQPkLuwy80

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Here's another version from the same tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnuIEtTlmZY&NR=1

Better sound quality on this one.

[bbernardini]

13. That's the link for "Watermelon" again. nt

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Whoops - thanks for the head's up! Here's the correct linky-poo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUbYFtDefwk

[begin_within]

16. This is my favorite Beethoven piece

If you ask me, Beethoven was the greatest composer of all time, period. Many great works but this one always haunts me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdfNTO_o-3k

[Iggo]

18. It's cliche and overplayed because...

...it's a masterpiece.

Here's mine (just as cliche and overplayed): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2cFEHM9yMw&feature=related

Listen to the first movement all the way through, and let yourself feel sad about something. Effin powerful.

[kentauros]

22. Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6txOvK-mAk

also

Iphigenia in Brooklyn

(P.D.Q. Bach... at least for what's available on youtube)

:P

[Duppers]

24. yes, but what was that commercial at the end????

A couple of weeks ago there was a guy playing this in metro in Cambridge Mass. I pitched a couple of bucks into his case, sat beside him, and missed 2 trains I enjoyed it so much.

The acoustics were so good down there.

Gosh, do I love Boston.

[Locut0s]

26. Thanks for the replies. Here is another suggestion from someone in another forum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UxXm8hwfso

Gets really beautiful around the 1/2 way point 4:20-5:00 ish.