Favourite classical composer/artist

That is, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modernist or Contemporary music. You know what I mean.

I enjoy impressionist music more than anything else, specifically Debussy, Ravel and Satie. I haven't really studied it enough to describe it writing, but it seems to be the most complex form of music ever written.

This here is one of my favourite pieces.

I don't know how popular he is but I'm a huge fan of Max Richter.

Ottorino Respighi.

I don't know how popular he is but I'm a huge fan of Max Richter.

muller39

I've heard of him, but yet to listen to properly. I hear bumper boats are lots of fun, too.

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I don't know how popular he is but I'm a huge fan of Max Richter.

kdawg88

I've heard of him, but yet to listen to properly. I hear bumper boats are lots of fun, too.

Would Dmitri Shostakovich be considered popular? His 5th and 10th symphonies are incredible.

That is, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modernist or Contemporary music. You know what I mean.

I enjoy impressionist music more than anything else, specifically Debussy, Ravel and Satie. I haven't really studied it enough to describe it writing, but it seems to be the most complex form of music ever written.

This here is one of my favourite pieces.

kdawg88

Debussy is great. I fell asleep to "Sirens" last night and had some very wacky dreams (and I'm not saying it's boring, I was just really tired).

Would Dmitri Shostakovich be considered popular? His 5th and 10th symphonies are incredible.

EolGul2

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I don't know how popular he is but I'm a huge fan of Max Richter.

muller39

I've heard of him, but yet to listen to properly. I hear bumper boats are lots of fun, too.

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I've heard of him, but yet to listen to properly. I hear bumper boats are lots of fun, too.

kdawg88

It is. Autumn Music 2 and Embers are quite good too.

Smetana

I have no idea if he's popular or not, but Ma vlast is incredible. Especially the second poem, Vltava,

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I don't know how popular he is but I'm a huge fan of Max Richter.

muller39

I've heard of him, but yet to listen to properly. I hear bumper boats are lots of fun, too.

This is the song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=judyCgN2daA

That'd be the fellow in my avatar - Johannes Brahms. But there are many composers that I deeply respect in this field, obviously.

That'd be the fellow in my avatar - Johannes Brahms. But there are many composers that I deeply respect in this field, obviously.

pianist

Brahms is very hard for me to play, as I can't quite grasp that yearning, longing feeling in his music - more specifically his Intermezzo in B minor which I've been playing. (Look at how she plays it!) Big music, and I often compare Muse to him.

Brahms is very hard for me to play, as I can't quite grasp that yearning, longing feeling in his music - more specifically his Intermezzo in B minor which I've been playing. (Look at how she plays it!) Big music, and I often compare Muse to him.

kdawg88

That'll come. Like all great music, Brahms's works are challenging to learn and perform. The ability to easily portray what you feel with this instrument takes many years to develop. But if you're working seriously on that intermezzo, then it means you're fairly advanced already. I didn't develop a true appreciation for Brahms until I was in my very late teens. The appreciation became FAR deeper when I developed the capacity to understand the intricacy of his work. It's not just beautiful to listen to, but astoundingly well crafted.

angelo badalamenti,michael nyman

Béla Bartók is my favorite by far. His string quartets specifically the second and fourth are some of the most exciting and beautiful compositions ever. Unfortunately I've not seen him mentioned that often, and he's only really well known in his own country.

Béla Bartók is my favorite by far. His string quartets specifically the second and fourth are some of the most exciting and beautiful compositions ever. Unfortunately I've not seen him mentioned that often, and he's only really well known in his own country.

ex-mortis

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Béla Bartók is my favorite by far. His string quartets specifically the second and fourth are some of the most exciting and beautiful compositions ever. Unfortunately I've not seen him mentioned that often, and he's only really well known in his own country.

kdawg88

Ah, that's good.

I'm not big on 'underground' classical composers haha

I will put a vote in for Elgar though since he is often overlooked in the great classical composers debate, mostly because he is quite modern I suppose, but I've yet to hear a piece of his that I didn't instantly love. It's ingrained in my though since I live where he lived and look at what he looked at when writing.

Mozart is my favourite 'popular' composer.

For artist I'd have to say Katica Illenyi - a phenomenal violinist. Here she is playing William's 'Schindler's List', of course that is a popular piece but it continues to be a challenge for me, and she so flawlessly gets the last note! Eight years and if I go anywhere high on the E it *still* sounds likes cats dieing. I have high-e envy. :P

Smetana

I have no idea if he's popular or not, but Ma vlast is incredible. Especially the second poem, Vltava,

bruinfan617

I listen to tons of Holst. He's gotten some mainstream acknowledgment and praise over the years for his Planets Suite, but he composed a lot of really, really great music. He's kind of big in the band world because he composed basically the first piece that was written with strictly band in mind (instead of orchestra music being rewritten for bands), and that was the First Suite in E-flat. He also wrote a Second Suite, which is equally fantastic. t3hrubikscube

This seriously might be, in my eyes,the greatest piece ever written http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMV_rrRBgD8

At the moment, Rachmaninoffjimmyjammer69

I thought he was somewhat famous by now. Regardless, I listen to the second movement of his second piano concerto almost daily. Definitely one of my favorite classical pieces.

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I thought he was somewhat famous by now. Regardless, I listen to the second movement of his second piano concerto almost daily. Definitely one of my favorite classical pieces.

This seriously might be, in my eyes,the greatest piece ever written http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMV_rrRBgD8

bruinfan617

I'm a huge fan of Samuel Barber, though he's probably one of the more popular 20th century composers out there. Piano Concerto and Second Essay for Orchestra are two of my favorite pieces to listen to.

Other than that, I also like Vincent Persichetti's work, but he writes more for wind ensembles. Masquerade and Divertimento are his most famous works.

That is, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modernist or Contemporary music. You know what I mean.

I enjoy impressionist music more than anything else, specifically Debussy, Ravel and Satie. I haven't really studied it enough to describe it writing, but it seems to be the most complex form of music ever written.

This here is one of my favourite pieces.

kdawg88

debussy, van delden, muczynski....i too love impressionist music.....as i am a saxophone player and most legit works for it are from that era.....unless its a cello or oboe transcription......

There seriously is not enough love for Menotti.

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MIne would be Niccolò Paganini.

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:lol: lol.

[QUOTE="t3hrubikscube"]I listen to tons of Holst. He's gotten some mainstream acknowledgment and praise over the years for his Planets Suite, but he composed a lot of really, really great music. He's kind of big in the band world because he composed basically the first piece that was written with strictly band in mind (instead of orchestra music being rewritten for bands), and that was the First Suite in E-flat. He also wrote a Second Suite, which is equally fantastic. Allicrombie

I don't know how popular the Guild Wars composer is, but he is pretty good.

That'd be the fellow in my avatar - Johannes Brahms. But there are many composers that I deeply respect in this field, obviously.

pianist

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That'd be the fellow in my avatar - Johannes Brahms. But there are many composers that I deeply respect in this field, obviously.

Official_Rater

Do you know a lot of his chamber music? The quintet falls into that category. And have you heard his other three symphonies, piano concertos, or the violin concerto?

Both of the works you mentioned represent his darker side, so I imagine you'd like things like the clarinet quintet, the c minor symphony, the c minor piano quartet, the c minor trio (lots of c minor!) the f minor clarinet sonata, the d minor violin sonata, and certain late piano miniatures / songs.

Also, isn't the scherzo of the f minor quintet spectacular? I feel it's the most spectacular scherzo movement ever written.

If you have seen Shutter Island you would of heard this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rluU6BGpKw It's one of my favourites of his.muller39

*gets depressed*

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That'd be the fellow in my avatar - Johannes Brahms. But there are many composers that I deeply respect in this field, obviously.

pianist

Do you know a lot of his chamber music? The quintet falls into that category. And have you heard his other three symphonies, piano concertos, or the violin concerto?

Both of the works you mentioned represent his darker side, so I imagine you'd like things like the clarinet quintet, the c minor symphony, the c minor piano quartet, the f minor clarinet sonata, the d minor violin sonata, and certain late piano miniatures / songs.

Also, isn't the scherzo of the f minor quintet spectacular? I feel it's the most spectacular scherzo movement ever written.

If you have seen Shutter Island you would of heard this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rluU6BGpKw It's one of my favourites of his.muller39

I've never heard of that fellow. Do you know when he wrote the piece? It bears a strong resemblance to this work by Hans Zimmer. You hear the primary melodic motive in the strings.