Q. w/ the latest adobe plugin, youtube videos stop and start frequently and firefox itself hangs just closing a youtube tab. could you please recommend other sites where i can just listen to free classical music?
thanks and appreciate all answers.
thanks and appreciate all answers.
A. if you have an apple, android, or possibly kindle fire, you can get apps like spotify or pandora. for a computer, you can go on pandora.com, or google play and you just need to do a quick easy signup!
If you need to get a clearer picture of classical music in a short time, where should you start?
Q. I'm going to do some work for a classical music magazine, but I've never really listened to classical music actively. I'm not going to write any articles myself but I still feel terrible for being so unacquainted with the area, and I want to be able to talk to the staff without seeming like a too big idiot. I just don't know where to start...
I know these are silly questions, but, for anyone who listens to classical music a lot: who do you think are the most essential composers or modern performers to know about (apart from the ones "everyone" know)? What should I start listening to? Are there any "essential" websites or magazines out there that you would recommend me to read? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I know these are silly questions, but, for anyone who listens to classical music a lot: who do you think are the most essential composers or modern performers to know about (apart from the ones "everyone" know)? What should I start listening to? Are there any "essential" websites or magazines out there that you would recommend me to read? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
A. Puccini's operas:
La Boheme
Madama Butterfly
Turandot
Rossini:
Barber of Seville
Verdi: La Traviata
Bizet: Carmen, the Pearl Fishers
listen to some Chopin Nocturnes and read other people's interpertations of this piece (preferably written by people who've played them) start reading the booklet that comes along with any classical music cd you buy. You could also look up classical music stations in your area and start "immersing" yourself! As the above answer said, Beethoven is always a good place to start. You've probably already heard alot of Grieg on cartoons and stuff, and things like the William Tell overture. I really like Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony, Rachmaninov's Piano concerto no. 2, Chopin Nocturnes and Waltzs. Mugorssky's Pictures at an Exhibition is nice too. Also Saint-Saeens carnival of the Animals. Hope I Helped!
Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-rDRa-5h4s (Pearl fishers duet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNoPqYAIPI ( Dvorak's New World symphony)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCEzh3MwILY (Grieg Morning Mood)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7GDt44sgag (Anitras Dance ditto)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8l37utZxMQ (Rach concerto 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsD0FDLOKGA (Saint saens Aquarium)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHAOrjgIfbg (Chopin nocturne in e minor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5qeuVOIbHk (Chopin nocturne in c # minor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0JyBfaP5H0 (Mussgorsky)
La Boheme
Madama Butterfly
Turandot
Rossini:
Barber of Seville
Verdi: La Traviata
Bizet: Carmen, the Pearl Fishers
listen to some Chopin Nocturnes and read other people's interpertations of this piece (preferably written by people who've played them) start reading the booklet that comes along with any classical music cd you buy. You could also look up classical music stations in your area and start "immersing" yourself! As the above answer said, Beethoven is always a good place to start. You've probably already heard alot of Grieg on cartoons and stuff, and things like the William Tell overture. I really like Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony, Rachmaninov's Piano concerto no. 2, Chopin Nocturnes and Waltzs. Mugorssky's Pictures at an Exhibition is nice too. Also Saint-Saeens carnival of the Animals. Hope I Helped!
Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-rDRa-5h4s (Pearl fishers duet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNoPqYAIPI ( Dvorak's New World symphony)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCEzh3MwILY (Grieg Morning Mood)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7GDt44sgag (Anitras Dance ditto)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8l37utZxMQ (Rach concerto 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsD0FDLOKGA (Saint saens Aquarium)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHAOrjgIfbg (Chopin nocturne in e minor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5qeuVOIbHk (Chopin nocturne in c # minor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0JyBfaP5H0 (Mussgorsky)
Want to listen to classical music but don't know where to start?
Q. I mostly listen to alternative music or indie rock music but I am open to everything and I recently watched a classical music performance at my sleep away camp and I really enjoyed it! I want to start listening to some classical music, but I don't know where to start. I know nothing about the genre except what the average person knows. Could anyone help me get started/give me recommendations?
A. Yay! Yay for you!
Baroque. Hmm. Start'cha out with some J.S.Bach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ9qWpa2rIg -Brandenburg Concerto 3
Highly bouncy and so beautifully contrapuntal. You might try the rest of the Brandenburg Concertos, if this tickles your pickle.
Classical. Jeez, I'm not very well-versed in the Classical era, either. Might as well give you some Mozart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDKdrQgp_q0 -Adagio and Fugue K.546
Mozart and Bach. Huh. I'm not very original today.
Okay, now that I have the obligatory Baroque and Classical eras out of the way, I can give you what I love.
Back in the day (actually, more like six months ago), I was a big Romantic nut. Have some Bruckner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIbWcXXzkqI -Symphony 9 mov 2
And how could I forget Brahms?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvcg3fXV3rs -Symphony 3 mov 1
Also, here is some Liszt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq-y9KGqssc -Concert Etude 3, "Un Sospiro"
All right. You have your angry, you have your sonorous, and you have your pretty, respectively. If you enjoy the Bruckner, check out the rest of his symphonies. He had nine of them, though the ninth wasn't completed. If you enjoy Brahms, look at some Mahler (Symphonies 5 & 8) and Sibelius (Symphonies 2 & 5). And I know you will like the Liszt, as most people do. I am going to tentatively recommend Chopin, and I say tentatively because this is where most people get sucked in and don't leave. Please don't join the teenage girl Chopin cult. It is okay to love him, but it is annoying when that is all the classical music someone listens to. I am warning you.
We venture into contemporary. Here, I have found my home.
Here is some older transitional Romantic-Contemporary. Prokofiev. I can blab about him all day and night. I want you to love the Russians. LOVE THE RUSSIANS. Not everyone loves the Russians.
Also, I have already used up five of my allowed ten links, so here is one puny Prokofiev link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kD0xsejesw -Piano Concerto 2
Stick with this. It picks up. It is gorgeous. It is chaotic. It is so tortured and disturbed and OMGZ I love this piece. Look at his other Piano Concertos. And then his Symphonies (especially number 5). And then everything else. Also, Prokofiev reminds me of Shostakovich. Check out that guy's string quartets. Especially the second movement of number 8. There are a lot. I listened to all 15 of them. In a row. I killed 4 days like this. If you don't like the "harshness" of these two, though, might I recommend Debussy? He is also teetering on the cusp of Romantic and Contemporary, but he is a little dreamier and also more... pretty. Try his Cello Sonata and his Preludes for piano. Also, check out Samuel Barber. His Adagio for Strings is very popular, but also give his first Symphony a go, as well as his four hands Souvenirs Ballet Suite.
Contemporary!! WOO. My most recent discovery. What I love about this era is that it is happening now, and that there is so much versatility. Literally anything goes. New styles of composing are being invented all the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6vo4xTpHdA -Adams, Grand Pianola
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB46mn8Exd8 -Nico Muhly, Mothertongue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFyl8amoEE -Steve Reich, Clapping Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIPvxSMTeKc&feature=BFa&list=PL5C02B78B3DFFBBE2&index=3 -Arvo Part, Berliner Messe
Adams is AHHH. Chamber Symphony. City Noir. Fearfull Symmetries. Lollapalooza. Tromba Lontana. Shaker Loops. He is my favorite. Fall in loooove!
Nico Muhly. A new favorite. He is weird, but try to understand him, and he will blow your mind. Please listen to the link all the way through - you won't get it the first time, but if you really truly listen to it, it will be such an amazing experience. Skip Town. Clear Music. Honest Music. Fast Twitchy Organs (love this).
Steve Reich's a weirdo, but I like him. I gave you the clapping link because I thought it was cool, but he has other good music as well. Daniel Variations. Variations for Vibes, Piano, and Strings.You Are Variations. Cello Counterpoint.
And, lastly, a man I found yesterday - Arvo Part. He is religious and quiet and gentle and resonant. I have fallen in love with him. He brings to light just how deep simplicity can be. Complexity does not necessarily equal beauty. Spiegel Im Spiegel. Berliner Messe. De profundis. Da Pacem Domine. Tabula Rasa.
I sincerely hope you find what you love.
Baroque. Hmm. Start'cha out with some J.S.Bach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ9qWpa2rIg -Brandenburg Concerto 3
Highly bouncy and so beautifully contrapuntal. You might try the rest of the Brandenburg Concertos, if this tickles your pickle.
Classical. Jeez, I'm not very well-versed in the Classical era, either. Might as well give you some Mozart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDKdrQgp_q0 -Adagio and Fugue K.546
Mozart and Bach. Huh. I'm not very original today.
Okay, now that I have the obligatory Baroque and Classical eras out of the way, I can give you what I love.
Back in the day (actually, more like six months ago), I was a big Romantic nut. Have some Bruckner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIbWcXXzkqI -Symphony 9 mov 2
And how could I forget Brahms?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvcg3fXV3rs -Symphony 3 mov 1
Also, here is some Liszt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq-y9KGqssc -Concert Etude 3, "Un Sospiro"
All right. You have your angry, you have your sonorous, and you have your pretty, respectively. If you enjoy the Bruckner, check out the rest of his symphonies. He had nine of them, though the ninth wasn't completed. If you enjoy Brahms, look at some Mahler (Symphonies 5 & 8) and Sibelius (Symphonies 2 & 5). And I know you will like the Liszt, as most people do. I am going to tentatively recommend Chopin, and I say tentatively because this is where most people get sucked in and don't leave. Please don't join the teenage girl Chopin cult. It is okay to love him, but it is annoying when that is all the classical music someone listens to. I am warning you.
We venture into contemporary. Here, I have found my home.
Here is some older transitional Romantic-Contemporary. Prokofiev. I can blab about him all day and night. I want you to love the Russians. LOVE THE RUSSIANS. Not everyone loves the Russians.
Also, I have already used up five of my allowed ten links, so here is one puny Prokofiev link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kD0xsejesw -Piano Concerto 2
Stick with this. It picks up. It is gorgeous. It is chaotic. It is so tortured and disturbed and OMGZ I love this piece. Look at his other Piano Concertos. And then his Symphonies (especially number 5). And then everything else. Also, Prokofiev reminds me of Shostakovich. Check out that guy's string quartets. Especially the second movement of number 8. There are a lot. I listened to all 15 of them. In a row. I killed 4 days like this. If you don't like the "harshness" of these two, though, might I recommend Debussy? He is also teetering on the cusp of Romantic and Contemporary, but he is a little dreamier and also more... pretty. Try his Cello Sonata and his Preludes for piano. Also, check out Samuel Barber. His Adagio for Strings is very popular, but also give his first Symphony a go, as well as his four hands Souvenirs Ballet Suite.
Contemporary!! WOO. My most recent discovery. What I love about this era is that it is happening now, and that there is so much versatility. Literally anything goes. New styles of composing are being invented all the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6vo4xTpHdA -Adams, Grand Pianola
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB46mn8Exd8 -Nico Muhly, Mothertongue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFyl8amoEE -Steve Reich, Clapping Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIPvxSMTeKc&feature=BFa&list=PL5C02B78B3DFFBBE2&index=3 -Arvo Part, Berliner Messe
Adams is AHHH. Chamber Symphony. City Noir. Fearfull Symmetries. Lollapalooza. Tromba Lontana. Shaker Loops. He is my favorite. Fall in loooove!
Nico Muhly. A new favorite. He is weird, but try to understand him, and he will blow your mind. Please listen to the link all the way through - you won't get it the first time, but if you really truly listen to it, it will be such an amazing experience. Skip Town. Clear Music. Honest Music. Fast Twitchy Organs (love this).
Steve Reich's a weirdo, but I like him. I gave you the clapping link because I thought it was cool, but he has other good music as well. Daniel Variations. Variations for Vibes, Piano, and Strings.You Are Variations. Cello Counterpoint.
And, lastly, a man I found yesterday - Arvo Part. He is religious and quiet and gentle and resonant. I have fallen in love with him. He brings to light just how deep simplicity can be. Complexity does not necessarily equal beauty. Spiegel Im Spiegel. Berliner Messe. De profundis. Da Pacem Domine. Tabula Rasa.
I sincerely hope you find what you love.
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