Classical Music Corner

[Heyo]

Are they dedicated classical music stations?

Not dedicated, just a preference but a strong preference. They also have news, interviews, book reviews and other culture related content. It's about 80% music interspersed with vocal. And the music is 95% classical.

How much variety of style is there? Contemporary, classical, romantic, baroque....?

Mostly classic/baroque.

Yes, adverts are the bane.

For me the main reason to have them on but I also like classical music.

 

[Secret Chief]

Scriabin
Sonata no. 5

 

[EsonauticSage]

My top 13 composers includes:

Xenakis
Messiaen
Webern
Mahler
Grisey
Beethoven
Scriabin
Bach
Brahms
Varese
Orlando Lassus
Ockeghem
Gesualdo

 

[Secret Chief]

My favourite works are by the following 20 composers:

Bacewicz
Borisova-Ollas
Bruckner
Chopin
Debussy
Hindemith
Murail
Nørgård
Rachmaninov
Ravel
Scelsi
Scriabin
Szymanowski
Mompou
Feinberg
Mosolov
Roslavets
Liszt
Takemitsu
Webern


... currently!

 

[Mock Turtle]

Recently died RIP:

 

[Secret Chief]

A new name to me. Late Romantic piano music. Mmmmmmm...

Marie Jaëll
Six petits morceaux pour piano

 

[Thief]

toccata and fugue in Dminor

I have a serious fascination for the eight minute item

on guitar.....by Philip Hii
on the harp....by Amy Turk
on the pipe organ ....by E. Power Biggs

Bach must have been a genius

 

[Heyo]

toccata and fugue in Dminor

I have a serious fascination for the eight minute item

on guitar.....by Philip Hii
on the harp....by Amy Turk
on the pipe organ ....by E. Power Biggs

Bach must have been a genius

On violin ... Vanessa Mae

Edit: I already did this in post #26.

 

[Thief]

Maurice Ravel - Bolero

 

[Heyo]

Maurice Ravel - Bolero

"a piece lasting seventeen minutes and consisting wholly of "orchestral tissue without music"—of one very long, gradual crescendo. There are no contrasts, and practically no invention except the plan and the manner of execution."

Spoiler: said by

- Maurice Ravel

 

[Thief]

"a piece lasting seventeen minutes and consisting wholly of "orchestral tissue without music"—of one very long, gradual crescendo. There are no contrasts, and practically no invention except the plan and the manner of execution."

Spoiler

Maurice Ravel

a fair critique

even Ravel was said to have not liked it
he penned it to relieve the music in his head

and there is a report.....someone in the audience said loudly
Ravel has gone mad!

he later replied.....she understands the work

 

[Mock Turtle]

On violin ... Vanessa Mae

Edit: I already did this in post #26.

I think I will get some mp3s of Classical music, like this one if available, since I'm missing such (nothing to play my vinyl on):

 

[Thief]

199x's......and yet once more
inBKFMB-yPg

sorry for the ads

 

[Heyo]

199x's......and yet once more
inBKFMB-yPg

sorry for the ads

Perfect performance of a beautiful piece.

Speaking of perfection:

 

[Wu Wei]

There, that's better

 

[syo]

Fur Elise.

 

[Heyo]

There, that's better

Good, yes, different, yes - but better? A matter of taste. Both were virtuous performances.

 

[Revoltingest]

Well, now he's dead.
But classical music thrives.

New compositions....

New interpretations of old works....

 

[Wu Wei]

Well, now he's dead.
But classical music thrives.

New compositions....

New interpretations of old works....

As much as it pains me to say this, I do not agree with the late Frank Zappa about classical music....but with that said

 

[Revoltingest]

As much as it pains me to say this, I do not agree with the late Frank Zappa about classical music....but with that said

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