Another musical thread...

[Speke-EZY]

Are any of you into the orchestral stuff?

I tend to like what is loosely termed "Romantic" which came after Classical and before the modern era. As with all genre labels there is some overlap.

My personal favourites are...

Jean Sibelius : Second and Fifth Symphonies

Richard Strauss : Sinfonia Domestica,Don Juan,Till Eulenspiegel

Gustav Mahler : First,Fifth and Seventh Symphonies

Lots of others would compete for inclusion such as...

Max Bruch : Scottish Fantasy & Violin Concerto

Manuel Da Falla : Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Ludwig v. Beethoven : Sixth Symphony & Violin Concerto

Sergei Rachmaninov : Second & Third Piano Concertos ; Second Symphony

Antonin Dvorak : Cello Concerto & Ninth Symphony

Reinhold Gliere : Harp Concerto

I particularly like Alexander Scriabin's Symhony No.2 and Wilhelm Stenhammar's Piano Concerto No.1,along with all the orchestral music from Richard Wagner's operas...although I can't actually stand opera singing!

Somebody else have a go!

[Monvillez]

I'm ashamed to say I'm quite ignorant to the genre although I am partial to Verdi's Requiem Dies Irae. Think it was used for a newspaper advert in the 80's and that's where it first captivated me.

Regards,
Garry

[Vasidae]

Pachelbel's Canon in d major:

A wonderful relaxing piece of music - one that you have probably heard in your youth or in times gone by and wonderered who composed it and what was it called.

Wonder no more - just listen

[Deleted]

Was brought up in a household dominated by classical.

Actually have the Pastoral and Wayfarers on my i-pod along with Elgar's Cello concerto

GC

[superian]

What about Dmitri Shostakovich ,William Walton, Edward Elgar, Handel and anything from the Straus family…. they're nearly always on in the background at work.
Ian.

[Biggles]

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV3SHBFyDZM

Gets me everytime, was used in the film Galipoli with Mel Gibson.

[buryspotter]

Boccherini - from Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World - an excellent film.

youtu.be/w58Gg1T504U

I am working my way through the series of Patrick O'Brian novels which formed the basis of the film.

Alan

[Dave-B]

What about some of the "modern" composers?
My favorites are the works of Vangelis, Andrew Lloyd Webber and John Williams.
A good sound track from the movies is a great background when sat at the computer.

Cheers,
Dave B.

[kevmul]

This thread could run and run!

I would include in the Romantics - Sibelius' Andante Festivo

For the more modern there is a name not at the top of many peoples list - Ferde Grofe. You might not reconise the name, but he was responsible for orchestrating much of Gershwin's music such as Rhapsody in Blue.

In his own right he wrote the Grand Canyon Suite and the first movement 'Sunrise' paints a wonderful picture as can be heard on this you tube link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-PUHz4OF4w

Kev

[Biggles]

This is a continuation of the theme relating to my Fav the Adagio by Barber, but brought up to date by Wm Orbit and it works.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIbIHxKh9bk