Opera/Classical Music.

[Burt]

Bob Dylan , Neil young , smiths, the who, kinks

 

And I suppose they'd exist without classical music.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Wish I could play an instrument, I managed the recorder at school, but my left hand is useless as I'm so right sided.

 

When right handed the left hand has its uses

 

Try mouth organ/harmonica..I have a chromatic scale harmonica (that's what i call it) and whilst I don't claim my music is amazing it's pretty easy to play

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Bob Dylan , Neil young , smiths, the who, kinks

 

Everything they do has its basis in western/classical music...chord structures/scales etc

[Tomo]

The only sort of classical music I've really ever gotten into is Ludovico Einaudi's stuff, but I guess it's more minimalist. The only reason for that is that I play piano and can play most of his music. I don't usually listen to classical, I'm into other kinds of music.

 

The only other stuff I've got are a few game soundtracks (Elder Scrolls IV/V - Jeremy Soule) which are superb. That counts I suppose.

[Burt]

The Elder Scrolls music is incredible.

 

I'm doing my dissertation on game music, it's such a great topic.

[Leicestershire Valiant]

he's said what he likes to do - it's the final word of his post.

[Leicestershire Valiant]

At primary School, one of the teachers used to play Clair de lune whist wating for all the classes to get into Assembly, and we did the 1812 Overture when I was 11, (and I've been fascinated by Napoleon ever since) and at secondary school, did some Bela Bartok and Smetana. Smetana was responsible for "Ma Vlast" which I love and which was used a few years back in the advert for Jersey potatoes (might have been Guernsey!). I always find Dvorak very moving, not just the New World Symphony but also have a CD of Slavonic Dances.

[Paul6754]

At primary School, one of the teachers used to play Clair de lune whist wating for all the classes to get into Assembly, and we did the 1812 Overture when I was 11, (and I've been fascinated by Napoleon ever since) and at secondary school, did some Bela Bartok and Smetana. Smetana was responsible for "Ma Vlast" which I love and which was used a few years back in the advert for Jersey potatoes (might have been Guernsey!). I always find Dvorak very moving, not just the New World Symphony but also have a CD of Slavonic Dances.

 

Dvorak's music is superb, his 7th & 8th symphonies are worth a listen as is his opera "Rusalka", it contains one of the most beautiful pieces of music in all opera. Ma Vlast is an anthem for the Czech people, the Smetna Museaum in Prague is worth a visit, its right on the banks of the

Vltava river. Funny how music used in an advert always stays in the memory, I suppose thats why the advertisers do it.

[i vale]

On a different classical music note, one of the most interesting composers ever was from Stoke-on-Trent. Dude by the name of Havegal Brian whose most famous composition 'The Gothic' requires the greatest number of musicians for any piece of music. It takes something like 3 orchestras, 5 choirs etc to perform and not surprisingly isn't performed that often

 

Points-with-Bone

 

My dad played in The North Staffs Symphony orchestra for many years and hated playing Havergal Brian. It was very controversial addition to their program and was thought by many to only get a hearing because it was composed by a ' local'.

 

I like loads of classical music including a lot mentioned on this thread. One I have not seen mentioned on this thread is Elgar who composed the Enigma variations which is one of the best ever british classics.

[Leicestershire Valiant]

I've started to listen to classical music in the car much more of late, as I'm fed up of hearing about the Euro (currency) crisis in Europe on news stations and can't bear to listen to the rubbish pumped out on music stations.

[fairportnick]

My dad played in The North Staffs Symphony orchestra for many years .

 

Mine did too.

 

 

I think Katherine Jenkins looks like a Thunderbirds puppet.

[Paul6754]

Classic FM radio is superb, I like how they play excerpts or just one movement from a symphony or opera rather than the whole piece.

 

As well as Pomp and Circumstance, Elgar's Nimrod from the Enigma Variations is one of the great British tunes, makes the hair stand on the back of your neck.