Official Classical Music Thread v.1: Lutz Kirchhof is God

[Rex Kwon Do]

While "classical music" is arguably a nebulous term, for non-specialists it has a pretty clear meaning. This thread is for music that is part of the long-established traditions of Western music, not just for music of the Classical era.

Post anything revolving around such music here: discussion, reviews, videos, etc.

 

[Losfer Words]

Dvorak's Cello Concerto always gets me.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Listened to a few albums over the weekend.

- a collection of Bach's violin sonatas and partitas, BWV 1001-1006, transcribed for the lute by Hopkinson Smith

- Bach's famous cello suites (BWV 1007-1009 on the first album, 1010, 995, and 1012 on the second) also transcribed for the lute by Smith

It goes without saying that the music was excellent--it's Bach. What I will add, though, is that the transcriptions were really well done. While listening I would never think, "These are good but you can tell this music was written for a different instrument." It all suits the lute very nicely, and personally, I like the sound of the instrument better than I do an unaccompanied cello. In addition to being a great player Smith is obviously great at transcription, too.

GTFIH @Wadtucket @Charles Manson @JDragon

 

[Luger]

This one is very, very intense.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

This one is very, very intense.

This is why we can't take you anywhere, Charles. You end up grabbing the proverbial waitresses ass and eating the tablecloth. You are the Dániel Benkő of Sherdog.

 

[Luger]

Sorry about that.
I'm just still really dazed from going all Jon Jones, yesterday.

This one is more classical

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Sorry about that.
I'm just still really dazed from going all Jon Jones, yesterday.

This one is more classical

You were poking people in the eyes?

Now that's what I'm talking about. Nice piece. Would wife.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Wagner + Werner Herzog. 'Nuff said.

 

[Zer]

Dvorak's Cello Concerto always gets me.

My fav Dvorak

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

My fav Dvorak

Mine:

 

[FeloniousMonk]

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Good choice with the Satie. I was going to post Gymnopedie, actually. I used to play it on the piano, though it was a couple of years ago so unfortunately I've completely forgotten how.

I like Part, too. Though I've only listened to the "Te Deum" album. I'll have to listen to more one day.

 

[Svithjod]

He's not so well known around the world, but listen to this composition by Hugo Alfvén from 1904:



I'd start listening @ around 4:30 in, where the really good stuff begins. If you don't actually want to hear it all from the start.

Wow, it's really the sound of Sweden this, if I ever heard it (traditionally that is, obviously not the present )

 

[Svithjod]

And of course,

A movement from the masterpiece Le carnaval des animaux (1886):

 

[Wadtucket]

Godlike J.S. GOAT performance by these legends. Even fucking Stravinsky comes in to blow his wad by the end.

 

[El Chimpo]

my favorite classical piece

 

[El Chimpo]

felt this was appropriate lol

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Haha, that's funny. I just posted that pic of Dowland to the "Lutes" photo album here on Sherdog like two days ago.

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[Rex Kwon Do]

I listened to a really good album of 19th century Russian guitar pieces recorded by Oleg Timofeyev today. It included a lot of composers I had never heard of. If you're in the US or have a proxy, it's on YT (I think it's blocked if you're not in the US).

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

This was embarrassing.