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 May 20 2007, 12:28 AM
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Do any of you like or play classical music? I like and play classical music on piano. I play pieces by composers such as Liszt, Chopin, Alkan, Beethoven, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Bartok. My over all favorite composer is Chopin. He has composed some of the hardest etudes for piano known to man. So, who is your favorite classical composer?
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May 20 2007, 02:12 AM
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 What a sick, masochistic lion. Group: Member Posts: 1,853 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 460,535 |
Since I can't pick a favorite, I'll go with my top 3 favorite composers... I love Liszt's pieces, especially the Hungarian Rhapsodies- finger work is pretty tough but it all sounds amazing once everything is put together. I also adore Chopin and Beethoven, Beethoven because of the passion and emotion that soars out of his work, in particular his sonatas for piano. Oh, and I'll agree with you that Chopin's etudes are freaking hard to perform... Ahh, I love this thread. 
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| *Azarel* |
May 20 2007, 05:49 AM
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Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, and Debussy.
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| *Duchess_of_Dork* |
May 20 2007, 08:39 AM
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Chopin, easily. He's what I meditate to.
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| *steve330* |
May 20 2007, 08:47 AM
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Tchaikovsky
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May 20 2007, 09:28 AM
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 ALLISON Group: Official Designer Posts: 3,372 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 310,259 |
Bach
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May 20 2007, 09:53 AM
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Oh, if any of you perform would you mind posting your repertoire?
Here's mine: Liszt: Funèrailles La Campanella Mephisto Waltz no. 1 Chopin: Etude op. 10 no. 4 Etude op. 25 no. 6 Bartok: Piano Sonata for Solo Piano Prokofiev: Toccata op. 11 Piano Sonata no. 7 Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor Prelude in C-Sharp Minor Etude in A Minor Moszkowski: Etude in F Major QUOTE(&/degradanca. @ May 20 2007, 2:12 AM)  Since I can't pick a favorite, I'll go with my top 3 favorite composers... I love Liszt's pieces, especially the Hungarian Rhapsodies- finger work is pretty tough but it all sounds amazing once everything is put together. I also adore Chopin and Beethoven, Beethoven because of the passion and emotion that soars out of his work, in particular his sonatas for piano. Oh, and I'll agree with you that Chopin's etudes are freaking hard to perform... Ahh, I love this thread. QUOTE(steve330 @ May 20 2007, 8:47 AM) Tchaikovsky I love his 1st concerto. |
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May 20 2007, 10:15 AM
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 long time no CB. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,889 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 493,502 |
Francois Devienne:
Trio No. 2 Georg Philipp Telemann: Scherzando Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo (it's actually a piano sonata, but you can play it with other instruments) Don Giovanni Leonardo Vinci: Allegro (a LOT of you probably heard it before) |
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| *JoanOfArc* |
May 20 2007, 10:27 AM
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Beethoven, most definately. I can listen to his Midnight Sonata forever.
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May 20 2007, 10:42 AM
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Yes, I play classical piano too. My absolute favorite composer is Debussy. My favorite piece by him is Jardins Sous La Pluie. (Gardens In The Rain)
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May 20 2007, 10:58 AM
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QUOTE(Duchess_of_Dork @ May 20 2007, 9:39 AM) Chopin, easily. He's what I meditate to. QUOTE(steve330 @ May 20 2007, 9:47 AM) Tchaikovsky 
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May 20 2007, 11:25 AM
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What a sick, masochistic lion. Group: Member Posts: 1,853 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 460,535 |
Here are the pieces I most remember playing: Chopin: Etude Opus 10, No.12 "Revolutionary" Fantasie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor Debussy: Clair De Lune from Suite Bergamasque Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.8 La Campanella 2 Concert Etudes: S145/R6: Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes) 2 Concert Etudes: S145/R6: Waldersrauschen (Forest Murmers) Beethoven: "Pathetique" Sonata... Op.13 Fur Elise Mozart: Piano Sonata in C Major, K.545 Rondo alla Turca Bach: Invention in D Minor Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F Major BMV 779 |
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May 20 2007, 11:39 AM
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 i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
classical? i like mozart.
overall? i like shostakovich. |
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May 20 2007, 12:00 PM
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I'm also learning to play Scriabin's Vers La Flamme.
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May 20 2007, 12:08 PM
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muhfucka yo mama's a bitch Group: Banned Posts: 1,461 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 506,674 |
Hmmmm, hate to be a thorn in the ass but most if not all are nearly piano composers. What about wind band and orchestral composers? Few that come to my mind are Mahler, Holst, Grainger, and Perschetti.
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May 20 2007, 04:42 PM
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QUOTE(Ma Ass is WOW @ May 20 2007, 12:08 PM) Hmmmm, hate to be a thorn in the ass but most if not all are nearly piano composers. What about wind band and orchestral composers? Few that come to my mind are Mahler, Holst, Grainger, and Perschetti. You're absolutely right. |
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May 20 2007, 05:11 PM
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Erik Satie.
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May 20 2007, 05:29 PM
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 The one man Voltron Group: Member Posts: 711 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 491,519 |
I'll say Rossini, because nobody has mentioned him yet. And Frank Zappa, too. You just give him another 200 years to become a classic, and time shall vindicate him!
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May 21 2007, 04:30 AM
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What a sick, masochistic lion. Group: Member Posts: 1,853 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 460,535 |
QUOTE(Maestro @ May 21 2007, 1:00 AM) I'm also learning to play Scriabin's Vers La Flamme. ^Good luck! That song has always creeped me out, haha. Must be extremely difficult to play... |
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May 22 2007, 06:38 AM
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 Don't touch me you drink! Group: Member Posts: 310 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 518,707 |
I love classical music!
I recently played Holst's Second suite in F for band for NYSSMA....and we got a gold with distinction! I love Grainger, too. Lincolnshire Posy all the way Shoshtakovich.....<3333333 there's more, but I can't think of them at the moment |
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May 22 2007, 08:58 AM
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J.S. Bach,Stravinsky,Mozart,bleh.
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| *steve330* |
May 22 2007, 09:25 AM
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Oh shit I forgot all about Wagner. The Ring of the Nibelungs
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May 22 2007, 01:37 PM
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 Is it summer yet? Group: Member Posts: 817 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 477,032 |
Debussy.
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May 22 2007, 06:45 PM
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 t-t-totally dude. Group: Member Posts: 125 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 474,665 |
i play viola. so i love the bach suites. but i have never heard a tchaikovsky piece i didn't like. [especially the violin concert oh man!]
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May 22 2007, 10:51 PM
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QUOTE(&/degradanca. @ May 21 2007, 04:30 AM) ^Good luck! Yes, it's VERY difficult. There are four fingered chord trills, while the other finger is doing something different. That's very hard to do. That song has always creeped me out, haha. Must be extremely difficult to play... QUOTE(steve330 @ May 22 2007, 09:25 AM) Oh shit I forgot all about Wagner. The Ring of the Nibelungs I like Wagner too, I haven't gotten around to playing any of his compositions though.
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