Pretentious Crap

davieddy · 2011-08-06, 00:31

BBC Third Programme (now snazzily entitled Radio 3)
is currently playing my favourite piece of music, Mozart's G minor quintet.

Not good enough apparently.

It's billed as:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Quintet for strings (K516) in G minor.

.....
Sorry for posting now

That's exactly how I like to see an item informatively described.

BTW If you haven't heard it, DO!

David

imwithid · 2011-08-06, 04:31

Thank you for sharing. I've always been more partial to J. S. Bach, although lately, I've been moving towards more modern composers (e.g. Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Arvo Part's Te Deum).

davieddy · 2011-08-06, 09:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by imwithid

I've always been more partial to J. S. Bach

Yep. When I said "favourite" I really meant "of that genre and/or vintage".
But if you learn to play an instrument (violin in my case), playing
music is in a different league from listening to it. I have played 1st,2nd
violin/viola in this piece which is partly what singles it out from the
abundance of glorious Mozart.

J.S.Bach is the Daddy of course (literally).

Have you heard Brahms sextet in B flat?
Mozart or Brahms clarinet quintets?

If you browse the "Music" thread in the lounge, you will see
that I can hardly attempt to summarize the breadth of my taste
in music in one post!

David

ET_ · 2011-08-06, 10:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by davieddy

BBC Third Programme (now snazzily entitled Radio 3)
is currently playing my favourite piece of music, Mozart's G minor quintet.

Not good enough apparently.

It's billed as:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Quintet for strings (K516) in G minor.

.....
Sorry for posting now

That's exactly how I like to see an item informatively described.

BTW If you haven't heard it, DO!

David

Do you like Mozart?

Listen to my friend Marco...

Luigi

Xyzzy · 2011-08-06, 14:16

We particularly enjoy Baroque music, usually in its original form. Vivaldi in particular, although Bach, Handel and Pachelbel are favorites as well.

We have taken a liking to modern variations, from blistering mainstream guitar leads with endless arpeggios, "metal" neo-classical electric guitar such as but not limited to Yngwie Malmsteen (Odyssey) and Tony Macalpine (Edge of Insanity) and even "symphonic metal", best exemplified by Nightwish. (But only with Tarja Turunen on vocals. A similar "vocal" situation exists with Van Halen and David Lee Roth.)

Here are three "Baroque" videos worth watching. Search YouTube for them. There are a lot of poor videos but if you look a bit you can find a good version.

1 - Vanessa Mae - Storm
2 - Vanessa Mae - Bach Street Prelude
3 - Vanessa Mae - Toccata & Fugue

dleclair · 2011-08-07, 11:38

My kids and I have always enjoyed watching this version of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=ATbMw6X3T40

In it, the piece is illustrated as a moving bar graph. It really helps them, and me, to see elements of the music that were not apparent at first.

-Don Leclair

davieddy · 2011-08-09, 03:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by dleclair

My kids and I have always enjoyed watching this version of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=ATbMw6X3T40

In it, the piece is illustrated as a moving bar graph. It really helps them, and me, to see elements of the music that were not apparent at first.

-Don Leclair

Loved this post.
Sorry to take so long to respomd, but it rang too many bells for me!

See how your kids like this

David

LaurV · 2011-08-09, 05:59

Or this. (I love Igudesman, specially the part with "I will survive", when he uses the dental drilling machine, or screwdriver, whatever it is, his Russian accent, and I also like the "Riverdancing", this guy is a genius!).

schickel · 2011-08-09, 06:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaurV

Or this. (I love Igudesman, specially the part with "I will survive", when he uses the dental drilling machine, or screwdriver, whatever it is, his Russian accent, and I also like the "Riverdancing", this guy is a genius!).

For that classic, I like this one....

LaurV · 2011-08-09, 06:59

Yeah, I knew the animation. Gloria Gaynor rulz! Nobody ever beats her for this song (voice, mimics, drama, everything).

dleclair · 2011-08-10, 02:07

Hi,

Quote:

davieddy: See how your kids like this.

Thank you, that's marvelous. I haven't had a chance to share it with the kids but I'm sure the older of the two will enjoy it.

This performance by Kurt Ison was our previous Bach favourite (Toccata and Fugue again):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXoyr_FyFw

Quote:

LaurV: Or this.

Thank you as well! My wife, a classical pianist and big Rachmaninoff fan, thought it was hilarious and forwarded it to friends. Coincidentally, Igudesman (who I not heard of before) performed here in town just a few weeks ago.

-Don Leclair

2011-08-06, 00:31	#1
davieddy "Lucan" Dec 2006 England 14512₈ Posts	Pretentious Crap BBC Third Programme (now snazzily entitled Radio 3) is currently playing my favourite piece of music, Mozart's G minor quintet. Not good enough apparently. It's billed as: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Quintet for strings (K516) in G minor. ..... Sorry for posting now That's exactly how I like to see an item informatively described. BTW If you haven't heard it, DO! David

2011-08-07, 11:38	#6
dleclair Mar 2003 1001101₂ Posts	My kids and I have always enjoyed watching this version of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=ATbMw6X3T40 In it, the piece is illustrated as a moving bar graph. It really helps them, and me, to see elements of the music that were not apparent at first. -Don Leclair Last fiddled with by dleclair on 2011-08-07 at 11:40

2011-08-09, 05:59	#8
LaurV Romulan Interpreter Jun 2011 Thailand 7²×197 Posts	Or this. (I love Igudesman, specially the part with "I will survive", when he uses the dental drilling machine, or screwdriver, whatever it is, his Russian accent, and I also like the "Riverdancing", this guy is a genius!). Last fiddled with by LaurV on 2011-08-09 at 06:08

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