Give me your recs!

[einahpets]

I love classical/instrumental/opera/choir music (well mostly baroque, but that's only if we're getting into specifics) and I listen to it a fair amount. Ironically, I'm not one who memorizes everything written by a composer. Heck, sometimes I'll listen to a piece more than once and not even know the composer or even the song title.

Anywoo, I'm sure I'm not alone. If you're up for it, please link me some of your favorite pieces (any era/genre ... medieval, renaissance, baroque, opera, classical, romantic, 20th century, contemporary, movie scores, etc.)

"Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore - La Bouree" (Watch on YouTube)

I actually first heard this melody in a 1960s cover of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, and I loved the melody so I did a search and found the source.

"Bajazet:Qual guerriero in campo armato" (Watch on YouTube)

Love music composed for castrati. It's one of my weird quirks.

"Rameau - Pièces de clavecin en concert N° 3 (Tambourin) / Il Giardino Armonico" (Watch on YouTube)

Rameau is the shit. He's like the best example of overly embellished baroque music. While I do enjoy a lot of his ballet-operas, I picked this piece because I love the demonstration of baroque ballet.

"Miserere mei Deus - University of Utah Singers" (Watch on YouTube)

This is just awesome, the haunting echo in the caves is insane.

"Smetana ~ Moldau" (Watch on YouTube)

Another melody I first heard in a pop song, well a Japanese pop song by my favorite voice actress. The night I heard the song played on the classical radio station I freaked out in excitement, but never got the title. Then when I was a freshman in college I took a music appreciation course and I finally got the title to my mystery song!
 

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[scotscookie.livejournal.com]

Oh, my goodness - where to start! There's a classical music radio station in the UK, too, www.classicfm.com - I recommend a listen... it's what's always on my radio! You'll probably know most of these already but here they are anyway!

Sorry, I suck at embedding things but these are a few of the many I love (I can provide more... so many more...) I love choral music, and also piano music

part of Requiem for my friend by Preisner -always sends shivers down my spine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xacflWZig8c

Another Requiem - this time Faure - this is the Pie Jesu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LxquaZZFQo


Carmina Burana by Carl Orff - another good choral piece with some thumping good tunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD3VsesSBsw


Missa Solemnis by Beethoven - this is the Kyrie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncKcq3bBK1Q

and some non-choral...

Beethoven piano concerto No 5 'The Emperor"
(anything by Beethoven really...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W46JgM-K5SI

Bach Cello Suite No 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKEgAn7bLgk


Vaughn-williams - Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7nJL1hpUU

I'll stop there... hope there's something there you like and might even be new to you!

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[reni-m.livejournal.com]

Chances are a lot will be new to me!! Thank you so much for the recs! When I get a quiet moment I'll sit down and listen to them all.
Also, no worries about not embedding them. Chances are my computer won't be able to handle more youtube embeds than what is already in the journal entry!

OH! I have a favorite classical radio station as well. It's now a public station/listener funded, but it's a NYC staple and has been on air since 1939! WQXR WQXR (http://www.wqxr.org)

[reni-m.livejournal.com]

Omg, I love that first piece you linked. Never heard it before today, but that's totally going in my youtube playlist.

Ahaha, I love André Rieu's concert clips. He makes me laugh but the music is good!!! (and the girls wear great dresses :3 )

In Beethoven related news, I love the piece they used in The King's Speech. The buildup is great!! XD

[scotscookie.livejournal.com]

I nearly included the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 7th - it's another favourite of mine! :o)

And the Preisner is spine-tingling, isn't it?
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