What are your favorite orchestrated pieces? (lyric, soundtrack, jazz, genre)

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 02-09-2011, 10:03 AM

Metallica's S&M is meh... I really like Deep Purple's flirtations with orchestra, though.

Concerto for Group and Orchestra is one of their best albums by far, imo.

classylady · 09-16-2008, 08:50 AM

As far as orchestrated pieces, there's so much to choose from, so I'll just scratch the surface:

Joseph Hayden - Messiah
W.A. Mozart - Symphony No. 15 in G major, K. 124
Johan Strauss I - Radetzky-Marsch op. 228
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Chorale"
Hugo Wolf - Italian Serenade
(This piece is more of a small orchestra piece rather than a whole symphonic orchestra, but still rather good!)

Astronomer · 10-20-2008, 05:46 PM

When I saw this topic I immediately came to say JOHN WILLIAMS JOHN WILLIAMS but then I saw you already listen to him

Howard Shore - he does the Lord of the Rings score and is similar to Wiliams in many respects.

simplephysics · 10-20-2008, 06:34 PM

Lux Aeterna has been my favorite for a while now. It still strikes me every time I hear it.

The Monkey · 10-22-2008, 06:40 PM

Bolero by Maurice Ravel is of course a timeless classic, which I had been looking for for a while before I remembered the name. That's my problem with classical music. There's tons of great music that I grew up with, but I don't know name or composer of most of them.

MusicNerd92 · 10-28-2008, 11:05 PM

Oh my god.
Go listen to Prelude to Afternoon of the Faun by Debussy. It is such an amazing and beautiful piece.
GO LISTEN NOW!

Another piece is Capriccio Espagnol by Rimsky-Korsakov.

Applenux · 10-29-2008, 07:56 AM

Le Bolero de Ravel is one of my favourite piece, but my favourite is Bizet's Carmen Suite !
And Rachmaninov concerto n°3 for piano.

mannny · 11-22-2008, 08:36 PM

My favorite orchestral piece is Beethoven's 7th symphony. You should also look into Mahler's and Sibelius's symphonies as well. Sibelius's first symphony is a really interesting piece and is one of my favorites.

As for interpretations you can't really go wrong with Karajan, Bernstein, Furtwangler, or Toscanini. I'm not really particular about my conductors. I'm more critical of the interpretation by the pianist (but that's probably just because I play the piano).

Sunny · 11-24-2008, 09:38 AM

Beethoven and Mozart. And if you want to listen to something very unqiue and different, try Ravel's Bolero.

que sera · 01-03-2009, 09:11 PM

Pavel Chesnokov's "Salvation is Created" gets me every time.

09-16-2008, 08:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
classylady Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 56	As far as orchestrated pieces, there's so much to choose from, so I'll just scratch the surface: Joseph Hayden - Messiah W.A. Mozart - Symphony No. 15 in G major, K. 124 Johan Strauss I - Radetzky-Marsch op. 228 Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Chorale" Hugo Wolf - Italian Serenade (This piece is more of a small orchestra piece rather than a whole symphonic orchestra, but still rather good!) __________________ “In love's godlike breathing, there's the innermost aspect of the universe.” - Alexandar Scriabin My Friendster \|My Space \| My Bebo Weight Loss Patch \| Anti Aging Cream

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The Monkey Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 803	Bolero by Maurice Ravel is of course a timeless classic, which I had been looking for for a while before I remembered the name. That's my problem with classical music. There's tons of great music that I grew up with, but I don't know name or composer of most of them. __________________ Now another stranger seems to want you to ignore his dreams as though they were the burden of some other My Last.fm Last edited by The Monkey; 10-22-2008 at 06:57 PM.

10-28-2008, 11:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
MusicNerd92 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9	Oh my god. Go listen to Prelude to Afternoon of the Faun by Debussy. It is such an amazing and beautiful piece. GO LISTEN NOW! Another piece is Capriccio Espagnol by Rimsky-Korsakov. __________________ "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." -Jimi Hendrix

10-29-2008, 07:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Applenux Groupie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 18	Le Bolero de Ravel is one of my favourite piece, but my favourite is Bizet's Carmen Suite ! And Rachmaninov concerto n°3 for piano. __________________ Ceci n'est pas une signature. Ou pas. Au fait je m'en balance les couilles : personne va comprendre !

11-22-2008, 08:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
mannny **** Steve Harvey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MASS Posts: 423	My favorite orchestral piece is Beethoven's 7th symphony. You should also look into Mahler's and Sibelius's symphonies as well. Sibelius's first symphony is a really interesting piece and is one of my favorites. As for interpretations you can't really go wrong with Karajan, Bernstein, Furtwangler, or Toscanini. I'm not really particular about my conductors. I'm more critical of the interpretation by the pianist (but that's probably just because I play the piano). __________________

10-20-2008, 05:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	When I saw this topic I immediately came to say JOHN WILLIAMS JOHN WILLIAMS but then I saw you already listen to him Howard Shore - he does the Lord of the Rings score and is similar to Wiliams in many respects.

11-24-2008, 09:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sunny Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 18	Beethoven and Mozart. And if you want to listen to something very unqiue and different, try Ravel's Bolero. __________________ Is this the new fear or just another fright? Is this the new tear or just another desperation?

01-03-2009, 09:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
que sera Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: candy mountain Posts: 12	Pavel Chesnokov's "Salvation is Created" gets me every time.

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