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

simplephysics · 10-20-2008, 07:34 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, 07:40 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.

Anteater · 10-26-2008, 08:51 PM

My favorite classical piece of all time is definitely II Air by Bach, though my favorites are always changing depending on the mood...

For good classical-musicish soundtracks, I recommend the Neon Genesis Evangelion OSTs and also the Spirited Away OST (animated film by Miyazaki).

MusicNerd92 · 10-29-2008, 12:05 AM

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, 08:56 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.

barbarella · 11-21-2008, 08:14 PM

Have you tried listening to any Haydn-they mostly have nicknames and quite a few are uptempo.He's brilliant(or should I say was). He even wrote his own funeral music.
Or if you fancy something a bit more modern you could try Rondo Veneziano. Their most famous tune is called Venice In Peril.They perform in Venetian costumes and masks from the 1700's.Their collection is almost never ending.
Then there's always Glazunov-he was Russian. The list goes on and on!

mannny · 11-22-2008, 09:36 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, 10:38 AM

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

Boris · 01-01-2009, 05:46 PM

Cri-cri, el grillito cantor

que sera · 01-03-2009, 10:11 PM

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

10-22-2008, 07:40 PM	#22 (permalink)
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 07:57 PM.

10-29-2008, 12:05 AM	#24 (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, 08:56 AM	#25 (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 !

11-21-2008, 08:14 PM	#26 (permalink)
barbarella Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 154	Have you tried listening to any Haydn-they mostly have nicknames and quite a few are uptempo.He's brilliant(or should I say was). He even wrote his own funeral music. Or if you fancy something a bit more modern you could try Rondo Veneziano. Their most famous tune is called Venice In Peril.They perform in Venetian costumes and masks from the 1700's.Their collection is almost never ending. Then there's always Glazunov-he was Russian. The list goes on and on! __________________ Below Zero.

11-22-2008, 09:36 PM	#27 (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). __________________

11-24-2008, 10:38 AM	#28 (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?

01-01-2009, 05:46 PM	#29 (permalink)
Boris Groupie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 35	Cri-cri, el grillito cantor

01-03-2009, 10:11 PM	#30 (permalink)
que sera Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: candy mountain Posts: 12	Pavel Chesnokov's "Salvation is Created" gets me every time.