Contemporary Classical/Classical Rock
 

Wasn't really sure where to post this, so I hope this is the correct place.:)

While I do enjoy Classical music in its unaltered form, I also really enjoy upbeat Contemporary Classical and Classical with a rock twist. In the 80's Louis Clark's Hooked on Classics series were, and still are very popular. Through the 90's we had some copy cats like the Switched on Classics series. Then in 2003 Bond made a splash with their self titled debut album, then successfully followed up with many other albums.

On the rock side of things (especially metal bands) there have been some who have tried their hand at blending Classical or a Classical style (Yngwie Malmsteen comes to mind). But while Yngwie Malmsteen fuses orchestral with shred metal, the works aren't variations from the great composers like Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Vivaldi, Mozart, etc.

So far I have found only two guitarists who at least try to stay faithful to the works of the masters without getting too carried away on variations. One is Wolf Hoffmann of the German Metal band Accept, the other is Danney Alkana from Southern California.

I have searched many forums for people who, like me, also enjoy these styles of music. But unfortunately I found none. Are there any here that also enjoy this kind of music? And if so, do you know of other artists that are very similar to the Contemporary Classical and Classical Rock sound?

For those that are unfamiliar with Danney Alkana and Wolf Hoffmann, here are some music clips from both these artists.

Danney Alkana- Rock The Bach
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...ocktheBach.jpg

Beethoven's 5th (Radio Edit)
Beethoven: "Symphony No. Five" Complete

More tracks:
danney alkana - MySpace Music Search


Wolf Hoffmann- Classical
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...-Classical.jpg

The Moldau
Blues for Elise
Pomp and Circumstance
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Habanera

rock in classical music? it's the best choice?

Queen is an ok band, even though he was a gay guy. his voice is somewhat talented, but Justin Bieber is where its at.

Paul Gilbert also played a few classical pieces that you might enjoy. Give him a YouTube search! I know he has a video of him playing the Courante from Bach cello suite no. 3 somewhere

there's a guy called Mark Wood who plays what is classical metal violin

not sure if he played any classical works in their entirety

Improvisation is good in music. It shows that how creative you are.

Freddie Mercury's four octave vocal range is one of the finest in history. And anyway, he was bi, I'll have you know. There's nothing wrong about that at all.