The Classical Music Recommendation Thread

cp_19 · 10-14-2007, 10:30 PM

Hey everyone..
I was wondering if anyone could give me the names of any violin concertos that are fast paced and sortta intense sounding. THX for the help!

Exodizer · 10-29-2007, 08:36 PM

My favorite Violin Concerto is Mozart's first in B flat. K 207 I think. Vivaldi's 1-6 are also quite good. Beethoven's String Quartets area all signifigantly better than any Violin Concertos IMO.

dourhand · 12-01-2009, 01:22 AM

Hi guys and gals

im looking to expand my classical library some but im looking for a style of classical music. im not sure of the name or if there really is one but i would describe it as being "mischievous" or "playful". by that i mean the instruments in the piece move up and down the scale in a playful manner. i suppose what i would consider a good example of this "style" would be Sergei Prokofiev "peter and the wolf" but im sure there are more. i have peter and the wolf but i want more departing from that exact type while staying in the style. thanks in advance for your help in this and i look forward to many more posts on this site

the man with the dour hand

Guybrush · 12-01-2009, 01:51 AM

What about Edvard Grieg's music for Peer Gynt?

I find some of it playful at least. Here's Anitras Dans or Anitra's Dance in english.

The most famous piece (but less mischievous or playful?) is morning mood.

dourhand · 12-01-2009, 11:32 AM

thats a perfect example what im referring to. thanks so much for the recommendation. i hope i can get more like that as well as more contemporary composers. as an aside, did he compose "the hall of the mountain king" as well?

Guybrush · 12-01-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dourhand

thats a perfect example what im referring to. thanks so much for the recommendation. i hope i can get more like that as well as more contemporary composers. as an aside, did he compose "the hall of the mountain king" as well?

Great! Glad you like it

And indeed he did, The Hall of the Mountain King is also one of the songs made for the play Peer Gynt, a play by famous dramatist Henrik Ibsen. The music really is lovely.

Duncaaaaaan · 12-01-2009, 02:00 PM

Rossini's thieving magpie overture.

dourhand · 12-01-2009, 10:22 PM

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Rossini's thieving magpie overture.

another good example. theses are great i hope more keep coming. i didnt know this piece, or at least movement from it, was used in a clockwork orange although its been years since ive seen the movie.

Dixie333 · 07-20-2022, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dourhand

Hi guys and gals

"mischievous" or "playful". by that i mean the instruments in the piece move up and down the scale in a playful manner.

the man with the dour hand

I can recomend you this song that I found lately, it's a nice piece for anyone's playlist

Freebase Dali · 04-29-2010, 03:09 PM

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10-14-2007, 10:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
cp_19 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 1	Violin Concertos!!!! Hey everyone.. I was wondering if anyone could give me the names of any violin concertos that are fast paced and sortta intense sounding. THX for the help!

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dourhand Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3	looking to expand my library some Hi guys and gals im looking to expand my classical library some but im looking for a style of classical music. im not sure of the name or if there really is one but i would describe it as being "mischievous" or "playful". by that i mean the instruments in the piece move up and down the scale in a playful manner. i suppose what i would consider a good example of this "style" would be Sergei Prokofiev "peter and the wolf" but im sure there are more. i have peter and the wolf but i want more departing from that exact type while staying in the style. thanks in advance for your help in this and i look forward to many more posts on this site the man with the dour hand

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	What about Edvard Grieg's music for Peer Gynt? I find some of it playful at least. Here's Anitras Dans or Anitra's Dance in english. The most famous piece (but less mischievous or playful?) is morning mood. __________________ Something Completely Different

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dourhand Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3	looking to expand my library some thats a perfect example what im referring to. thanks so much for the recommendation. i hope i can get more like that as well as more contemporary composers. as an aside, did he compose "the hall of the mountain king" as well?

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Exodizer Groupie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 34	My favorite Violin Concerto is Mozart's first in B flat. K 207 I think. Vivaldi's 1-6 are also quite good. Beethoven's String Quartets area all signifigantly better than any Violin Concertos IMO.

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