Does Anybody Here In R&P Land Like Classical Music?

I am listening to Wagner's "Ride Of The Valkyries" right now and it totally rocks out.
Just curious if their were any other classical fans besides myself about?

I can answer some Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern questions, if you have any(?)

I was formally trained in Classical from Age 9. Then in 1967, I was at the swimming pool and Cream's Sunshine of Your Love came on - and I've never been the same (I think those funny looking mushrooms had something to do with it, too).

- Time

I do listen to it because I am a dancer and I have learned to appreciate it because of hours and hours of ballet training with classical music in the background. =]]
I like those classic-y style Xmas songs too...haha

EDIT: Tchaikovsky....Rock On Master C!

I can listen to Mozart, but that's about it.

Oh, and the Star Wars songs are totally awesome!

I do listen to it, but I couldn't tell you one thing about any of what I'm listening to. I still have the CDs from my Music Appreciation class from college. Every once in a while, especially if I'm cleaning the house, I'll throw those into the CD changer and let them go. I am quite fond of Wagner.






NP: "This Moment" - Matthew Sweet

I listen to a great deal of classical music. It's one of my favorites. I usually listen to Mozart, but have been known to have some good Handel, Tchaikovsky, and Bach blasting out my truck. It gets some funny looks that's for sure.
Don't forget about the Gregorian Chant either. That's some good stuff around sunset.
Lately, I've been into more of the Traditional styles from around the world. Classical is good, but it's the music of the aristocracy. Don't forget your common man roots!

I know very little about specific composers, but I'm a huge fan of movie scores - the score can make a movie, or break one. I think that's as close as I have gotten to it.

I wish I knew more about classical. That's awesome that you are in to it, Darth!

Hi Darth! (I'm occasionally gonna be one answers :0) )

Classical music was all I listened to after I got over my pop phase and before I discovered rock. I still enjoy it today, especially Stravinsky (spine tingling, isn't it?). Classical music is just beautiful so yes, I love classical.

Of course. Most of the music I listen to regularly like when I'm driving messes up my concentration when I'm doing actual work. So I have my handy dandy Mozart Complete Works cd. It's amazing.

not really, i know that all the people are very talented, but i just don't care for it

I love Classical music.

One of my favorite compositions is 'The Planets - Jupiter' by Holst.

I also enjoy piano and cello music from Chopin, Beethoven, Shostakovich, etc.

Other composers I recommend are:

Tchaichovsky - '1812 Overture' & 'Serenade For Strings'
Vivaldi - 'The Four Seasons, Spring'
Grieg - 'Peer Gynt, Morning'

Aaron Copland's 'Fanfare For The Common Man' was of course covered by Emerson, Lake and Palmer and would be familiar to any fans of 'The Wide World Of Sports'

I also love Bach, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini

And another good composition from Wagner is 'Lohengrin'.

Oh yes, very much so.
After Rock [and many of it's subgenres] it's my favourite type of music. Wagner is absolute brilliance.
My favourite composers are Beethoven, Rossini, Bach, Weber and of course Mozart - amoung many others.
I'm particularly fond of artists from the Romantic and Classical eras.
Nice to see some other R&P'ers appreciate it.
I hardly ever go into the Classical section on Y!A though - they intimidate me, hehe.

phatzwav...; I adore opera. Rossini [<3] has composed some greats. But at the moment i'm listening to one of the scenes/songs from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi [the Pavarotti/Ponz/Studer version] - it's a wonderful opera.

Bet you figured you could count me in, didn't you? I was raised on the stuff and it's a Sunday morning staple in my home. I honestly have an A to Z (well, B to W) collection, vinyl and CD's, and love them dearly. For every sound system I've had installed in my vehicles, I tell them ahead of time that I'll be bringing in Classical and Rock as a test for the fidelity of the system. Makes 'em back off of the bass trend immediately so prevalent in car audio. One of my earliest favorites, at age 3 or 4, was Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite."

I do :)

I came across most of it for myself ~ sparked by the occasional track heard here and there.

I particularly like Elgar and Holst, but also have a small selection {useful things, free CDs with newspapers!} which includes :~
Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Delius, Purcell, Warlock, Tchaikovsky.


There is a very special beauty in Classical music, and many Rock songs are in fact influenced by it, and often contain tiny sections.
I know that when Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman first got together, ML introduced JS to Wagner, and that's why 'Bat Out of Hell' sounded the way it did!

Yep. Classical music sets perfect moods in movies and television shows. I play classical on the piano anyway (although I think I've got two popular hard rock/heavy metal riffs down, though they're in different keys).

Hmph, I guess I have to be the first person to say that I don't care for it at all, I'm surprised actually. The best I can say about it is that I've heard a few compositions that didn't make mewant to break the speakers in the first 2 minutes, after two minutes of it though all bets are off and you better hope there aren't any heavy blunt objects anywhere close by.

I agree that it can set a great mood for a movie, but that's as much use as it will ever serve for me, have no use for the stuff. Although, if you replaced the brass section with a single bassist, the string section with a guitarist (electric), the woodwind section with a rhythm guitarist, and the percussionists with a single drummer, the composer with a vocalist, and had those 5 guys play rock songs, I could get into that.


P.S.
Despite the lack of sophistication in my msical preference I respect anyone who can compose a piece using an entire symphony, that's pretty amazing, I just don't ever want to hear it unless I'm watching The Lord Of The Rings or Star Wars.

P.P.S.
Thanks for saying something Rckts, I knew I couldn't possibly be the only one!

I do and that artist you're listening to is awesome! I listen to him to.

Since Dan C was brave enough to admit, I feel so much better. I don't hate classical music, but I'm not really into it either. Obviously for movies it works well. Some elements of classical are used by a few Goth bands like Within Temptation, but that's about as close as I get to it on a regular basis. I apologize in advance for my lack of culture.

Ride of the Valkyries is a favorite of mine along with Mozart's Requiem, and anything by Beethoven. Anybody who can compose music and is deaf, deserves a listen. IMO!!

Yes! I listened to only classical music for about six years, until I started to listen to rock.
I couldn't tell you what many of the pieces are called. I enjoy Beethoven, Mozart, etc. The symphony is a lot of fun to go to see. I once saw a Halloweenesque concert (played a lot of spooky music, Dans Macabre and Night on Bald Mountain, etc) that was a blast.

Not only do I like Classical but I like Opera too! I have a ton on CD's by Beethoven, Holst, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, etc. Music Appreciation 101 & 102. ;-)