December 12, 200817 yr Rhapsody in Blue Ravels Piano Concerto in G Saint Saens carninval of the animals, and clarinet sonata Pines of Rome Brandenburg Concerto Ionization (varese) Octandre (varese) Clair De lune NEW WORLD SYMPHONY!!!!!!!!!!! :D
December 12, 200817 yr Rhapsody in BlueRavels Piano Concerto in G Saint Saens carninval of the animals, and clarinet sonata Pines of Rome Brandenburg Concerto Ionization (varese) Octandre (varese) Clair De lune NEW WORLD SYMPHONY!!!!!!!!!!! :D I would scallop you out for putting Clair de Lune on the list... but you've also included Ravel's Piano Concerto in G so all is well.
December 14, 200817 yr Grisey - Derives Satie - Gymnopedies Wim Mertens - Struggle for Pleasure Hildegard von Bingen (a constant favourite) Alexander
December 14, 200817 yr Chopin's Waltz in B minor, Op. 69, No. 2. I'm playing it in a recital next week. Wish me luck.
December 14, 200817 yr Ooh, Grisey! Much props. For me, at the moment it's Steve Reich's The Desert Music. There are moments in there that are just overwhelmingly intense. It be awesome.
December 14, 200817 yr Brandenburg Concerto :D Which one? I really like 3. Oh. I'm also playing Claude Debussy's Reverie.
December 15, 200817 yr Which one?I really like 3. Oh. I'm also playing Claude Debussy's Reverie. oh sorry. forgot the # xD yeah, #3 :p
December 15, 200817 yr What's wrong with Clair De Lune?Its a great piece. and it helps me relax ;) It's an alright piece in itself; however it gets an OVERWHELMING amount of attention while many of his other pieces get comparetively little attention because everyone is so hung up on Clair. Never before have I seen the general public focus on such a (comparitvely) crappy piece by a composer. The following pieces by Debussy are better in my opinion: The prelude from the same suite as Clair, both entire books of preludes (besides maybe one or two pieces on each book), La Mer, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Petite suite for four hands, Nocturnes, sonata for viola, flute, and harp, and Estampes. There are more I'm probably forgetting but oh well. I just don't like Clair because of it's massive popularity and the fact that it shows up EVERYWHERE in pop culture (Hell, it was even in an episode of South Park). Also, it's one of the least challenging pieces by a composer that's not all that challenging to get into in the first place. So there, my rant on Clair de Lune. ;) EDIT: Also, Scriabin's 5th sonata is now my favorite piece. So beautiful.
December 15, 200817 yr Hindemith Piano Sonata No. 2 Movement 3 Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 4 Movement 3 Ravel's Prelude from Le Tombeau de Couperin Ravel String Quartet in F
December 17, 200817 yr Currently my favorite piece is Vaughan Williams's 2nd symphony. It changed a lot. It was his first symphony at one point. I guess I may eventually get to his third... Oh, and I love Debussy's Nocturnes. (Plural nocturnes. Not the singular "nocturne" for piano).
December 22, 200817 yr Composer: Stephen Sondheim. Work:The "Sweeny Todd" Suite. Specific Selection: "Wait" Reason: Contrasting Themes, Mix of Texture, Context in the Suite Other Selections from the Suite: "Ballad of Sweeney Todd","Not While I'm Around", "Johanna", "God That's Good" Any of you familiar with this work? (I prefer the music-play edition music to the movie score)
December 22, 200817 yr At this current point in time, my favourite piece is Chopin's Ballade in G minor. I've decided to teach myself it over the christmas holidays... :S
December 22, 200817 yr I share Tyler's complete views on Clair. I'm performing Bergamasque in a recital here and there, but I won't perform Clair if I'm not playing the whole suite. I'd rather use the time playing the more overlooked pieces of Debussy (i.e. the other movements of Bergamasque) that I feel are worth the attention. Right now my favourite of the suite is the Passepied. I'm not sure I even like the Prelude right now. I've started on Suite Pour le Piano recently, we'll see how that turns out. Favourite piece of music at the moment... hmm, would I go with Shosty's 2nd piano concerto? I think I will - I've been listening to it more than any other piece as of late, I might order it and learn it. I had an Arnold Bax infatuation a few months ago, now I think I'm discovering Poulenc, really digging the Concerto for Two Pianos and Orch. Can't find a recording on the webz of the Concerto for (single) Piano and Orch.... except with a piano accompaniment instead of the orch. Driving me nuts. Oh, and his Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone hit me just right. <3
December 22, 200817 yr My all time favorite piece is by far Mozart's Requiem. I also enjoy the second movement from Beethoven's 7th.
December 22, 200817 yr This is awesome. I am in love with this piece. I know I made a point in another thread that people go overboard with Joe Hisashi, but this piece is awesome. At least I know I'm not the only one who loves that piece around here.
December 22, 200817 yr At least I know I'm not the only one who loves that piece around here. Not by far... I love it, too.
December 22, 200817 yr Sibelius's Symphony No. 7 (although this is not just "currently", it's always) Ives's String Quartet No. 1 (see above) Hindemith's Viola Sonata Op. 11 No. 4 Mvmt. 2 Hindemith's Viola Sonata Op. 25 No. 4 Mvmt. 1 Barber's Piano Sonata Mvmt. 1
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