Classical music?
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- eoin0
- lowimpakt0
Satie (maybe not classical)
Bartok
Chopin
Vivaldi
Dvořák
Rachmaninoff
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Arvo Pärt headlines Malta International Arts Festival
Grammy-award winning composer Arvo Pärt will be participating at this year’s edition of the Malta International Arts Festival from July 8 to 18.
The 11th edition of the Malta International Arts Festival (MIAF), which will be taking place from July 8 to 18, was launched today by Culture Minister Owen Bonnici and Arts Council Malta. The festival, which will see the participation of renowned international and local artists, will be presenting different art forms.
- Knuckleberry0
Erik Satie, the best
- twokids0
I listened to a variety of 'classical' types of music over the years. I came to realize that the one that I always came back to was Mozart, so that is all I listen to. And there is a lot to hear.
The problem is, and you are right to ask, and as others have pointed out, there is so much, and often very different - so Debussy is going to be way different than Gregorian Chants.
Try some of this Mozart and I promise it will make your ears happy.
Piano Concertos 17-27
Violin Concertos 1-5 (especially the slow movements, which are breathtakingly beautiful)
Any concertos are good, clarinet, basson, flute, etc.A Little Night Music
Piano Sonata #8
Mass in C (the final movements rock harder than anything you have ever heard)
Don Giovanni.....(melodies are incredible - forget the story and all that, just listen to the melodies)
- cannonball19780
- don't look at this just yet...do the below listening first!BaskerviIle
- BaskerviIle1
This is going to sound picky but technically 'classical' music is only one period in the history of what most people refer to as classical music:
The composers you mention you like are mainly 'romantic' – I love lots of romantic composers such as Chopin, Liszt etc – but I'd recommend you go back a bit earlier to the Baroque period first. All of this music makes more sense if you understand why certain advancements happened.
Bach really was the master of it all during the Baroque period, his music is about as close to perfect as it comes and very mathematical, yet beautiful too. He basically standardised the tuning of many instruments like the piano and so laid the groundwork for all western music ever since.
Then go into 'classical' music, remembering that Mozart and Beethoven are legends for a reason.
Then you can get back into romantic etc.oh, and here's a handy list of important composers over the timeline:
Remember this represents the last 1500 years of western music, what we can popular music is only really the last 50 years, so I'm always amazed when people say they're "really into music" but haven't checked out anything older than say 100 years ago.
To that point, it's amazing how picky people get about genres and sub-genres of, for example, dance music yet will refer to the last 1500 years under one name "classical"
Be patient, and get listening. I know there's an overwhelming amount to listen to, but I think working through things chronologically and by the most well known composers makes the most sense, your ear will gradually start to recognise styles, and periods. 15 years ago I couldn't tell bach from beethoven, now I can't imagine not being able to.- you can be "into" music if all you ever do is play a harmonicaalbums
- you don't have to listen to anything by anyone else to have a connectionalbums
- that's like saying you can be into literature just from reading the back of a cereal boxBaskerviIle
- the assumption is that if you're into an artform, you may be curious enough to explore itBaskerviIle
- benfal990
Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 I, II are the best music ever written by mankind.
Beethoven is the King.
Check out Arvo Pärt, look out for the album "Arvo Pärt - Portrait" by Angèle Dubeau. Really solid stuff.