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[Music] Classical music.



AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014
33,727
Ruislip
As a yoof I was never into the genre of classical music, always the music of the time when growing up.
As now older, over the years I've appreciated listening to Classic FM, as I found it a great benefit when driving home from work, after a busy day and even more so when stuck in traffic jams for long period of times.
I've recently purchased Stephen Fry's Mythos Suite narration of the Greek mythology in music, its brilliant.

Any others into the classics :thumbsup:
 


vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,866
Like me Beethoven, Handel and Greig plus a bit of Sibelius. I like some of the overtures from the classic Italian operas and of course some Bach.
 




Weststander

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NSC Patreon
Aug 25, 2011
63,385
Withdean area
I’ve always loved certain pieces of classical music. The NSC classical music thread contains a great selection. My favourites include:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Williams
The Lark Ascending - Williams
Solveig’s Song - Grieg
Nimrod - Elgar
Adagio For Strings - Samuel Barber (no relation of Paul?)
The Watermill - Binge
Moldau - Smetana
New World Symphony - Dvorak
Hymn of the Cherubim - Tchaikovsky
 


Coldeanseagull

Opinionated
Mar 13, 2013
7,715
Coldean
I listen to this stuff. Used to have my walkman playing something light when I was waiting for the whistle to low at the start of a fishing match, I now go through different genres when decorating
 






AmexRuislip

Trainee Spy 🕵️‍♂️
Feb 2, 2014
33,727
Ruislip
I’ve always loved certain pieces of classical music. The NSC classical music thread contains a great selection. My favourites include:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Williams
The Lark Ascending - Williams
Solveig’s Song - Grieg
Nimrod - Elgar
Adagio For Strings - Samuel Barber (no relation of Paul?)
The Watermill - Binge
Moldau - Smetana
New World Symphony - Dvorak
Hymn of the Cherubim - Tchaikovsky

Elgar's Nimrod at Rembrance Sunday is quite stirring

Elgars home in Worcestershire is worth a visit, its run by the National Trust.
We went last year and found out there are links with Sussex.
https://elgarinsussex.weebly.com/
 


moggy

Well-known member
Oct 15, 2003
5,050
southwick
Middle age comes with a love of all things classical
 






raymondo

Well-known member
Apr 26, 2017
5,373
Wiltshire
Vaughan Williams, Chopin, Aaron Copland, Sibelius,Tchaikovsky, Bach are favourites. I have an LP (showing my age) of 'Blues on Bach' by The Modern Jazz Quartet... lovely stuff. Classic FM is my go to station on a long drive when I've given up trying to find music I like on Heart, the Breeze, etc.
 






Bodian

Well-known member
May 3, 2012
11,595
Cumbria
My Dad ran the Music Library in Church Street in the 70s-90s (Cote Brassiere last time I was in town), so I grew up with it. I used to babysit for next door from when I was about 12, mainly so I could listen to their Bowie collection!

Still enjoy it, but veer towards CDs and Radio 3 more then Classic FM, as the adverts drive me nuts, and the same pieces come round. But it's different music for different occasions, last week a Mahler symphony was an excellent accompaniment to a drive to work right through the heart of the Lake District, with Marconi Union on the way back.
 




AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014
33,727
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Classic FM is the only station in my car....all cars should only have classic FM to cure road rage.
My 2 favourite composers are Shostakovich and Sergei Rachmaninoff




Give it a listen its much better than Radio Shouty Boom Boom....

and vote in the Classic FM Hall of fame.


I'm astounded :wink:
 










daveinplzen

New member
Aug 31, 2018
2,846
My grandfather was a cellist in a couple of big orchestra's back in the day, and I remember being very little, being spellbound when he was practicing at home. He was always playing intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana on the gramophone and I always love hearing it. Was a very sharp dresser, sadly didnt rub off on me. Check the shoes out :lolol: A different age.
 

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Gwylan

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
31,323
Uffern
Still enjoy it, but veer towards CDs and Radio 3 more then Classic FM, as the adverts drive me nuts, and the same pieces come round. But it's different music for different occasions, last week a Mahler symphony was an excellent accompaniment to a drive to work right through the heart of the Lake District, with Marconi Union on the way back.

I'm amazed to see the love for Classic FM on here, I think it's an awful station - they do keep playing the same thing over and over. Radio 3 is the way to go - it's the only music station I listen to - much more varied than Classic FM
 



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