Some achingly beautiful modern classical piano pieces

[1066familyman]

Thanks for sharing chaps. All new stuff to me and I'm loving them all.

and thanks to you Buzzer for yet another quality music thread from you

 

[Buzzer]

This is really quite delicate too. It's by Ooah from Glitch Mob - one of my favourite bands. It's called Signal the Captain this is an excerpt from it with some great dance moves in.

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I have no idea why but always reminds me of the short story 'The Helmsman' by Kafka*


*pretentious post alert

 

[RaphaelMeade]

There's a beautiful piano piece at the beginning of the film, Dance Party USA (part of the mumblecore cinema scene).....Chris Clark - Pleen 1930's (back when Warp was wicked). Richard Skelton's stuff under the *ar moniker is really nice.

 

[Manx Shearwater]

Nitin Sawhney, some nice percussion too.

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[theonesmith]

This is really quite delicate too. It's by Ooah from Glitch Mob - one of my favourite bands. It's called Signal the Captain this is an excerpt from it with some great dance moves in.

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I have no idea why but always reminds me of the short story 'The Helmsman' by Kafka*


*pretentious post alert

Not piano, but a vastly underrated performer and a bit of an inspiration for me as a guitarist.

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[NMH]

By modern classics, does that mean instrumental necessarily?

This original was covered by Phil Collins some years back, but there's nothing like having the original artist doing it.
Paul Brady recorded it about 30 years back

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[NMH]

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[NMH]

Not a piano in this, but keyboards alright. It just needs to be added, because it's quite good

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[theonesmith]

By modern classics, does that mean instrumental necessarily?

This original was covered by Phil Collins some years back, but there's nothing like having the original artist doing it.
Paul Brady recorded it about 30 years back

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I think classical is often defined as instrumental, probably depends as to your viewpoint of rigidity in music genres. But genres have mainly been used by record labels to sell music to the general public- so stick it to them, man!

Really the general consensus of this thread is to post any musical piece that moves you. You don't have to be a music snob to take part, I think everyone has a song that moves them- although my love of classical piano pieces does issue a selfish element in that I want more of those!

I wonder if anyone could find a beautiful solo piece by a saxophone too?

 

[ArcticBlue]

The short version is Violin and Piano and the full length version is Cello and Piano.

A bit about the piece..... Spiegel im Spiegel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It speaks in a language all of it's own. Pop the headphones on, sit back and be taken to another place.....

 

[ArcticBlue]

I hope no-one minds me bouncing this old thread, It's just that I stumbled across this chap tonight and have been very impressed.

Dustin O'Halloran
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Thanks man. Heard this on 6music and had forgotten the artists name. Transfixing piece of music.

 

[theonesmith]

The short version is Violin and Piano and the full length version is Cello and Piano.

A bit about the piece..... Spiegel im Spiegel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It speaks in a language all of it's own. Pop the headphones on, sit back and be taken to another place.....

Very fitting of this thread... Amazing photography too!

 

[theonesmith]

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[theonesmith]

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[wunt be druv]

Ludovico Einaudi has an album called "Le Onde" - absolute class!Try it,you won`t be disappointed.

 

[NMH]

I think classical is often defined as instrumental, probably depends as to your viewpoint of rigidity in music genres. But genres have mainly been used by record labels to sell music to the general public- so stick it to them, man!

Really the general consensus of this thread is to post any musical piece that moves you. You don't have to be a music snob to take part, I think everyone has a song that moves them- although my love of classical piano pieces does issue a selfish element in that I want more of those!

I wonder if anyone could find a beautiful solo piece by a saxophone too?

I'll go one better and give you both class piano, and wonderful saxophone;

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[Behind Enemy Lines]

I think I must have heard every track off of Virginia Astley's classic - Gardens Where We Feel Secure - album on Late Junction over the years yet never got around to actually buying it for myself. Oh well, here's a piece off of it anyway :

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Very well played. A big favourite of mine.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZtLXmVstjY&feature=player_detailpage

Don't know how to post the actual video - can someone help with that?

This is Christopher O Riley's version of Radiohead's Let Down. Beautiful.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

A bit populist but I liked The Piano theme, Michael Nyman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdWLwRexMRA

And Cavatina from The Deer Hunter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZTRJaPUcRE&feature=related

 

[1066familyman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZtLXmVstjY&feature=player_detailpage

Don't know how to post the actual video - can someone help with that?

This is Christopher O Riley's version of Radiohead's Let Down. Beautiful.

Christopher O Riley is another Late Junction favourite Can't remember if it was Verity or Fiona who used to play a lot of his stuff on there. You post youtube links like this. Just close up the gap of the example I've done below to see it work. The way I remember it is that it's the 11 characters after the = sign that you have to put in between the brackets.

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