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#1 ·
Alright, here we go for a thread dedicated to classical music! @Gotterdammerung, @Dissenter, @Paulie, and @odinthor, thank you all for the great discussions so far, and for this idea!

Everyone is very welcome, and so is anything classical music related--from sharing videos to typing musicians and anything else you can think of! Enjoy!

I'll start things off with a nice video of the Brandenburg concerti, which takes place in the lovely Teatro alla Scala with violinist Giuliano Carmignola and conductor Claudio Abbado.
 
#5 · (Edited)
I've always loved classical music. I don't play any instrument, but I did learn Canon in D major from a YouTube tutorial.... I've always loved this, by Mozart:



* I did make sure that my INFP daughter was well educated in classical music and she can play the clarinet quite well.
 
#6 ·
Well, then there's the opera patron who I'm pretty sure intentionally offed himself during a performance of Verdi's Macbeth.

Opera Patron Dies in Plunge From a Balcony at the Met - NYTimes.com

As it happens, I was one of the radio listeners to this broadcast.

Um, but I don't mean to get us off to a gloomy start here. We can say that the power of music touches us deeply, and in profound, intimate ways!
 
#12 ·
Well I'm still partial to this one. I realize that I have a pattern of being drawn to pieces (classical or not) that start off slow and gradually build in intensity. And now that I'm thinking about it, that might be why I find my favorite songs to be orgasmic in a way lol. I get ASMR during my favorites parts in this one too. It deeply resonates with my being.

 




This is a mash up of Let it Go and Vivaldi's Winter (done by The Piano Guys) which I love. I find it so invigorating. I could dance to both of these songs for hours. Really resonates with me and gets me moving.

 


 
#16 ·
This is a mash up of Let it Go and Vivaldi's Winter (done by The Piano Guys) which I love. I find it so invigorating. I could dance to both of these songs for hours. Really resonates with me and gets me moving.

 


That is so neat!! I love Vivaldi's Winter so much, and I can't deny that Let it Go is one of my favorite disney songs--and they really do work well together!
 
#15 ·
This is a live preformance recording Der Ring des Nibelungen conducted by Karl Bohm in 1967 at Bayreuth. It is said to be one of the best recordings ever made of the Ring cycle, along with Solti's and Karajan's recordings, it is very very well mic'd and the singers are mind-blowingly grand.

Here's a couple links for the casting and a couple of reviews review:

Ring - 1967 - Böhm - Adam, Nilsson, Windgassen, Neidlinger - Bayreuth


WAGNER Ring Cycle - Decca 4782367 [GD]: Classical Music Reviews - December 2010 MusicWeb-International







 
#17 · (Edited)
I know this wonderful ENFJ from India, probably a 4w5, who also loves the Brandenburg concertos. He's a 67-year-old college professor who met online. We haven't met in person because his country and mine (Pakistan) are officially enemies and we haven't had the chance to meet on neutral ground. Though he is 66, old enough to be my grandfather, we get along famously. I went into a very dark place a few months ago and haven't talked to him since. Probably one of the finest intellectuals in South Asia, possessing superb writing skills. I'm listening to the rendition of Brandenburg concertos that Snowflake Minuet posted (excellent stuff) and I just began to miss him. Sigh!
 
#18 ·
I know this wonderful ENFJ from India, probably a 4w5, who also loves the Brandenburg concertos. He's a 67-year-old college professor who met online. We haven't met in person because his country and mine (Pakistan) are officially enemies and we haven't had the chance to meet on neutral ground. Though he is 66, old enough to be my grandfather, we get together famously. I went into a very dark place a few months ago and haven't talked to him since. Probably one of the finest intellectuals in South Asia, possessing superb writing skills. I'm listening to the rendition of Brandenburg concertos that Snowflake Minuet posted (excellent stuff) and I just began to miss him. Sigh!
My favorite performance is done by Karl Richter. :proud:

 
#20 ·
Simply perfect!



An excerpt from my diary, back in the day when I believed in a supreme creator. Then I discovered the wonderful phenomenon that is Natural Selection and there is was, a perfect explanation for all the patterns, the symmetry seen through the Ni lens.

That's the thing about Bach. It is the symmetry, the proportion, calculation and cerebrality in his music that makes it so perfect. Nothing is ever out of place with Bach. While his proponents present those qualities to justify his claim to the throne, his critics use them to dismiss that claim citing a lack of humour and empathy, which per them, follows such traits. Do we not see the same qualities all around us in things we consider so beautiful? Do we not see the same style, so often reflected in nature, In God's creation, and interestingly, In the works of Maestros such as Da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo, who share Bach's devotion for the divine?
 
#33 ·
Thanks for posting Tchaikovsky @Vivid Melody. It made me cry, haha. Brought up a flash of many good childhood memories. I just about now realized how much my parents contributed to my INFJ fairyland and how happy I used to be living in that fairyland (if that makes sense haha. I just was at home a lot, introverting, thinking about life, reading books and listening to Tchaikovsky, apparently).
My dad loves playing the piano and I absolutely love hearing him play. His play is far from flawless, but contains so much passion and elegance. Some of my/his favourites:







 
#38 · (Edited)
Thanks for starting this thread @Snowflake Minuet :) I didn't grow up listening to Classical music but I have an affinity for it, like a beckoning in my soul. I'll listen to it on the radio on long drives or when I need to relax but I haven't taken it further than that. I'll check out some of the songs here in this thread but can anyone recommend some primers to start with, maybe a playlist?

Here's the soundtrack from one of my favorite movies, The Book Thief.
 
#39 ·
Allow, me.

Baroque Era:

- Bach's concerto for violin in E major.
- Bach's concerto for violin in A minor.
- Bach's concerto for two violins in D minor.

Reason: Very melodic, and of short duration compared to concertos from the Classical and Romantic Eras.

- Bach's sonatas and partitas for the violin.

A novice should start with the third partita, preferably by Hilary Hahn. Don't be discouraged by the first movement because of its semi-quaver composition. The ensuing movements are beautiful.

- Bach's Goldberg Variations.

Start with Gustav Leonhardt's rendition on the harpsichord. If you prefer the piano, Glen Gould's recordings are quite popular.

Classical Era:

- Mozart's 15th, 25th and 40th symphonies.
- Mozart's 3rd and 5th concertos for the violin.
- Mozart's concerto for flute and harp.
- Mozart's concerto for the clarinet.
- Mozart's great mass in c minor.

Romantic Era:

Beethoven's concerto for the violin.
Beethoven piano concerto in E flat major.
Beethoven's triple concerto in C major.
Beethoven's 3rd, 5th, 6th and 9th symphonies.
Beethoven's 8th and 23rd piano sonatas.

These compositions by these three great composers would give you a general idea as to how music developed throughout the centuries.
 
#42 ·
Guys, do watch the aria I posted in the previous post.
 
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