r/classicalmusic • u/Designer-Share-9733 • 1d ago
Discussion Classical music friends
I don't know if this is the right place to post. If it isn't please direct me where to go. I was wondering if anyone who is a classical music fan would want to be friends. I'm just a fan. I never went to an academy or am knowledgeable about music theory. I do listen to classical music all the time. There's no one I could talk to here about this field and would like to know someone I could talk to and possibly educate me further about the classical world.
1
u/itisclosetous 4h ago
I wish I had local-enough classical music friends who wanted to go to the symphony and the opera and actually also looked for stuff to invite me to attend. I love that shit. I tried for a while but it's exhausting when no one wants to go.
The speaker systems and earbuds are not adequate!
0
0
u/Ok_Chemist_6717 1d ago
I need an IRL friend who likes classical music but without playing violin or something I don't know how I'd find one š
0
u/Designer-Share-9733 1d ago
Do they have to be able to play an instrument. I don't know how to play anything. I'm just a regular guy.
0
0
u/Designer-Share-9733 1d ago
Ok. For further reference I'm 41 and would like to meet people around my age or at least 35.
0
u/cwang501 1d ago
Just keep this thread forever open and I will come back once in a while :)
I love classical music - if I were to break down my listen time, it'd probably look like 70% classical, 25% 1950s-1960s jazz, and the other 5% is Taylor Swift because my wife is a huge fan (not judging... she listens to a lot of classical with me too haha)
I studied piano and flute up until around college, and played in various ensembles in and outside of school for flute.
I feel a little stifled sometimes because there's absolutely nobody in real life I can talk to about classical music, much like you!
Did you ever learn an instrument? I think for me, learning piano and flute served as natural gateways into the world of classical music - I'm wondering how you got into it?
And what have you been listening to lately? What composers/genres do you gravitate to?
I've been listening to Liszt's Years of Pilgrimage book I a lot lately. I first learned of this work while reading Haruki Murakami's novel Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage about 10 years ago. There's a dreamy ethereal quality to this collection of piano pieces from Liszt that makes me really want to visit beautiful vistas of Switzerland, which is I think where he began writing this collection.
Anyway, nice to meet you. Cheers!
2
u/Designer-Share-9733 1d ago
I did play trumpet and baritone in middle school. It didn't give me exposure to classical music because what we played was mainly film scores. I didn't get into classical until my 30s just trying to expand my horizons. Its cool that you played flute. I always wanted to play the flute or french horn. I want to learn an instrument, preferably piano but I live in an apartment. I'm really into baroque right now. I love the harpischord and clavichord.
I'm also listening to Liszt. Just listened to his last two symphonic poems. Listened to quite a bit of Verdi the other day. I've definitely preferred the Romantics and Baroque in comparison to contemporary music. I'm really big into concertos right now. Classical takes up about 80% of my listening time with the rest being pop and rock. I walk a lot so I listen to plenty. Anyway if you want to keep this going feel free to DM me. God bless.
0
u/Illustrative_game737 1d ago
You like harpsichord and baroque? You should check out the music of Pancrace Royer. It's super metal.
1
u/Designer-Share-9733 1d ago
Great suggestion. I'm always in search of baroque with an edge like Vivaldi
0
u/Spiritualbluewave 1d ago
Ugh same. Iām in my 20s and everyone my age thinks Iām being pretentious or a grandma
0
2
u/Economy_News3198 11h ago
We could hang out and you could make bassoon reeds for me.