I am trying to get into classical music and so far this piece has stuck with me. I like the use of layered melodies. Not exactly harmonies, but it sounds like two or more streams of thought that continuously weave around each other, and at other times they are entwined in the same melody. It's a very narrative piece; the kind that reveals more details the more you listen to it. I like that there are several parts that convey indescribable emotions. If you could recommend a piece that meets any one of these criteria, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

Hi. I am looking for some eerie music to use with my ballet students. They are teenagers. We are asked to prepare something for a parent showing around Halloween time. I have used Danse macabre the past 2 years so I think it’s time to move on! Some other pieces I’ve considered are Khachaturian’s Masquerade Waltz, Prokofiev’s In The Palace Waltz from Cinderella, and Ravel’s Valley of the Bells. I thought this sub might have some stellar suggestions though and wanted to ask. I’m always looking to expand my playlists.

Both of these films have been on my mind recently and I so badly wish they kept making these in any form. I was wondering if anyone also loved these films and what pieces would they would love to see in the film if they made another one?

In all my years of listening to classical I somehow never heard a chamber piece! The vast majority of my listening is either solo piano or big orchestral pieces like symphonies or tone poems, how to get into chamber then?

If you'd like my taste, I love music that is melodic and beautiful.

Last year I wrote here that the Norwegian composer lost 80 percent of his work in a fire. I had the details wrong. In 1960 an avalanche crushed his house above Norheimsund. Ten years later, on July 12, 1970, the house burned to the ground, and with it most of his manuscripts, about 300 works, many never published. Norwegian and German sources put the loss at around 80 percent of everything he had written. He found it very hard to compose afterwards.

A reader replied that his Piano Concerto No. 4, "Aurora Borealis," is one of the great piano concertos of the twentieth century. It survived. Here it is, and his Prillar (1931), an orchestral work he tore up himself in the 1930s; his son found and reconstructed it after his death.

Piano Concerto No. 4 "Aurora Borealis", Op. 130 (1947)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7MTZP0jAxo

Prillar, Op. 8: II. Langsam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1zdIrBL-2g

Salut à tous,

Pour un orchestre, en combien de répétitions ils montent ce genre d'œuvre?

J'ai entendu des anecdotes comme quoi c'est entre 4 et 6 répétitions, mais c'est vraiment ça?

Je veux dire, si le chef veut vraiment sculpter le son, si il veut vraiment aller dans le détail, il faudrait un travail plus long.

Sometimes it feels broadening and refreshing to listen to non-Western classical music as well. I find it particularly interesting when pieces incorporate instruments that are not typically associated with Western classical music—the sitar, for instance. Tan Dun, for example, also employs intriguing instrumental combinations in his compositions.

I realize, however, that it is somewhat difficult to define what "non-Western classical" even means; that is why I am interested in hearing recommendations for ethnic music from various countries in general.

Oedipus, Z. 583: No. 2, Song. "Music for a While" - Gérard Lesne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fISd8fr365k

This question came up because I have read about how a lot of the methods that we use for neurotypical people(planning, reward/consequence, breaking large tasks down to smaller ones) do not work someone with Autism and ADHD as for completing tasks.

I wonder if the same phenomenon exists for practising. As far as I know, the standard method involves isolating what is difficult, then you use rhythm variations to fix, and then try to integrate it in the grand scheme. I find the results work far better than playing the same thing over and over again and then moving the metronome up gradually. However, I want to know if there are actually more efficient and scientific ways that someone with Autism or ADHD can practice from day to day. I don't know if this is a factor at all.

Also, do most neurodivergent brains just learn slower, plateau earlier, and forget more easily or is this mostly just a personal thing, and likely not true at all, or we have been using neurotypical methods all along?

I know this division is somewhat arbitrary. What I mean is the distinction between the young Mahler and the circle of works associated with Des Knaben Wunderhorn and the later period marked by a more tragic and darker works.

I've been listening to my Halloween playlist lately and I realized that there's a distinct lack of any opera/classical voice on it! What would be some good songs (and particular recordings) that have a creepy or spooky vibe? I'll also accept menacing or villainous vibes! I'd prefer solo voice or duet suggestions as opposed to choral, but if there's a really good choral piece you think fits the bill please suggest that as well!

Any and all suggestions are welcome! (Please comment even if you think your suggestion is obvious -- I'm primarily a jazz vocalist, so my knowledge of opera/classical repertoire is quite lacking and it's very probable that there are iconic pieces out there that I'm totally unaware of!)

He lived to 87, through some of the worst years in German history. His wife Magdalena died in 1625, after six years of marriage. The Thirty Years' War, which began soon after he settled at the Dresden court, squeezed the court's budget for music, and the large works of his early years gave way to smaller ones.

His Geistliche Chormusik was published in 1648, the year the war ended. Last year a reader here named one piece in it as a favorite: Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich, "Grant us peace graciously."

Geistliche Chormusik: Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich, SWV 372
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek9WkihASwk

Psalmen Davids (1619), one of those large early works, for several choirs with instruments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVd9KU_wDoo

I don’t always find Trifonov especially original, but his playing still moves me a lot. How much does originality matter to you when you’re choosing a performance to listen to?

İ really like this piece and im looking for something close to add to my playlist

İ dont listen to alot of classical music only a few piano pieces

Looking for something with the same calmness

İf i had to give another example i would ask for something similar to billy joels piano man i love how chill that song is

İm sorry for giving an example of non-classical music at this sub

Thanks in advance

I dont even know how to start. I discovered this piece a couple weeks ago through the movie Swapped and honestly I think it literally saved me. Ive been at my lowest recently and this specific orchestra piece is doing something to me that I cant explain, like I feel alive for the very first time. I listen to it with my noise canceling headphones and feels like I get into some sort of trans. I can feel the vibrations through every single cell of my body. Ive been affected by music before through the lyrics but this is something entirely different and life awakening.

How can I make my orchestral piece longer? Im trying to make a symphony orchestra piece but I cant figure out how to make it longer. I’ve already run through the melodies wne everything. Ive done soft, loud, but I’m out of ideas now. Any help?

These performances by the Quatuor Mosaïques (released in 2000) are a great listen, available on streaming platforms, including YouTube Music here —

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lsZAWeHg-WBkFtG6LYMP2uejuM0euTcgc

World renowed Rossini tenor Juan Diego Flórez travelled to Shanghai last week. He sang in the opening gala at the inauguration of the Shanghai Grand Opera House yesterday, and then appeared tonight at the Expo Cultural Park in an open-air gala with guest tenor Shi Yijie, another brilliant Rossini tenor and President of the Shanghai Opera House. Diego Matheuz conducted the Shanghai Opera House Orchestra.

Both tenors were impeccable in artistry and technique. In the final moment of showdown, the duo encored O Sole Mio, as captured in this video. Now who's the better Rossini tenor?

The video also captured how I got to the Park from the other side of Huangpu River. Yes I took a ferry and cycled there.

Hi, I can't find the original score for JS 45, and need it for a project. Does anyone have the original score and wouldn't mind sharing? Thanks.

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What pieces of the same type do y'all think fits the four seasons archetype?

For instance, Schubert's Quartets D.810 and 887, and his quintets D.667 and 956 make a good quartet of pieces, with Quintet in C, Trout, No.14 and No.15 making up Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.

To be clear, I dont mean "pieces the composer intentionally made to follow the four seasons" but pieces that follow the theme.