DogOnPorch Posted March 9, 2011 Report Posted March 9, 2011 Gustav Holst: The Planets Op. 32 Jupiter Great version of Jupiter. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted March 9, 2011 Report Posted March 9, 2011 Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
kimmy Posted March 9, 2011 Report Posted March 9, 2011 "Hall Of The Mountain King" by Grieg (currently listening to a crazy heavy metal version!) ...and guess what popped up in the movie "The Social Network"? In the Hall of the Mountain King, reinterpreted NIN-style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwIPDpRuyNk Sounds great. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Great version of Jupiter. Yep...it's an outstanding performance by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra My first vinyl recording with dbx II encoding was Holst The Planets by the London Symphony Orchestra. It still brings chills! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Moonlight Graham Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Funeral March by Frederic Chopin A good one. I love John Williams, but he clearly "borrowed" this tune (consciously or not) for his classic for Empire Strikes Back, although he turned up the tempo. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Mr.Canada Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 I only a piece of the title on the main page. I thought it said " Do you have a favorite pie?" Lol. Pie would be pecan slightly warm with a sliver of vanilla ice cream as favorite. Classical music? I'm not really a connoisseur so I'll make an obvious choice. Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries. Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
DogOnPorch Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Moonlight Graham Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Those scenes in 2001 with the spinning space stations were so long and draggy, destroyed the pacing of that movie early on. I guess those special f/x were a lot more amazing back then though to keep viewers (and Kubrick) occupied. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Those scenes in 2001 with the spinning space stations were so long and draggy, destroyed the pacing of that movie early on. I guess those special f/x were a lot more amazing back then though to keep viewers (and Kubrick) occupied. Oh contrare...the model building and matte scenes of the day stand up quite well to some of the hurried CGI junk we see today. The pacing of 2001 was purposeful due to the abstract treatment of Clarke's underlying story. IMHO, 2001 stands up quite well to anything produced today and retains its appeal as a thinker's joint. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Oleg Bach Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 There's a lot that I like as well, hard to pick a one-time fave. But as you mention "classical", it would have to be Beethoven Symphony 9. Amazing how great a tune can be consisting of three notes and a variation on a couple of chords...always thought that great music was complicated - It's very simple and it's all about colouring..and time and the leaping over of time....My favorite tunes are those of my own and of other family members..we idolize ourselves..and why not? Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Oh contrare...the model building and matte scenes of the day stand up quite well to some of the hurried CGI junk we see today. The pacing of 2001 was purposeful due to the abstract treatment of Clarke's underlying story. IMHO, 2001 stands up quite well to anything produced today and retains its appeal as a thinker's joint. I'm not saying the effects don't stand up well. They're great, even today! I'm just saying that when that movie first came out in the 1968, they were absolutely astonishing as virtually nothing that good had been seen before on screen. My theory is that because they were so impressive and unprecedented for the time, having such long scenes with the rotating ships made more sense since they more visually interesting to viewers. If Kubrick made that flick today (and was still alive), would he have made those particular scenes so tremendously slow/long? That's all i'm saying. Maybe there's another reason Kubrick cut those scenes that way, i could be wrong. I think the movie still holds up very well. It's a great flick, I just think it painfully drags in parts. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 ... If Kubrick made that flick today (and was still alive), would he have made those particular scenes so tremendously slow/long? That's all i'm saying. Maybe there's another reason Kubrick cut those scenes that way, i could be wrong. We'll never know, but I think he would do it the exact same way. It wasn't an action movie. It was a very stylized abstraction with concepts that took time to reveal and relate to each other. The audience needed time to think, not just react and go buy some more popcorn. It was a cerebral puzzle that needed to be resolved, above and beyond any special effects artistry. I think the movie still holds up very well. It's a great flick, I just think it painfully drags in parts. Funny, I thought the same thing about Avatar. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Moonlight Graham Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 The audience needed time to think, not just react and go buy some more popcorn. It was a cerebral puzzle that needed to be resolved, above and beyond any special effects artistry. Interesting point. If this was his true intent, he should have made the end credits run a few hours then, i'm still trying to figure out most of that film! Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
August1991 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) ... Tchaikovsky's #1 Piano Concerto, 1812, etc... These two in particular are the rock/punk equivalent in the 19th century. They are loud and pounding. Pianists complain about the Tchaikovski concerto. It requires strong fingers. Those scenes in 2001 with the spinning space stations were so long and draggy, destroyed the pacing of that movie early on.I'm not a fan of Kubrick. But I admit that he was revolutionary. He was the first to put a 19th century waltz to a 21st century image of a space shuttle docking with a space station.---- On a vaguely related point, I was curious to know why the ISS doesn't have a centrifuge to simulate gravity. Apparently, the spin of a centrifuge in space induces more nausea than a zero-gravity environment. I think they control it now with long term dosage of Gravol. Edited March 11, 2011 by August1991 Quote
Scotty Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 These two in particular are the rock/punk equivalent in the 19th century. They are loud and pounding. Pianists complain about the Tchaikovski concerto. It requires strong fingers. Speaking of Tchaikovski.. Quote It is an inverted moral calculus that tries to persuade the world to demonize one state that tries its civilized best to abide in a difficult time and place, and rides merrily by the examples and practices of dozens of states and leaderships that drop into brutality every day without a twinge of regret or a whisper of condemnation. - Rex Murphy
DogOnPorch Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 I've been tuning into this for a few years, now. Wonderful if you like choral music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tp7r Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Guest American Woman Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 One of my favorites: I would love to be able to play the piano like that! Quote
Peter F Posted March 18, 2011 Report Posted March 18, 2011 Mahler 'Titan' Quote A bayonet is a tool with a worker at both ends
jefferiah Posted March 23, 2011 Report Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) For some reason the overture from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks always makes me think of Canada. Gigantic, wide open, glorious and free. Especially in the opening part where it is slower. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_6GYZ2jY1o Edited March 23, 2011 by jefferiah Quote "Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu
jefferiah Posted March 23, 2011 Report Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) And then this one was ruined in the early 80's in a pop song called Midnight Blue, but, if you can forget that song exists, the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 8th piano sonata is still great. Edited March 23, 2011 by jefferiah Quote "Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu
treehugger Posted April 15, 2011 Report Posted April 15, 2011 The most beautiful piece that I have ever heard is The Lark Ascending. The version that I have is by the London Symphony orchestra. BEAUTIFUL. If someone can find it and put it on thet would be great. Quote
treehugger Posted April 15, 2011 Report Posted April 15, 2011 Edvard Grieg is very underrated.... I like Greig. The winter olympics that were in Lillehammer (1994) played Griegg all the way through the whole thing, it was so beautiful and so was Lillehammer. Quote
August1991 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) I like Greig. The winter olympics that were in Lillehammer (1994) played Griegg all the way through the whole thing, it was so beautiful and so was Lillehammer. This is Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, from the movie Soylent Green (starts at about 3:40). Grieg, Sibelius... I confuse them. They were part of a time and place of which Tchaikowski was pre-eminent. They were like Paul Simon or Rod Stewart beside a Paul McCartney. Edited April 16, 2011 by August1991 Quote
Bonam Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLpJtvzlEI Quote
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