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Recommend Me Some Classical Music

Skip DrinkwaterSkip Drinkwater 1,694 Posts
edited October 2008 in Strut Central
My classical LP collection is pretty small and lately I've been more and more into the stuff... For me it's always been kind of an overwhelming genre to get into, if nothing else, due to the sheer volume of recordings/LP's out there. No preference really, just looking for dem mindmelters with nice arrangements. Any and all suggestions are appreciated!

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  • pencilfacepencilface 674 Posts
    how about some of the minimalist stuff for a tasty afternoon's listening...b,121b,121 these are never too far from my grammophone:b,121b,121 img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/Musicfor18cover.jpg"1 b,121b,121 img src="http://www.hollowearth.org/100/072.jpg"1 b,121b,121 img src="http://www.philipglass.com/img/covers/225/solo-piano_225.jpg"1 b,121b,121 img src="http://www.boosey.com/images/print/reich- electric counterpoint.jpg"1 b,121b,121 i'm sure there's some great John Cage stuff out there too...
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    Bartok
  • Big_ChanBig_Chan 5,088 Posts
    Gustav Mahler
  • SaracenusSaracenus 671 Posts
    Bach's Cantatas - Short, Light and Breezyb,121b,121Find anything by the b1Tallis Scholars[/b] - Renaissance sacred music using period instruments and vocal styles (sorry no castratos, realism only goes so far), think roots classical.b,121b,121I have a CD called Mexican Baroque - Off the beaten path, but beautiful.b,121b,121My tastes run more to chamber and choral music. I would have to dig in my collection to find some of my early medieval stuff (mostly on cassette from my poor boy days).b,121b,121Edit: forgot the second "L" in Tallis.
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
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    b,121My tastes run more to chamber and choral music. I would have to dig in my collection to find some of my early medieval stuff (mostly on cassette from my poor boy days).
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121Your first post devoted solely to music! Hurray! Way to go champ!b,121img src="http://www.backdrops.net/images/108 Celebration 10 x 10.JPG"1
  • SaracenusSaracenus 671 Posts
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    Talis Scholars[/b] - Renaissance sacred music using period instruments and vocal styles (sorry no castratos, realism only goes so far), think roots classical.b,121b,121I have a CD called Mexican Baroque - Off the beaten path, but beautiful.b,121b,121My tastes run more to chamber and choral music. I would have to dig in my collection to find some of my early medieval stuff (mostly on cassette from my poor boy days). b,121b,121h,121
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121Thanks Non.b,121b,121But you missed the thread I started on Recommend Non-American Music To Me, my post on which artists I have or would have complete catalogs. I believe there are a couple of other music only posts out there I have forgotten the details of. However, your encouragement is the [i]Wind Beneath My Wings/i1 (just not the Bette Milder version).b,121b,121As I have said to Rockadelic in a different thread, I don't front on music I don't know and frankly you all are a bit intimidating on the level you know your shitte. When I bring it, it will be my A game and it will prolly get clowned just like my post here did (and prolly deservedly so).b,121b,121Thanks again.
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    I'm just busting your balls dude. Music+other stuff=goodb,121Other stuff+no music=not really the point of this siteb,121Saul Goode
  • SaracenusSaracenus 671 Posts
    I hear you. Thanks for caring enough to welcome me to the music side. I have been told that I will get hazed hard here and I hope I will do you all proud.b,121b,121That said I have been kicked in the balls both literally and figuratively enough that its reflex to come back at'cha even if I can't breath. I will eventually figure out the rhythm and mood here and settle in. b,121b,121I am really tryin' to find my way on the music side but the pickins have been slim of late and I spend most of my time lurking on the few music threads trying to get up to speed.b,121b,121I will end my threadjack now and return it to the classics.
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