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Post by Envin on Aug 22, 2005 1:43:03 GMT
Just kinda curious as to what people would call their favorite piece of music, whether a song or an instrumental (orchestral/classical) work, and why it means so much to you.
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Post by vanya on Aug 22, 2005 6:17:55 GMT
My over all favourite is Scheherazade, Op.35 (symphonic suite) by Nikolay RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908). I know it since I am 4 ! I had a record about a German fairy tale caled Jorinde and Joringel. The story is about a couple which could only meet in secret in the garden of a dark fortress. The witch, who lived in that fortress collected virgins after changing them into birds. Well, long story shortly told, Jorinde got caught, Joringel tried to free her and got help by a giant eagle. ^ ^ => taniquetil.proboards55.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1124696458&page=1I loved this fairy tale absolutely dearly and listened to it every day. It was made like a hear-book and the soundtrack was - yep, Sheherazade! When I now listen to the music, I still see in my mind the giant eagle breaking through the roof of the fortress, clawing for the black heart of the witch and taking off with her. It was my first classical experience and the one with the deepest impact. My Sheherazade mood is the best I can have. Listen to it makes me always happy, calm and dreamy. ;D I have nearly for every mood a different favourite, sometimes even more than one and the range goes from classic to gothic over heavy metal, pop, country and folk to soul and since I listened in the states the first time to a concert of Jeff Jonson even christian pop (but just Jeff Johnson lol). Guess I am kind of weird.  |
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Post by Envin on Aug 22, 2005 12:18:14 GMT
Hey, that's awesome! I was hoping someone besides me would have a classical piece as their favourite. I know Scheherazade well, having listened to it since I was young, among other things, of course. My father was always huge on classical ( Mozart in particular, wonder where I get it  ), and I absorbed many things growing up - Scheher was one of them. I love the part at the very end of the whole thing - I know that's probly what everyone would say, since it's so famous, but I love how haunting and crystal clear it is - how it captures so many emotions, and to hear it played by a master (I heard Perlman play it once) - wow! |
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Post by vanya on Aug 22, 2005 12:27:33 GMT
Yep, wow. The violine soli are so wonderfull, they raise and raise untill you nearly can't hear the tone anymore. Its just breath taking and makes me cheer all the time I hear it.  I love Mozart, too. But I got much later to Mozart. |
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Post by Envin on Aug 22, 2005 12:39:08 GMT
Ah, I got to Mozart early. I was going to wait and see if anyone could guess it, but my favorite piece of any music in the world is the 4th movement to Mozart's 41st Symphony. Has anyone ever heard this one? Oh, it is simply breathtaking, the range of emotions and the changing tempos, and the beautitful, fantastic demonstration of every kind of sound. A perfect harmony with the varied human consciousness, and when it is played well by a master orchestra, I could sit and listen to it for hours: the soaring in the strings, and the sharp time kept by the tympani, though the way in which everything mixes into the whole is the real essence of the song, and the complete genius of the piece is only one of the hundreds of reflections of the utter brilliance that was Mozart, one the greatest minds the world has ever seen.
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Post by vanya on Aug 22, 2005 12:44:29 GMT
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Post by Envin on Aug 22, 2005 12:46:26 GMT
OK, well then I'll rip it off a CD and post it here, and you guys can chill out and RP to Mozart!
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Post by vanya on Aug 22, 2005 12:49:19 GMT
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D |
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Post by Envin on Aug 22, 2005 22:14:54 GMT
As promised, I have ripped the full 4th Movement of Mozart's 41st Symphony (Jupiter) for your listening pleasure. This is my favorite piece of music in the world. Listen to the brilliant strings, and the way they meld with the winds and the little amount of brass - there are no trombones. And then right near the end, listen to the wonderful blend of sound that the orchestra makes as a whole. It's genius. citadelofguard.com/music/Jupiter%20Movement%204.mp3 |
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Post by vanya on Aug 22, 2005 22:23:18 GMT
YAY!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D I know it and its wonderfull. I love it! |
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Post by Envin on Aug 22, 2005 22:24:58 GMT
*grins* |
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