Saturday, August 28th, 2010
classical music for dummies?
Hello, I need suggestions from people who know and love classical music. The only real classical music exposure I have is when I took a music literature course and I listened to a small sample of a few composers, most of which I could not identify more than two days after listening.
In fast, most of the classical music I have heard had no real appeal or was awefully boring. So I'm hoping someone can steer me in the right direction.
What I would like to hear most is music that features arpeggios either on piano or guitar, or are good at portraying certain emotions like sadness, more so with actual notes than with instrumentation (ie no violin or droning cello).
One of my favourite guitar pieces is Asturias (Leyenda) by Isaac Albéniz. There are two or three versions of it available for free here:
http://www.classiccat.net/albeniz_i/47.htm
Don't rule out violin and orchestra just yet.
Listen to Mozart's violin concertos 1 and 3, particularly the andantes (second movements) from both concertos - very beautiful and moving pieces. Pichas Zukerman's versions of Mozarts concertos are very good, and I recommend getting those if it is possible.
Also listen to Saint-Saëns' Havanaise (Op. 83), another beautiful piece for orchestra featuring the violin.
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