Classical Music.

[Atticus_Finch]

Don't laugh, I know I may take a bit of grief here, but I quite enjoy a wee bit of the classical stuff now and then.
Here are some of my favourite pieces......

Cavalleria Rusticana....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhwi8kk-dE

The Blue Danube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTqlLKBKFhg

My absolute favourite though, is..
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLkYfppYUwc

Anyone else got any particular favourites they want to share?

 

[haplesshacker]

Not at all. Partial to a bit myself occasionally.

We had Ride of the Valkeries (sp) as we were leaving our wedding service! Much to my mothers distaste.

 

[USER1999]

We had Jeremiah Clarkes trumpet voluntary. Great bit of music. Had a real trumpeter too, couldn't get the hordes out of the church til he had finished.

I like Mozarts clarinet concertos, as I used to play said instrument very badly, and it is nice to hear what noise it should have made.

 

[Ken_A]

I have a truley eclectic music collection - of the classic section my personal fave is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzyi3C4gNnE

then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0i9uWNDvDg

or perhaps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HZ45sSPn-8&feature=related

 

[big_russ]

Don't be ashamed of it, i think everyone has a liking for classical.
We too had Trumpet Voluntary as we left church.
I have it on my phone, MP3 player, computer and love to relax listening to it at the end of the day.

 

[medwayjon]

Samuel Barbers adagio for strings. Using it in my wedding ceremony next month.

 

[shanker]

Tchaikovsky for me and Sir Edward Elgar (the Nimrod suite is beautiful).

 

[teetime72]

Brilliant post Atticus.Thanks.
I enjoy most classics,particlarly choral,I always like the Strauss concert on new years morning on BBC.

A favourite is Ravells Bollero,If I can listen to this and
watch Torvill & Dean skate at the same time--Magic.

 

[vig]

I too like adagio for strings. Have it as thye ringtone for my boss.
Personal favourite is carmina burana by carl horff.

I have a decent classical collection that i play in the car when i am on my own, other half not too keen

 

[flandango]

Come on eileen for me guys!!.....thats a classic!!!!!

 

[haplesshacker]

Oh dear!!

 

[shanker]

Come on eileen for me guys!!.....thats a classic!!!!!

Yeah. Dexys Midnight Runners? You're showing your age, Flandango! I loved it, too.

 

[haplesshacker]

I don't want to hijack what was an untypical post that had an aire of class to it. However.

I used to be a manager at a 2000 capacity nightclub. The DJ played Come On Eileen 4 times a night, this was in the early '90s. In the end a few doormen got hold of it and smashed it. The DJ came running into the office demanding that we find out who it was, he was almost in tears, and fire them.

We found out who it was, and behind closed doors, well the DJ saw us take the doormen into the office, we told the guys to stay behind for a drink when the club was shut as a reward for breaking that awful record.

The DJ thought they all got written warnings!

Now lets hear no more about Come On Eileen!! (Geno was the only good track they did, now who's showing their age!).

I'm going back to listen to Holst.

 

[GB72]

I too like adagio for strings. Have it as thye ringtone for my boss.
Personal favourite is carmina burana by carl horff.

I have a decent classical collection that i play in the car when i am on my own, other half not too keen

You picked my two favourites there.

 

[USER1999]

The problem with Carmina Burana is that the quiet bits are too quiet to play in the car, and then when the loud bits crash in, the windows pop out. Great piece of music though.

 

[Atticus_Finch]

A bit more contemporary, but tremendous none the less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8pM7cHrT8

 

[Atticus_Finch]

I too like adagio for strings. Have it as the ringtone for my boss.

Utterly tremendous.

 

[John_Findlay]

"Con te partiro" - Bocelli and Brightman. Play it on my iPod all the time.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jmS41_JdVLg&feature=related

or a little bit of Michael Nyman...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0dPS-EHl-FE&feature=related

Lovely.

 

[viscount17]

I suspect that all we ignorami like some classics without knowing
a) that they are classics and
b) what they are called.

 

[Tommo21]

I’m out of here, and there’s me away digging out some Spencer Davis stuff for some of the young bucks in my work…………they think that’s classical.