Qu'est ce c'est
I am not sure what 'Classical' music is really ... I know that the 'Classical' period is 1750-1820 but almost anything writ from approx. 1000 AD (for us Westerners) up to this very minute could count...
View ArticleFavourite Hi-fi workout record
I think that quite a few of us would be interested each other's favourite test CD and/or LP which gives their Hi-Fi a workout as distinct from a 'pure test' CD/LP (notably from Hi-Fi News in the UK...
View ArticleParty Music?
Well we know it is obvious the party music in other genres for the most part. At least with rock it is quite easy to find out. The glam rock and metal being the most recognizable. What would be the...
View ArticleTop 100 Classical Composers
This is the start of a new Top 100 Classical Composers Thread, and I hope you will participate. Here are the parameters: 1. Participating members please post your top 100 composers ranked from 1 thru...
View ArticleA huge project - if you're interested
Now that we have access to huge cheap hard drives I decided to buy a 2TB HDD & rip my entire collection to it. I chose 2TB because it was (a) affordable and (b) I had no idea just how big my...
View ArticleGeorg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
Is this the first guestbook for Telemann? An excellent composer who should not be underappreciated. Here some thoughts to start off the thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFKy4E-T270 I love that...
View ArticlePinnacles
M'aidez, m'aidez - when you're a Classical Music Novice, it's hard to know what to single out. I'm thinking of the Big Names - Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms,...
View ArticleFavorite Composers When Drinking
Who are your goto Composers when you have a little to drink? To me Corelli, Telemann, Tchaikovsky, and Grieg are great when having a few drinks. discussion: Talk classical All the news about classical...
View ArticleHow Broad is your Listening Experience?
Disclaimer: I would never accuse anyone here of lying, posturing, or puffery (To their faces:lol:) I've been thinking about this topic since the "100 Favorite Composers" thread a few months ago. I only...
View ArticleWhich American composers are greater than Telemann ?
I welcome rational arguments. discussion: Talk classical All the news about classical music and opera in press and media
View ArticleG.P. Telemann and Beethoven: Name these tunes!
Hi guys, I'm looking for a recording of these two pieces. I need to play both for an audition. Any help is appreciated. Thank you so much! sparkle.jpg Attached Images sparkle.jpg (267.2 KB) discussion:...
View ArticleBaroque Abundance
When I got interested in classical music, about two years ago now, all I knew about baroque music was that I liked those really-nice-tunes by Bach, Handel & Vivaldi; and one or two by Purcell too....
View ArticleFavorite Chamber Composers
Seems like this would have already existed by now - maybe my searching skills need improvement... So, what are your ten favorite composers of chamber music? Ranked 1 through 10, with some favorite...
View ArticleTelemann orch music suggestions please
I've listened to almost nothing but classical music all my life. I love Baroque music; especially the orchestral works of Bach and Handel. I've both sung and played works by both of them, over the...
View ArticleJohann Melchior Molter
A very prolific and very original composer of the late baroque to classical transition period. Born 1696, died 1765. I have some thoughts and hopefully fairly accurate observations on this composer:...
View ArticleTelemann piece ID
SBrisbyTelleman070106_Edited.mp3 Can anyone identify the attached piece? I am ninety percent sure it is Telemann, but have not been able to find it anywhere. It might not necessarily be a keyboard...
View Articleconcerts in Europe
An Unexpected Treat Today, my wife and I purchased tickets to attend an upcoming concert played on period instruments at the oldest church in Vienna. I was very fond of the composers on the...
View ArticleFavorite pieces for solo instruments, excluding keyboards and Bach
My favorite pieces by Bach are his Violin Partitas and Sonatas; I love them so much that I have been tired of them for awhile now, and so I am very happy to have discovered Telemann's wonderful music...
View ArticleHow Much Variety Does Your Classical Radio Station Have?
My local radio station, KBAQ, plays what I consider to be a good variety of composers. I am curious to see how this compares to the experience of other people on this site. I looked at last Friday's...
View ArticleRecent Composer Discoveries for You
I'm curious as to what are some composers you've heard of (famous or not) yet never really took the time to really listen to. But once you did you really fell in love with their music. For me it was...
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