Classical & opera suggestions

[moggy]

I want to put together a classic collection of songs and want your suggestions,
Obviously thinking classical & operatic , the choice is vast but I'm looking for 20 or so quality songs to put together for a compilation ,

Time to say goodbye (no 1 operatic)
Nessun dorma
Habanera (from Carmel )

Leave the rest to your input

 

[Weststander]

Dvovak - New World Symphony
Vaughan-Williams - Fantasia OR The Lark Ascending
Elgar - Nimrod of Enigma Variations

 

[Paskman]

I want to put together a classic collection of songs and want your suggestions,
Obviously thinking classical & operatic , the choice is vast but I'm looking for 20 or so quality songs to put together for a compilation ,

Time to say goodbye (no 1 operatic)
Nessun dorma
Habanera (from Carmel )

Leave the rest to your input

Think you'll struggle to find the opera "Time to Say Goodbye" comes from!!!!! It is termed, I believe, a "cross-over" song.

 

[1066familyman]

When anyone asks to suggest a western classical music piece, I always reach for this

 

[Paskman]

Just go for the Planets Suite for a start. Then try listening to Radio 3 and see what takes your fancy.

 

[Northstandite]

Think you'll struggle to find the opera "Time to Say Goodbye" comes from!!!!! It is termed, I believe, a "cross-over" song.

But still great.

 

[wolfie]

Core N'Grato - Preferably by Pav
Duet from the Pearl Fishers (Bizet)
E Lucevan le Stelle (Puccini)

all opera

 

[pipkin112]

Never been a massive fan of classical music, but this is my favourite piece.




Didn't realise you wanted songs sorry

 

[omgitsjames]

Just go for the Planets Suite for a start. Then try listening to Radio 3 and see what takes your fancy.

Anything by Gustav Holst will be an excellent recommendation

Some of my favorite classical songs are:
An American Elegy - Frank Ticheli
1st Suite - Gustav Holst
Pictures at an exhibition - Mussorgsky

 

[moggy]

Think you'll struggle to find the opera "Time to Say Goodbye" comes from!!!!! It is termed, I believe, a "cross-over" song.

Cross over ? Never heard that term?
Sounds like Julian cleary gone metallic

 

[getz]

La mer
Claire de lune
Prelude to the afternoon of a faun

All by Claude Debussy. A very expressional and romantic composer .

 

[Pevenseagull]

La mer
Claire de lune
Prelude to the afternoon of a faun

All by Claude Debussy. A very expressional and romantic composer .

And 'La mer' composed whilst staying in The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne ..... Hence Debussy being a name on the #14 bus

 

[Pevenseagull]

get a recording of Jaqueline Du Pre playing Elgar's Cello Concerto ... GEAR!!!

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

If you want a good choral piece that's fairly short I'd suggest Beethoven's 'Choral Fantasy' Op. 80.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choral_Fantasy_(Beethoven)

Now if you want to go the whole hog for a complete opera you couldn't do much better than 'Fidelio' ( aka 'Leonore' ) Op. 72.

Fidelio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Titanic]

If you are after popular 'classical' music... then this is probably as good a place to start as any...

http://halloffame2012.classicfm.co.uk/chart/?page=6#/10-1

 

[Dave the OAP]

personally I would find it very difficult to chose tracks.

If you want some fabulous music, firstly try Faure's Requiem, then one piece of music everyone should have in their music collection Mozart's Requiem and finally for sheer beauty, The Lark Ascending by Vaughn Williams.

I ahve sung many oratorio works and certainly Bach and Handel are my favourite, although bloody diffucult to sing.

If you are after something light and jolly, how about coming along to St Bartholemews on the 26th may for our Brighton Fringe Festival concert for the Queen's Jubilee.

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert

It doesnt last that long and has some lovelly music.

 

[ofco8]

Butterworth - "Banks of Green Willow". It sums up the fantastic English countryside brilliantly.

1812 by Tchaikovsky. Spine tingling. Tells the story of Battle of Moscow emotionally.

 

[Manx Shearwater]

Dvovak - New World Symphony
Vaughan-Williams - Fantasia OR The Lark Ascending
Elgar - Nimrod of Enigma Variations

Excellent.

I would add Barber's Adagio for Strings despite it being done to death in movies.
I also love Copland, probably El Salon Mexico for a bit more drama.

 

[OzMike]

Ombre Mei Fu - Handel.
The Flower Duet - Lakme.
Nulla In Mundo Pax - Vivaldi.
Lacrimosa - Mozart.
The music from the Blood Doner TV ad, I don't know who wrote it.
Hymn - Karl Jenkins.
These are a few of my favourites, have a listen and see what you think.

 

[Randsta]

adagio for strings