"You're having my bambino..."
Posted on 03/01/2006 7:54:55 PM PST by Reaganesque
I was sitting here tonight listening to Mozart's Requiem and I got to thinking: what do I consider to be the best work of music ever? For my part, Mozart's work really does the trick for me when I need to be re-energized. Therefore, I believe that his Requiem is the greatest work of all time. There just isn't another work that is as powerful and passionate. When the chorus sings the final "Amen" at the end of "Lacrimosa" I get the feeling that he knew it was the last thing he would ever write. It gives me chills at times.
Other favorites are:
Handel's Messiah
The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky
You too? Didn't graduate in South Texas, did you? (Although I assume that there have been roughly 4,725,333 graduating classes that have used that song...)
That guy, Salieri, helped him.
Well, in the movie he did.
The Gounod-Bach (or Bach-Gounod if you must) Ave Maria.
And a couple of songs from "The Pirates of Penzance": "Hail, Poetry" and "The Joyous Roundelay" at the parting of Frederick and Maybelle.
The Third Brandenburg Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach - It's Not Even Close Ping!
sitetest
So, you a Ginger guy, or a Mary Ann guy? (Assuming that you are a guy...)
LOL. Great minds think alike! See my Post 91.
Same website even.
Ya'll are too high brow for me...
Cryin' by Roy Orbison/kd lang
"You're having my bambino..."
Freepbird ;o)
Mozart wrote everything up to Lacrimosa. After that, the rest was written by a student of his. It was a valiant effort but, it's like watching a football game where the first string plays inspired football and build up a huge lead but then the coach puts in the second string in the final quarter. Just not the same.
"That guy, Salieri, helped him."
Enjoyed movie, but I think Salieri has been
ruled out. As I said, I'm no expert, but I
like to read.
Pachelbel's Canon in D (oh. and Duelling Banjos...)
"Hot Pants" by James Brown.
Rachmaninov Second Symphony
Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto
Mozart Requiem
Mozart "Linz" Symphony
Beethoven "Eroica" Symphony
Beethoven Seventh Symphony
Beethoven "Emperor" Concerto
Brahms "German" Requiem
Mahler Second Symphony
Copland Appalachian Spring
Mendelssohn String Octet
Dvorak "American" String Quartet
Handel "Messiah"
I am leaving out a lot and I am sure many can argue that a few on my list might pale in comparison to other works, but as I mentioned before, the question is subjective.
"Lacrimosa" is one of those pieces I can listen to over and over again. I also like the music of Ralph Vaughn Williams, who helped end the German influence over music in Britain. But for sheer exuberance and power, I gotta go with Beethoven's 9th; when that chorus starts rockin in German on "Ode to Joy", it's just overpowering!
If I had to pick two out of the six, it would have to be #2 and #6. I really like the second movements of both.
The Wall ~Pink Floyd~
"After that, the rest was written by a student of his. It was a valiant effort but, it's like watching a football game where the first string plays inspired football and build up a huge lead but then the coach puts in the second string in the final quarter. Just not the same."
I like your analogies. And you're right--just not the
same.
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