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
Classical Music: Bach's 6 Brandenburg Concertos
Country Music: George Strait and Alan Jackson
Rock and Roll: Rush
Modern Music: Yanni's Performance Recorded at the Acropolis
My bologna has a first name...
Bach's B-minor mass
Rhapsody in Blue - I agree.
I like vivaldi in general & Rachmaninof's 2nd Piano Concerto. My first ballet to see & dance in was Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) & I guess I am partial to that for those reasons
Pinging Mozie.. if there ever was a thread w/your name on it, here she be!!!
"Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Rachmaninoff
I just downloaded it also, based on your opinion. Gorgeous.
I think you meant to say...
Skynard...Freebird...Sweet!
well, when you posted that, all I can see/hear is Somewhere in Time... Christopher Reeve! Great music, handsome actor
I love Ray Orbison. One of the most unique singing voices I have ever heard. Also, the White Album, Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols, Dvorak's Concerto in A Minor, mussic of the Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables, any Russian choral group or balalaika orchestra, Johann Strauss waltz music, certain Gregorian chants, Ave Maria, Space Cowboys (betcha weren't ready for that), Pavarotti singing Nessum Dorma, anything Richard Wagner. So much music, so little time.
LOL! I shall certainly do so. Understand that I only tell my drummer friends that In A Gadda Da Vida is a great drum solo to watch the veins stand out on their foreheads...
I like Yanni & Enya & Mannheim Steamroller.. guess most "real" musicians would chase me away with a stick. But I will never claim to be a music expert.. just know what I resonate with/to..
La Boheme
I am in -- I'll check it out tomorrow when I get home.
By the way, does anyone know if Mozart did a version of the "Gloria"?? :)
Dark Side of The Moon...Floyd
Garage days...Zappa
or anything from Roger Whitaker
Yep, only I was a little late to catch on. It wasn't until Wakeman came out with a version of the last movement of Brahms' Fourth Symphony on a rock record that it finally penetrated my thick skull what he was really up to.
Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life
Does your chewing gum lose it's flavor on the bedpost overnight
Camp Grenada (Hello muddah, hello faddah)
I suggest that you reserve some time and put on the 9th and close your eyes and open your ears. There is nothing better.
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