Hi

[jchen]

Hi I am new. My name is Jessica. I really love classical music.   
I recorded Pictures from an Exhibition into my mp3 player, but it's broken now, and gone forever. 

[jchen]

oops, I mean Pictures at an Exhibition 

[Harry]

You are very welcome Jessica. Tell us a bit more about your background.
I'll expect you will do us some good, and bring some fresh air into the mould.

[Renfield]

Anyone who really loves classical music is welcome here. ^_^

[jchen]

I was born in Canada, but my parents are Chinese, so my background is Chinese (although I am more American )

[Harry]

Hey Paul from Beijing, please come in!
Our prominent Chinese representative. 

[jchen]

Paul? who's Paul?

[Harry]

Paul? who's Paul?

Springrite, he is a member from China, Jessica, and his name is Paul.

[jchen]

oh, ok.  

[jchen]

so is anyone familiar with Pictures at an Exhibition? Is there a video or something where I can hear to whole song? I really love it!!

[Renfield]

so is anyone familiar with Pictures at an Exhibition? Is there a video or something where I can here to whole song? I really love it!!

Well, it was written for piano to begin with (and is great to hear in that version), but I assume you're talking about the orchestral version, adapted by Maurice Ravel. And here's a really good complete performance of that one:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kvrdG_mMDi4&feature=related   - Part 1

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6AjSfOaZp28&feature=related   - Part 2

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PIml9PLkfb4&feature=related     - Part 3

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dYx1qrOOypA&feature=related   - Part 4


Edit: And now the links even work!

[jchen]

thank you so much  

[karlhenning]

Welcome, Jessica!

[bhodges]

Greetings from NYC, Jessica!  Lots of nice people here who will be glad to give you suggestions on things to listen to.  And hope you get a new MP3 player soon!

--Bruce

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Welcome to GMG, Jessica!

[Kuhlau]

Always good to see younger folk taking an interest in serious mus ... dang, I shouldn't have said that. Another one lost.



Welcome aboard, Jessica. What other classical music have you heard, and which composers interest you the most at the moment?

FK

[jchen]

My favorite composers are Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart 
I mostly like music played by an orchestra. But violins and pianos and others are cool too.
There is this show called From the Top. I really like hearing that on the radio.
One of my favorite songs is the Four Seasons song.

[Solitary Wanderer]

My favorite composers are Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart 
I mostly like music played by an orchestra. But violins and pianos and others are cool too.
There is this show called From the Top. I really like hearing that on the radio.
One of my favorite songs is the Four Seasons song.

A gateway piece for me when I was 19 were Bachs Brandenburg Concertos.

Have you tried those yet? 

[Kuhlau]

You've chosen three excellent composers there, Jessica. Beethoven is a particular favourite of mine. I recently found that I've collected 18 complete sets of his nine symphonies. Do you know any of these?

As for Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, this is a fine quartet of violin concerti (that's the plural of 'concerto', by the way). Each one has three 'movements' - rather than 'songs' - and they actually come from a larger set of other concerti.

FK

[Hollywood]

Greetings from Beethoven and Mozart's Vienna, Jessica. Welcome to the forum.