That One Symphony That You Never Get Tired Of....

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Dancing Divertimentian

#40
April 21, 2007, 06:52:01 PM
It's not a symphony but it's certainly symphonic:

That murmuring, gyrating intro to Rheingold.





Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

mahlertitan

#41
April 21, 2007, 07:29:48 PM
it has to be Mahler's 7th symphony second movement, just this movement, the rest i am tired of already.

SimonGodders

#42
April 21, 2007, 11:18:49 PM
Quote from: donwyn on April 21, 2007, 06:52:01 PM
It's not a symphony but it's certainly symphonic:

That murmuring, gyrating intro to Rheingold.

Agree, always get caught up in the excitement of that moment as it build and builds...and then the Rhine-maidens! Lovely stuff...

LapsangS

#43
April 22, 2007, 02:43:20 AM
Bruckner 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 -- these are the most monumental of all symphonies
Schubert 8 ("The Unfinished") -- and this is the most emotional
Mozart 39 -- this is the most exciting of Mozart symphonies
Sibelius 1, 3, 6 --- none of his symphonies resemble each other
Saint-Saëns 3 --- popular, exciting and entertaining

Novi

#44
April 22, 2007, 02:53:31 AM
Quote from: SimonGodders on April 21, 2007, 11:18:49 PM
Agree, always get caught up in the excitement of that moment as it build and builds...and then the Rhine-maidens! Lovely stuff...

SimonGodders, I love the arpeggios too, but am guilty on occasion of switching off when the Rhine-maidens come on though.
Durch alle Töne tönet
Im bunten Erdentraum
Ein leiser Ton gezogen
Für den der heimlich lauschet.

Harvested Sorrow

#45
April 22, 2007, 03:00:54 AM
Beethoven's third immediately comes to mind.

Haffner

#46
April 22, 2007, 04:38:30 AM
Quote from: donwyn on April 21, 2007, 06:52:01 PM
It's not a symphony but it's certainly symphonic:

That murmuring, gyrating intro to Rheingold.











JA! True bliss...I love Siegfried's Rhine Journey almost as much.

George K

#47
April 22, 2007, 05:05:16 AM
Hello.

I discovered Sibelius' third symphony about 4 years ago, and it has yet to wear on me. It is one of those perfect "February Night" symphonies - cold, crisp and very, very Sibelius.

PerfectWagnerite

#48
April 22, 2007, 05:52:51 AM
Quote from: donwyn on April 21, 2007, 06:52:01 PM
It's not a symphony but it's certainly symphonic:

That murmuring, gyrating intro to Rheingold.







There is the birth of minimalism.

karlhenning

#49
April 22, 2007, 05:56:29 AM
I don't feel I can contribute to the thread;  there are a good many more than one  0:)

Harry

#50
April 22, 2007, 05:59:17 AM
Quote from: George K on April 22, 2007, 05:05:16 AM
Hello.

I discovered Sibelius' third symphony about 4 years ago, and it has yet to wear on me. It is one of those perfect "February Night" symphonies - cold, crisp and very, very Sibelius.

What a terrible avatar you have there.
I am horrified. :(

George K

#51
April 22, 2007, 06:02:33 AM
Quote from: Harry on April 22, 2007, 05:59:17 AM
What a terrible avatar you have there.
I am horrified. :(

Better?

Bogey

#52
April 22, 2007, 06:12:52 AM
Quote from: George K on April 22, 2007, 06:02:33 AM
Better?

Actually, my wife and I think it's a riot.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Haffner

#53
April 22, 2007, 06:15:06 AM
Quote from: Bill on April 22, 2007, 06:12:52 AM
Actually, my wife and I think it's a riot.




Scotty: He's gone completely bonzo with his avatars, Captain!

Captain: Got...to...try...to...understand...can't...quite...feel...the camel...

Bogey

#55
April 22, 2007, 07:13:43 AM Last Edit: April 22, 2007, 07:15:50 AM by Bill
Quote from: Haffner on April 22, 2007, 06:15:06 AM



Scotty: He's gone completely bonzo with his avatars, Captain!

Captain: Got...to...try...to...understand...can't...quite...feel...the camel...



Spock: Actually Captain, that is a Giraffa camelopardalis, or what you Earth people refer to as simply a giraffe.  The species name camelopardalis (camelopard) is derived from its early Roman name, where it was described as having characteristics of both a camel and a leopard.  There is where may lie your confusion. ;) ;D
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

George K

#56
April 22, 2007, 07:18:23 AM
Welp, didn't take long for this n00b to kill an otherwise nice thread. My apologies.

Bogey

#57
April 22, 2007, 07:26:23 AM
Quote from: George K on April 22, 2007, 07:18:23 AM
Welp, didn't take long for this n00b to kill an otherwise nice thread. My apologies.

My fault George K....and my apologies.  Back to the topic:

With very little hesitation I would add to my previous list Sibelius's Symphony No. 1 and Shostakovich's No. 11.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Haffner

#58
April 22, 2007, 07:38:14 AM
Quote from: Bill on April 22, 2007, 07:13:43 AM


Spock: Actually Captain, that is a Giraffa camelopardalis, or what you Earth people refer to as simply a giraffe.  The species name camelopardalis (camelopard) is derived from its early Roman name, where it was described as having characteristics of both a camel and a leopard.  There is where may lie your confusion. ;) ;D





Dammit, BillSpock, I'm only a middle-aged guitar teacher from Burlington, Vermont!

Don Giovanni

#59
April 22, 2007, 07:56:50 AM
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on April 19, 2007, 04:03:55 PM
I've listened to Beethoven's 9th every Sunday morning without fail since October, 1995. I have about 15 different performances. I'm not tired of it yet, and don't look to be. Last Sunday, it was the Royal Concertgebouw / Haitink. This Sunday, it will be the Minnesota Symphony / Vänskä. But I think the Sunday after, it will be Cyprien Katsaris. :)

8)

That's quite a nice idea. I might try it - maybe not for quite as long, though.
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