*If you'd like to listen to all these pieces, click on this link for a complete Youtube playlist!*
Here are the links for all my Classical Pieces of the Week!
Introduction (this is also in my first one, Vltava):
I've had a love for classical music ever since I started taking music
history lessons. I feel like classical music is not appreciated enough
in the now modern world, which is more dominated by pop, rap, etc. Now
don't get me wrong, I love listening to all kinds of "modern" music, but
I feel like classical music is so underrated. A lot of people think of
classical music as slow, boring, and with absolutely no excitement. But
if you look further and deeper into the music, it's so much more than a
different bunch of notes played in some kind of rhythm. The piece can be
calm and serene, or strong and dramatic. That's the thing, one of the
reasons that makes classical music so amazing is the diversity. From the
middle-ages, to classical era, to the romantic era, and so on. Another
thing is the effort. The effort that these composers put into their
pieces is undeniably great. These pieces are like finely crafted works
of art. Masterpieces.
I hope that these posts will
inspire you to go discover the world of classical music, because trust
me, you don't know what you're missing on. :)
Week #1: Vltava
Week #2: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Week #3: La donna e mobile
Week #4: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Week #5: Solo Piano
Week #6: Polonaise Brillante No.1 in D Major, Op.4
Week #7: Caprice No.13
Week #8: Morning Passages
Week #9: Igudesman and Joo
Week #10: Waltz in A Minor
Week #11: Ständchen (Serenade)
Week #12: Gymnopédie No.1
Week #13: Légende, op.17
Week #14: One Summer's Day
Week #15: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
Week #16: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Week #17: Dance of the Knights
Week #18: Jupiter
Week #19: Hungarian Dance No.7
Week #20: Greensleeves
Week #21: Valse Sentimentale
Week #22: Polonaise from Eugene Onedin
Week #23: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Week #24: Rêverie
Week #25: Vocalise
Week #26: Symphony 4, 4th mvmt
I totally agree with you classical music is overlooked, but it is wonderful, beautiful music :D
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, Jane! I hope you get the chance to listen to some of my Classical Pieces of the Week!
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I absolutely love Gymnopédie No.1! It's such a beautifully-haunting piece! It's used as the backing track for one of my favourite films/documentaries (Man On Wire) and perfectly suits this scenes where he is tightrope-walking between the twin towers. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, it does seem like a great match! And it is such a beautiful piece :)
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