Classical Music for Rock Fans
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- The Tidal Playlist with these songs is here: tidal.com/browse/playlist/99d... There are more Tidal playlists below.
I included Metallica playing "Enter Sandman" with an orchestra just for fun.
All the tracks are here:
Sergei Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Nikolia Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee
Camille Saint-Saëns - Dance Macabre
Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonota No. 2, Marche funèbre: Lento
Igor Stravinsky - Rite of Spring
J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Rick Beato @RickBeato & @rickbeato240
Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold
Richard Strauss - Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata, 3rd Movement
Vivaldi - Four Seasons - Winter, all 3 movements
Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountian
Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries
Robert Duval
Edvard Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King
Gustav Holst - Mars, The Bringer of War
Jehan Alain - Litanies
Avro Pärt - Fratres
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 6
György Ligeti - Lux Aeterna
Henryk Gorecki - Symphony No. 3
Colin Stetson
Here is a link to that Metallica cover of Lux Aeterna: • Metallica: Lux Æterna ...
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Tidal Playlists: The Fahrenheit Project (ambient electronic music): tidal.com/browse/playlist/69c...
Electronica for Audiophile: tidal.com/browse/playlist/e29...
My Classical playlist: tidal.com/browse/playlist/8e5...
Baroque Weekend: tidal.com/browse/playlist/cfe...
DJ Ed, a collection of music that is all over the place. tidal.com/browse/playlist/f89...
Spotify: Classical Weekend: open.spotify.com/playlist/648...
80’s Patio Mix: open.spotify.com/playlist/4RU...
The Tidal Playlist with these songs is here: tidal.com/browse/playlist/99d87997-1d11-4718-9a6e-db744ed06127
Here is a link to that Metallica cover of Lux Aeterna: ua-cam.com/video/_u-7rWKnVVo/v-deo.htmlsi=u_HoavmKR9vPUiGC
I will try to put together this list on Qobuz.
Thank you my friend. That would be great. Until I see what HD looks like on Tidal, I prefer Qobuz's sound quality. It's just that most people use Tidal. You can reach me on Facebook or the Discord or email at oldguyhifi@gmail.com.
Neil, I am sorry the email address is oldguyhifi1@gmail.com I am so sorry.
Showing my age, but Jack Benny introduced me to Flight of the Bumble Bee. Playing Zepplin albums for a guest, I put Wagner (The Fkying Dutchman) between albums and he liked it as it fit in. ELO did In The Hall of the Mountain King.
That's always fun, exposing people to new music. That ELO track is great. Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will become a regular.
Thanks Ed! Great playlist. I’ll have to sit in my lounge chair, get my iFi Hip-Dac and iBasso in ear monitors, sit down and enjoy your recommendations. Comments to follow.
Great stuff, Ed.
Of course, Electric Light Orchestra closed their 3rd album, On the Third Day, with an abbreviated "In the Hall of the Mountain King."
Duran Duran performed their take on "Danse Macabre" at a Halloween show in Las Vegas a couple of years ago, which is now available as a studio album.
And, one of my favorite albums of all time is Isao Tomita's electronic version of Holst's "The Planets". It's a system torture test (in a good way).
Just a few things off the top of my head.
Cheers!
You are absolutely right my friend. I love all those tracks. Maybe I should do a "Rock for Classical Fans" video. Thanks so much for your sage contribution.
Scheherazade, a spectacular piece.
Kenneth, I couldn't agree more. I have an entire Audirvana playlist of Scheherazade! My fav is here: tidal.com/browse/album/4917352 Let me know your thoughts here or in Facebook.
@@OldGuyHifi I got about 15 cds. I find it hard to pick a favorite. My first was Fritz Reiner's and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
It was Holst, The Planets that got me into classical after being a teenager in the SF Bay Area during the early 80s with Exodus, Metallica, and others. Here are 3 other classical pieces I enjoy: 1) Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 “Aus Der Neuen Welt”, first movement, Adagio 2) Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque - Tarantella 3) Ottorino Respighi - Feste Romana: Circenses.
Same for me. Holst was the gateway. I actually traveled to Spillville Iowa where Dvořák wrote some of the 9th and got sit at the church organ he used as he composed. I am a fan of Dvořák. My favorite 9th is Fritz Reiner and the CSO from 1957. tidal.com/browse/album/34116405?u Let me know what you think. I like your other recommendations as well. thanks so much for viewing and sharing your story.
Great List Ed!!! I have more than a few of these on cd. Time to add a few from your list. Thanks for sharing!!!👍👍👍
I am glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much.
I look forward to listening to this list and experiencing your insights. Thank you so much for correlating this list and sharing this with us all. I have heard several of your suggestions, but will relisten with new ears. Stay well, my friend. Your description of cathedral pipe organs strikes a deep chord within me, having been in choirs since my youth. 😂
Hey Ed - Great list and overview. I can't wait to dive into it a little deeper.
Hope you enjoy it! Will I see you at AXPONA this year? If you are going just call me or text on the dates. Thx.
Related... the Christmas song that would go on this list is Carol of the Bells. That's a metal song
Especially when done by the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Thx.
100% Carmina Burana for this Porg Rock fan.
I am also a Prog rock guy. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@OldGuyHifi I came across your channel couple of days ago. I enjoyed the videos I watches so far à lot. Next is jazz for rock fans...I'm a jazz fan too...and blues. You have a great narration style. All the best for this channel.
@@nabman_ Thank you so much.
Battle Of The Atlantic Suite by Dave Roylance And Bob Galvin is a good one. Was lucky enough to perform (I was a kid in a children's choir in the 80s) Carl Orff's 'O Fortuna' under the direction of James Levine at Ravinia. Not bad for someone with a tin ear! For rock trivia, the piece (not the Ravinia performance) was also sampled heavily by KMFDM on the Naive album - but had to be changed due to unauthorized rights. Great selection, and really like this kind of video - absolutely in the hope to have someone who dismisses classical to actually listen and maybe find out they really like it.
Great suggestion. I love Ravinia. We used to go often before the kids came. It is a long trek from the western burbs. Haven't been in awhile. I am looking at the schedule for this season as I type this. Maybe I will find something interesting, Thanks again my friend.
Ennio Morricone, Henryk Gorecki... Yup! Thanks Ed, several I'm not familiar with, so your recommendations are genuinely welcome. May I suggest Wendy Carlos's composition "Theme From a Clockwork Orange" - one of the most threatening pieces of music I've heard!
Yes. That's a great piece. Thank you for the suggestion.
I have the Abbado-Chicago SO DG LP's of the Mahler 6th. It'll put your cartridge and tonearm to the test.
Martin, I know that recording with Hanna Schwarz. He also did a version with the Berlin that is pretty good. Too many choices for a shortish video. Thanks so much for watching.
@@OldGuyHifi The CD reissue added Hanna Schwarz's Ruckert Lieder recording to the Chicago Mahler 6th. The LP's only contain the symphony, as well as the 80 minutes of his inspiration could be contained.
I only now the CD version.
Have you watched Maestro? At 1:27:55 Mahler’s Resurrection is awesome and very immersive Dolby Atmos rendition!
I have not. I will check it out. Thank you. Also I don't do traditional Dolby surround anymore. Strictly 2 channel these days.
@@OldGuyHifiOur 14’x18’ den is our home theater and main music listening room. It’s a 5.1.4 system and Maestro is a great example of Atmos done right. I can close my eyes and feel I was in that church surrounded by music. Gives me goosebumps every time I watch/hear it, particularly that 1:27:55 scene.
When listening to 2-channel music, Pure Direct is my choice.
Thank you for this! I've had so many "discussions" with metal fans about this very subject. A lot of us are very open-minded people, but we can be a bit blinkered when it comes to our musical taste. I was the same when I was younger, strictly metal.🤘
Metallica were the band who opened my mind to several other genres, including classical. When I heard their version of Diamond Head's Am I Evil, I recognised the intro as Mars, Bringer of War. Later, when I read that Cliff Burton's intro to Damage, Inc. on Master Of Puppets was influenced by Bach's Come, Sweet Death, that was it, I was sold.
A few more pieces that I'd like to bring to your attention, if I may...
A sludge metal band called Toadliquor released a crushingly heavy version of Also Sprach Zarathustra on a compilation called The Hortator's Lament in the early 2000s.
Van Halen's Eruption, particularly the section that showcases Eddie's two-handed tapping technique, has strains of Bach's Toccata and Fugue.
A musician from New York called The Great Kat, a classically trained violinist, and graduate of the Juillard Institute, uses the techniques she learned on the violin to play the guitar. Her album Beethoven On Speed features her version of Flight of the Bumblebee. It's well worth a listen, if only for her version of Beethoven's Fifth, retitled Beethoven Mosh.
Steve, Thank you so much for your informative comment. I will check out your suggestions. I was hoping to put a spark of interest in Rock fans minds to do exactly what you did. Listen for the classical influences that are all over Rock music. Thanks again for the great insights!
Bugs Bunny was your classical music indluencer...😊
Maybe Mickey Mouse and Fantasia!
Mahler no.6 is missing from the playlist, Ed..
Edit: I didn't much care for this 'Berliner' version of Griegs Peer Gynt. Ze Zjermans, zhey play it too schnell and made a mess of the acceleration. Try the 2015 Metropolitan Philharmonic version, it stays together. Opinions, opinions: when they hurt put some lidocain salve on ithem.
I am so sorry. I just saw this. Thank you I will give that a listen. The list was made for people who don't listen to or know a lot about classical music. Personally my favorite is Solti & the CSO from 1970. Thank you so much for you comment and view.