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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
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 Posted - 03/25/2005 : 17:53:33
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Without a doubt in my mind the greatest musician of all time. Nobody even approaches the composing talent this guy had. He manages to put, much like Shakespeare did in his writing, ALL of the complexities, emotions, thoughts, etc. of human life into his music and does it immaculately at that. It's truly only once in a billion (or more!) years that a man of this genius comes along, and I for one am grateful to have his music to listen to in my lifetime.
I'm sitting here at the moment listening to the andante movement of the Fourth Brandenburg and absolutely can not get over the beauty and perfection of it.
ˇViva los Católicos! http://adrianfoster.dmusic.com/ |
Edited by - NimrodsSon on 03/25/2005 17:55:30 |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 18:02:54
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This is freaky. I just listened to the Fourth Brandenburg concerto.
(Now I'm listening to Brian Eno.)
Great thread!
That said, everything you just wrote I also feel about Frank.
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 03/26/2005 : 00:19:22
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Yes Bach is Beautiful!!!!
Ahhh... reminds me of how long it's been since I've listened to the classics.
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2005 : 07:38:25
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| so does he play guitar, or what? |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2005 : 09:34:31
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F.
first track on the golden records launched on the Voyager spacecraft that have departed the solar system. so...if some civilization captures the traveller and decides to listen to our playlist, as it were, Bach is the first thing they'd hear. i think that's damn cool.
(see the inside of my first mix cd) :)
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2005 : 09:43:00
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and for those who didn't get the cd, sorry, here's the pic...
I just realized the image in my first mix cd wasn't a pic of the record rather of the pictoral explanation of where the spacecraft were launched from...sorry!
and for info on approx where the voyager's are located now: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031120.html |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2005 : 09:43:31
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| and i'll quit being geeky now. for a bit, anyways... |
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
1811 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2005 : 07:01:11
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cool topic! this reminds me that my classical mix is due out tomorrow. whoops. guess i'd better get started.
nothing compares to hearing bach (any bach) played on a huge pipe organ in an old gothic church. goosebump city.
glad to hear that you guys like the brandenburg's. the third is my favorite, probably because i've played it at least once a year since i was 10. if you haven't already, you have to check out the unaccompanied cello suites. rostropovich gave a really amazing live performance that's out on a box set. the partitas and sonatas for solo violin are worth getting, too.
I love my dead gay son! |
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50 Pence
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
284 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2005 : 08:25:56
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ok u are fuckin wierdo's, get the posh silver spoon outta ya ass and listen to some hip hop beats
Natch..... |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2005 : 09:22:52
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| 50 pence! |
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ElevatorLady
= Cult of Ray =
385 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2005 : 09:27:20
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| go listen to monkey |
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50 Pence
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
284 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2005 : 09:52:15
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bach is good tho, ever heard the lost synphony?
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2005 : 10:47:18
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Dayanara, since you seem to be quite a connoisseur, can you recommend any good boxed sets of Bach's work, "good" meaning comprehensive as well as the performances being up to par? Right now all I've got is a couple of LP's and a computer full of mp3's and would like to get some kind of comprehensive set on CD's or LP's.
ˇViva los Católicos! http://adrianfoster.dmusic.com/ |
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
1811 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2005 : 12:06:06
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if you were looking for one big box set, i'm afraid you'd have to sacrifice quality for quantity. it's probably better to poke around and buy the best performances piece by piece than grab one package of 'pretty good' renditions.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 03/27/2005 : 18:30:31
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What about a Catholics box set? Or a Catholics tour?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/27/2005 : 18:52:05
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quote:
Originally posted by dayanara
if you were looking for one big box set, i'm afraid you'd have to sacrifice quality for quantity. it's probably better to poke around and buy the best performances piece by piece than grab one package of 'pretty good' renditions.
Have to agree...when I was building my classical collection, I quickly became frustrated with box sets...the majority of them promised the "whole thing" but the sound was crap or something...I ended up just getting the pieces I dug the most... |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 18:26:35
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You DO mean Sebastian Bach from Skid Row, right?
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 18:41:38
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Haha Vovat!! :) I didn't even know there was a Sebastian Bach in Skid Row. LOL.
Man, I was thinking about this thread today and really wished I had some Bach on hand where I was to listen to. That stuff is good to chill out to! |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 20:01:28
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quote:
Originally posted by dayanara
nothing compares to hearing bach (any bach) played on a huge pipe organ in an old gothic church. goosebump city.
amen! :)
i went to a church once in the dead of winter...it was still dark outside (or just maybe REALLY cloudy) and the organist was playing Bach. there were 6 of us there and it made for one beautiful experience (kind of an eerie-tingly-uplifting-sweeping emotion--know what i mean?) |
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
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Posted - 03/31/2005 : 03:21:04
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I love Bach. I wrote an essay on him for my english gcse. Man, youve mad me rally want to hear some now.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 03/31/2005 : 03:31:41
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I prefer Bach to play rather than to listen to, to be honest. Goldberg Variations - full-on soporific, I'm afraid.
However, I can appreciate the man's talent, and I fully agree with Nathan about being the greatest musician that's ever lived. The man was phenomenal, you know he wrote an entire half-hour cantata virtually every week he was principal organist at Leipzig cathedral? That's alongside reinventing intonation and musical structure into the system we use today and writing some of the most technically amazing pieces of music ever written. And thats also alongside having about a million kids.
The guy had skills to pay the bills, I'm telling you.
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