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so this is my little thing I wanna share with you guys.
I played the second and third movements of this concerto for solo/ensemble contest (I got a 1 on it :3) when I was a senior in HS, and listening to it again it's gorgeous. :3
I played the second and third movements of this concerto for solo/ensemble contest (I got a 1 on it :3) when I was a senior in HS, and listening to it again it's gorgeous. :3
Liszt all the way!
Agreed
Liszt all the way!
YES YES YES YES YES
@Psychofrench
Melodic death metal vocalist Alissa White-Gluz proves her vocal prowess.
Classical music is timeless, I hate how its being used, especially in movies.
This is actually my favorite of the solos I've played (I didn't realize there was a good video of it on youtube :o):
EDIT: I find it quite hard to play oboe much at all anymore...Talented or not...it is somewhat emotional for me.
A post I made on Reddit not too long ago (as a fan of classical myself) in a response to why classical isn't very popular -
I myself am a big fan of classical. The reason it's not popular, however, is due to lack of exposure. If you want to listen to classical music nowadays, you'll have to look for it or be told what it is. One of the biggest contributions to my love for classical stems from G-Senjou no Maou (the name, might I add, gives homage to Der Erlkonig (excuse the lack of umlaut) and Air on The G String when translated), a visual novel in which every piece of BGM is based off classical, and you can turn an option on to tell you which. Needless to say they fit the situation (with Marche Slave playing when you're in the presence of the yakuza boss, for example). How is that relevant? Because I was TOLD what piece it was AND exposed to a LOT of it all at once. Nowadays, I like to play people this from Vivaldi's Four Seasons ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZQ83erTHUQ ), of course they've heard the piece before, but they didn't realise it was part of his Four Seasons, just as people don't realise they're listening to Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals or whatever, without being told "Hey, that's from Carnival of the Animals!".
This lack of exposure and context makes people veer away from it. Though they've undoubtedly heard Morning Mood (or even Sabre Dance, hehe) before, they won't know its name, and they have to, themselves, LOOK FOR IT. Today, in pop music, people will be told "THIS WAS LADY GAGA WITH HER NEW HIT SINGLE, X!", and it's seen as 'weird' to go to the classical radio station, nor will children's parents do so unless they were fans of it. Hence, it takes far more effort to know classical music than it does any other genre.
What I think people need is some form of exposure to some famous pieces (or powerful pieces, such as the aforementioned Air on the G String) and told who made them, their name, and what period they came from, etc. The problem we have is where young people would see it - my only guess would be on a BBC indent or something with an announcer telling you which piece was used in each. The odd one might think "Hey, I always like J.S. Bach's music, maybe I'll google him later!", and there on it would drive people towards it.
It would unfortunately be unreasonable to just direct them to a classical radio station, as indeed, young people won't listen to it if others won't, as people are sheep - that has been proven in countless psychological studies, and elsewise they simply listen to what they know or have been exposed to. Unless we get it playing on popular radio stations (definitely not going to happen) then it would have to be introduced elsewhere.