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    Classical music pieces - recommendations needed please.

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    On 09/01/2023 at 21:52, BassTractor said:

    With Zappa as your reference frame, I'd say: keep to the biggies first, and take it from there.
    Bach has been mentioned already, and forgetting the play-along bit, some names I'd add could be, starting with older music so as to hear music developing:

    Palestrina and Monteverdi for yer renaissance and early baroque.
    Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli
    Monteverdi: Orfeo,  Scherzi musicali  (with that glorious song "Non cosi tosto" a.o.)

     

    Bach: what has been mentioned already plus say the Mass in B minor, the St Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio and the Brandenburg Concertos.
    Also give "Bist du bei mir" a listen. It was traditionally, wrongly, attributed to Bach (but he simply couldn't have written it) and is absolutely gorgeous despite its awkwardness.

     

    If you play Haydn (say Die Schöpfung (The Creation), piano sonatas and a symphony like no 104) and

     

    Händel (operas like 'Julius Caesar' and 'Oreste' and oratoria like The Messiah for example), then do absolutely not forget

     

    Henry Purcell - a great composer. My brain refuses to remember pieces right now, but he's up there with the very best.

    Mozart: late works like his Requiem (which turns away from the perceived lightness of many an early work, and reflects Mozart's understanding of and love for Bach).
    I'd do the "light" stuff later.

     

     

    That's all for now. Brain is closing down, so best hit the Submit button.
    Enjoy!

     


    Edit: rectified a few wrong entries.

    I'm trying to remember back to Uni now. But I think Stravinsky in his Neo-classical phase used to borrow a bit from Purcell, especially the bass parts so it's probably a good shout.  

     

    Of course you can't go wrong with Stravinsky. Be interesting play along especially if you like Zappa.

     

    We did a prog rock version of parts of The Rite of Spring at college. One of the best things I've ever done musically.

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    Fave Deep Purple Song?

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    18 hours ago, peteb said:

     It's unfortunate that the stuff he had his biggest hits with was when he started singing in a slightly different register, IMO losing the quality that made his voice so great in the first place. 

     

    Wasn't that something to do with the operation he had on his sinuses between Slide it in and 87. Wasn't he out of action for a year or two.

     

    I remember hearing an interview with Def Leppard around Hysteria and Joe Elliot was saying he was just happy that Cov was back and able to sing again.

     

    I love Coverdale and think he still sounds good on 87. But that was his last hurrah in terms of the top of his range. He sounds awful on Slip of the Tongue. Still awesome in lower register tho.

    Fave Deep Purple Song?

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    1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

    Its funny with Paul Rodgers being mentioned i can hear similarities in Coverdale's vocals on this that i had never really noticed before. 

    Must admit that i preferred earlier Whitesnake because there was more definition across the band.

    This sounds good.

    I have the first few Whitesnake albums with Fool for your Loving being one of my fave rock songs.

    Dave

    I went backwards through Whitesnake. Steve Vai was my entry. I loved Stevie when I was 14, still do. At around that time Greatest hits came out but it was just the Geffen era. They toured at the same time, 94 I think. I saw them at Manchester Apollo. I was 15. It was so uncool to be into that stuff at that age in 94. 

     

     

     

    Anyway that got me into late whitesnake and I just went backwards through it and tbh I prefer the early stuff. Come and Get it being the best album to me!

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    Fave Deep Purple Song?

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    2 hours ago, Kitsto said:

    I grew up with In Rock and Machine Head and regard each as being 'of a piece' but I suppose Child In Time stands out as haunting. More recently Perfect Strangers, of course. But in between I really like Might Just Take Your Life but suspect I'm in a minority of one. 

     

    I was brought up on Zep so was glad when DC got JP back into the studio and Coverdale Page is (IMHO) pretty good. I was sorry they only played a handful of dates in Japan before splitting up. But having seen a vid of one of those gigs I can see why they did. DC lampoons about the stage exhorting Nagoya to go crazy (in Ozzy fashion) whereas JP is much more used to the self-reverential approach of RP who saw fronting LZ as some kind of Norse calling with everyone on stage part of some high priesthood. I think JP was shocked to suddenly find himself in Slade!

     

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    Just as an aside, I saw The Firm a couple of times. I think the reason why it never worked is that PR is used to singing over chordal song structures whereas RP was happy creating some sort of melodic line over quite unmelodic riffs made up of a succession of single notes. But I know nothing about music theory so this is probably bollox.

    Might just take your life is a great track. Burn us probably their best album. 

     

    I was at music college in the 90s when i was 16 and one of lecturers started playing Might just take life on piano. A mate and I were buzzing cos he knew it and he was surprised that we knew it!

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    2006 Fender CIJ Jaguar Bass - Now £800

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    7 hours ago, Ramsay777 said:

     

    Late to the party here but I guess; what Perfectionbg said! Japanese Fenders can definitely be on-par with the US stuff. This is the cheapest on Reverb last I checked too, with a couple being listed well over a grand. Doesn't seem to be a time for selling expensive guitars but we'll hold on.

     

    Down to £900.

    Cheers. Not what I expected. I have a CIJ 62 reissue Fretless jazz. That I bought for £400 about 10 years ago and it was about 10 years old when I bought it. 

     

    Not that I'm interested in selling it despite it never really getting played. Just surprising.

    For those who likes RHCP

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    10 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

    ^This guy gets it^

    'Sir Psycho Sexy' for me too. Funky Mutron goodness from Flea, tight rhythm work from Frusciante, and a wobbly vibraphone to boot.

    This track has it all.

    All true but tbh Chad is the one in the chilli's who does it for me.

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