question for those who like classical music :P

[||Lz3||]

well I just discovered (yeh... I'm a newbie ) moonlight sonata by Bethoven and I fell in love with it

so I was wondering if you had heard or if you can recomend me more similar music with the melancholic feeling

a balloon for all those who help

[Ramses II CP]

Well, sticking to Beethoven to start, try 'Fur Elise'. It's short and not quite in the same temperment, but you may like it. In fact, it's rather hard to match temperment (At least for me) in classical, so you may find you don't care for any of my recommendations, but good luck.

Then try 'Claire De Lune' by Claude Debussy, which you'l recognize as infinitely abused in advertisements.

'Pavane' by Gabriel Faure is another possibility, although the pacing is faster it's still somewhat melancholic.

'Canon' by Johann Pachelbel is worth a listen, although the mood it evokes is more difficult to describe.

You should also look into opera, as you'll find plenty of melancholy there.

If you're interested in more powerful, grim sort of music, one of my favorite pieces is 'Totentanz' by Franz Liszt. Also in that vein 'A Night on Bald Mountain' by Modeste Mussorgsky.

Don't limit yourself to one style of classical either, try it all out. Oh, and I'm more of an orchestral fan than a pure piano fan, so you might want to ask someone who plays piano for their recommendations. Solo piano pieces are more likely, I would guess, to have that sort of tone you're seeking.

[Fragony]

Similar to Moonlight Sonata, just about everything Chopin and almost everything Satie.

example of chopin (nocturne) ;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcfm...eature=related

example of Satie (gnossiene) ;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIVp...eature=related

My favorite, gnossiene #3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOfGbubFkgQ

[Banquo's Ghost]

For me, the epitome of melancholy is the Adagio in G minor, by Tommaso Albinoni. You really want to listen to it in a great Norman cathedral - or a recording of same.

[Fragony]

If we go in a more general direction, I tend to entertain myselve with the thought of putting a big speaker on that floating cough attack I call my boat, of course with Dvorak's requiem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsFQZHUjqlY

[paul_kiss]

so I was wondering if you had heard or if you can recomend me more similar music with the melancholic feeling

Try "Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

[||Lz3||]

Thanks!

I also bealive that pure piano represents better the kind of feeling I'm looking for, like Satie and Chopin

I might add that I'm looking for a melody to hear whilst I read a book, wich has a kinda melancholic feeling, so even though I agree that orchestras are great, they distract me somehow, that's why I prefer the more peaceful pure piano

But then again not all of the pure piano melodies are melancholic , like fur elise, to me it has a diferent feeling somehow


thanks for the replies!

If you have any other suggestion... great!

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I know it's not what you're looking for, but you haven't lived until you've listened to the Siegfried Funeral March. Something else you might be interested in is Gregorian chanting - as seen here.

[paul_kiss]

||Lz3||,

Here's the link for you - http://www.musopen.com/music.php

If you're into piano music, try Beethoven section, sonatas there - are just exactly what you're looking for. Although not all of them are minor, unfortunately :(

[Fragony]

I also bealive that pure piano represents better the kind of feeling I'm looking for, like Satie and Chopin

I might add that I'm looking for a melody to hear whilst I read a book, wich has a kinda melancholic feeling

Looks like I found a minimalist buddy, might like this is my favorite classical piece, not pure piano but pure noneteless

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI2-1HzgWs8

[Togakure]

Many Chopin nocturnes and preludes have a similar mood. From the impressionistic period, some Debussy (e.g. Claire De Lune) and Ravel.

To a degree (at least in part), Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-Sharp Minor.

[Big_John]

Lz3, here's a collection of some of the more 'melancholy' or 'dark' or just 'moody' classical music i listen to from time to time.

http://www.seeqpod.com/search/?plid=357c928f11
(requires flash)

might be a couple of surprises in there for you.

i enjoy inflicting the threnody on the unsuspecting

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Learning how to play this song on the computer.

[Kekvit Irae]

I personally prefer Vanessa Mae, who combines classical music with a modern feel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Fa_EUQqY

[Viking]

Interesting thread.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I personally prefer Vanessa Mae, who combines classical music with a modern feel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Fa_EUQqY

Nice.

[Martok]

I personally prefer Vanessa Mae, who combines classical music with a modern feel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Fa_EUQqY

Wow. The woman's definitely got some skillz.

[Kekvit Irae]

Another of my favorites is the 12 Girls Band. They take Chinese traditional music and spice it up for the modern era. They also take modern music and give it a Chinese classical feel.

Unsung Heroes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k_yVgU0sGM

Enya's 'Only Time':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCqlEGW9hsY

Coldplay's 'Clocks':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXqSPJpuDBM

[||Lz3||]

that -the girl with the violin- made me feel fad... since I always wanted to play violin

[Dutch_guy]

so I was wondering if you had heard or if you can recomend me more similar music with the melancholic feeling

Perhaps Mozart's Lacrymosa fits the profile ?

[Martok]

Perhaps Mozart's Lacrymosa fits the profile ?

Ah, another classic! While I'm generally not a huge Mozart fan, this piece is pure genius.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Try Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. One of the two most beautiful Violin Concertos (the other being Alban Berg's) of all times.

It may be classified Romantic rather than Classical but anyway...

Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony, I believe, could be fit to your taste as well.
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[Big_John]

testing



does that play for you guys?

[Togakure]

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Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

does that play for you guys?

It does for me. Barber's Adagio for Strings. Exquisite piece.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Kek, I owe you. This woman is unbelievable.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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does that play for you guys?

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[Big_John]

It does for me. Barber's Adagio for Strings. Exquisite piece.

hmm.. for some reason it's not showing in firefox for me, but does in chrome and IE.

anyway, more

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Gorecki! Outstanding choice indeed.
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[Big_John]

moar!

[Kekvit Irae]

Kek, I owe you. This woman is unbelievable.

You should see her version of Classical Gas.