Do you like classical music?

[Anonymous]

I love classical music but I'm asking you, because not many people listen to classical music nowadays.

[DonRomeo]

I have a musical ear, so I find music I love in many genres - but in very few artists or songs.

Some of the most wonderful moments in music are classical (and many of them are in Jazz, hidden away amonst the trash), but when most young people meet classical through Beethoven, Mozart and Bach, (who I think are utter crap) then it's not going to catch on. I became open to classical by being immersed in a very wide range of music as a little kid. That made me 'genre-deaf' if you will - I would listen to something good, regardless of the genre/instruments.

My mother listened to Brahms, and my grandfather and I to Prokofiev, when I was around 6-8 years old or so. I still find Prokofiev sublime in parts, but have become more specific/demanding in the consistency of classical songs. Choir is technically classical (right?) and the right arrangement just blows my head off like other music of the highest quality.
Maybe you've heard of Third Stream? That can be very interesting - in an alternative way.

[Phoenix98]

I sure do this below is one of my favorite pieces.

Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, Symphonic poem Op. 29 - Andrew Davis

https://youtu.be/dbbtmskCRUY

Some other classical musical writers and pieces I enjoy are

Gustav Holst
George Gershwin
Modest Mussorgsky

Mstislav Rostropovich - Halffter - Cello Concerto No 2

https://youtu.be/4vvfFSsyi6I

Kabalevsky - Cello Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 77 - Tarasova

https://youtu.be/8Tb1m4KgQuo

Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody No 1

https://youtu.be/ZjnPEpdt1pg

Edvard Grieg - Lonely Wanderer

https://youtu.be/kkLOnuodAWc

[Asker]

Thank you for your answer and links. I am going to listen all of that :)

[Phoenix98]

Sure thing ^^

[starliteyes]

I love classical music. I was raised on it. My mother was bipolar and one of the upsides was the high ideals that she instilled in us. Classical music, art, prose, poetry, etc were staples in our household <3

[redeyemindtricks]

oh hey cool, I didn't know this about you. You should lmk some of yr favs in e-mail... I'm an almost hopeless devotee of "classical" music.

"Classical" in quotes bc most of my fav composers are actually from the Romantic period (Chopin, Dvorak, Brahms, etc), not the Classical period. But, I know the word is used for all of that.

I love chamber music especially. String quartets/quintets, piano quartets etc.

[ivywang1030]

Yes! I play it all the time on the piano! What's your favorite classical time period?

[fauchelevent]

It's more my boyfriend's thing than mine but we do listen to quite a lot.

[KaelRhain]

Yes, i like it a lot specially music for piano and violin. I'm guilty of forgetting the names of the authors that i like, with every type of music i listen to tho.
I would say that i like orchestrated music as a whole, cause i listen a lot to modern pieces too, like Joe Hisaishi.

[Asker]

I like piano and violin the most. Me too. Do you know Ludovico Einaudi?

[KaelRhain]

i didn't, now i do, thank you for the recommendation :)

[Asker]

You're welcome :) he's a great composer, I hope you like his music as much as I do.

[Eltri123]

Yes, I listen to classical music. All genres really. I get negative criticism when I listen to classical music or some opera. Too bad it's not appreciated as much these days.

[Asker]

Yeah, it definitely should be more appreciated. It's beautiful.

[Jan1ssary_]

Yeah.. I do especially classical music from my country. Its a lot diffrent from Western style but here it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWdn2Q5Zvd8

[_ARPY_]

I dont just listen to classical pieces but i do like it. Beethoven and franz liszt are my favorite. I kinda like bach and mozart. Tchaicocsky's swan lake is definitely one of my all time favourites. As a pianist i like Mendelssohn and Chopin as well. Things like Chopin's nocturnes.

[Jacksfull7]

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

[Asker]

Beautiful.

[Jacksfull7]

It is. But the trance version is a masterpiece :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tIgN7eICn4

[Asker]

Oh yeah, I agree! Do you know Ludovico Einaudi maybe? He's a great composer to recommend :)

[Jacksfull7]

No but im listening rn and he is very good... his melodies are flawless

[ADFSDF1996]

I only listen to classical and German folk music like this song called Lili Marleen

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z1C2vwOiRE

[ThatBritishLad]

I don't know what you're saying love, plenty of people listen to classical music.

[Asker]

Maybe but people that I know don't or teenagers in general. But if plenty listen to this kind of music I'm glad :)

[Riptide333]

Hey to be fair there are quite a lot of young people saying they were born in the wrong generation because they're listening to older music I don't necessarily say that but I am 14 and I do listen to a bit of old music

[ScottSummers]

Yes, classical music is my fav. Sadly none of my friends likes classical music.

[Asker]

Same here ;/

[ScottSummers]

I also like classical music remixes like this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpFZWeQq_EU
the remix is 20 mins but looped after, i like it a lot

[Asker]

Remixes are great too, I love it!

[ibodi]

I dont know cause I only pick up what I can accept. Classical music is ancient pop. There were dirty words of music also.
I mainly play piano cause actually many classical music can move onto it.
but I found viola is not bad too

[tha_vegangsta]

I listen to classical music to go to sleep and on Sunday's all day

[OrangeBoy]

Yes, i'm just bad with names of musics and composers.
Violin is great. Different genres with violin also.

Then Trance. So see... i like the opposites, and some nice power metal muahaha

[Jacksfull7]

You might like this :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmswmb5GVj0

[OrangeBoy]

@Jacksfull7 Aa, yes, that's one of my drugs. ahah. I normallt tend to seaerch for more melodic trance, this one have some nice parts.

[OrangeBoy]

And with some nice uplifting, thanks

[Jacksfull7]

Yeah aly & fila songs are just pure art :)

[AllThatSweetJazz]

Luddy Beets is da man!
I want to get a portrait of him for my wall. Fancy gold frame and everything.

[Saoirse_Nua]

I nearly always a classical radio station on in the background when I am working.

[truedemonicfire]

Yeah, I enjoy classical music. As long as it sounds good, I like music

[Nuala]

I don't listen to it often but when I do I enjoy it.

[TwinFace]

Some are good and some aren't like any music nowadays

[humanearth]

Yes and one of my favorites is Galuppi - Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Major: I. Andante

[my1secret]

when i have to focus yes! Other then that i'm blasting country bwahaha

[kingarthas]

I am okay with it. but if i have choice, i dont pick it.

[xXiTacoXx]

It's one of my favorite genre's of music.