What Music Do YOU Like? - Page 2

RickyMaveety · 06-21-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Phantom of the Opera, Sara Brighten, Michael Crawford, Andrei Bochelli (sp?) His Music for Romanza makes me feel like there is hope for the world, Cats, Man of La Mancha, and oh my gosh.......how about those Celtic Women? Voices from the angels.........and they just stand there and sing until the little fairy with the violin comes prancing out, and then there are those hunks with the big drums.....uh, gotta go and .....clean house, yeah, thats it, I'm gonna go clean house now....

Oh, you gotta love the Celtic Women.

I think my favorites of theirs are:

Walking in the Air
Send Me a Song
The Butterfly (one of my all time faves no matter who plays it)
Oh .... and the Ashoken Farewell .... that's another one that is guaranteed to make me cry.

I was hoping to have the piper play Ashoken Farewell at my aunt's funeral, but the piper said the piece is out of the pipes range. Oh well .... maybe at my wake they'll have a piper and a fiddler ... and then the fiddler can play the Ashoken Farewell.

desertgrandma · 06-21-2008, 02:12 PM

yep, Lee Ann Womack............thanks vivaldi and rm!

yvanleterrible · 06-21-2008, 02:17 PM

Oooooh, geee. My!
Tons and tons of music! Half of Ricky's an Dc's lists + a hundred more.

These days I go for "The Dave Weckle Band", fusion at its best and "Liquid Tension Experiment". Then in speedy stuff, there's "Dream Theatre" and lots lots more.

The ultimate tear jerker is "Nine Sili Nebesniye" by the "Chorovaya Akademia". This is Russian choir music with extreme bass singers, totally discorporating stuff. If you listen to it, put on headphones and crank them up.

RickyMaveety · 06-21-2008, 02:19 PM

Oh .... and, if any of you get a chance to hear "Nella Fantasia" sung either by Sarah Brightman or Chloe Agnew .... that is one of the most screamingly beautiful songs you will ever hear.

I am sooooo enternally grateful to Ennio Morricone for allowing someone to create lyrics for that song.

RickyMaveety · 06-21-2008, 02:25 PM

Oh, I am soooo buying some of Chorovaya Akademia's albums. Just listened to some of it ..... fanfreakingtastic.

But .... ack!! I can only find one album and it doesn't have the piece you mention.

Gack ... choke.

vivaldirules · 06-21-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

The ultimate tear jerker is "Nine Sili Nebesniye" by the "Chorovaya Akademia". This is Russian choir music with extreme bass singers, totally discorporating stuff. If you listen to it, put on headphones and crank them up.

Brilliant, Yvan! That plus Taps, Das Moldau, Black Sun, Amazing Grace, The End of the Rainbow, The Music of the Night, Ashoken Farewell.... Those are the things I'd like to hear and hear about - music that absolutely reaches into your chest cavity and rips your heart out while it's pounding. There's tons of good music - but I want the best. Life's too short to listen to okay music or read okay books.

elsussman · 06-21-2008, 03:57 PM

all kinds of music especially jazz and classical but most especially opera opera opera

yvanleterrible · 06-21-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Oh, I am soooo buying some of Chorovaya Akademia's albums. Just listened to some of it ..... fanfreakingtastic.

But .... ack!! I can only find one album and it doesn't have the piece you mention.

Gack ... choke.

The album title is "Ancient Echoes". After a year ok listening to this piece, I still get goosebumps.

RickyMaveety · 06-21-2008, 04:50 PM

I found the piece of operatic music I was talking about!!!! And, it's not from Madame Butterfly .... it's from "Lakme" and it's called the "Flower Duet."

That's the one piece of opera that I just plain love. And, now I've got it on my iPod. Yippee.

Also .... found out today that the bird Mrs. Moon and I keep seeing outside of her window is a Painted Bunting. I thought she was kidding when she described it to me ... but then today I actually saw it too.

As they say "beautiful plumage"!!

RickyMaveety · 06-21-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

The album title is "Ancient Echoes". After a year ok listening to this piece, I still get goosebumps.

OK ... well, that's the album I found. So, I've got it in my cart and I'm gonna buy it. Love getting great albums. Too bad they don't have it on iTunes, if only because a download is ever so much faster.

DMcCunney · 06-21-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

I found the piece of operatic music I was talking about!!!! And, it's not from Madame Butterfly .... it's from "Lakme" and it's called the "Flower Duet."

That's the one piece of opera that I just plain love. And, now I've got it on my iPod. Yippee.

Lakme is also home to The Bell Song, widely considered a coloratura soprano torture test. You have to have serious vocal chops to pull it off.
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Dennis

nekokami · 06-21-2008, 05:03 PM

I have pretty eclectic tastes (though I also prefer some melody with my rhythm, most of the time). To some of the gems already discussed, I'd add Libana, Loreena McKennitt (particularly the album The Mask and the Mirror), Michael Hedges, etc.

My favorite Vivaldi piece is the Gloria, of which I know most of the alto part by heart.

yvanleterrible · 06-21-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

I have pretty eclectic tastes (though I also prefer some melody with my rhythm, most of the time). To some of the gems already discussed, I'd add Libana, Loreena McKennitt (particularly the album The Mask and the Mirror), Michael Hedges, etc.

My favorite Vivaldi piece is the Gloria, of which I know most of the alto part by heart.

You may want to try Don Ross, he's in the same vein as Hedges and the only person who ever won the "National finger picking contest" twice in a row... a Canadian (says he whilst polishing his fingernails)

yvanleterrible · 06-21-2008, 05:45 PM

Das Moldau is a great piece.

I have an other crank it up goosebump for you. Saint-Saëns: Symphony #3 In C Minor, Op. 78 - Maestoso. Allegro. It is a rare occurence that it is played since it is Organ and Symphony Orchestra combo. When that Organ kicks up I get those shivers in my spine everytime.

RickyMaveety · 06-21-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

I have pretty eclectic tastes (though I also prefer some melody with my rhythm, most of the time). To some of the gems already discussed, I'd add Libana, Loreena McKennitt (particularly the album The Mask and the Mirror), Michael Hedges, etc.

My favorite Vivaldi piece is the Gloria, of which I know most of the alto part by heart.

My favorites of McKennit are: The Mummer's Dance," "The Bonny Swans," and "Marrakesh Night Market."

There are others that I love ... such as "The Highwayman" .... however, it does bother me a bit that some of the most important plot points from the original poem are left out of the song.

06-21-2008, 02:25 PM	#20
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Oh, I am soooo buying some of Chorovaya Akademia's albums. Just listened to some of it ..... fanfreakingtastic. But .... ack!! I can only find one album and it doesn't have the piece you mention. Gack ... choke. Last edited by RickyMaveety; 06-21-2008 at 02:27 PM.

06-21-2008, 02:12 PM	#17
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	yep, Lee Ann Womack............thanks vivaldi and rm!

06-21-2008, 02:17 PM	#18
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Oooooh, geee. My! Tons and tons of music! Half of Ricky's an Dc's lists + a hundred more. These days I go for "The Dave Weckle Band", fusion at its best and "Liquid Tension Experiment". Then in speedy stuff, there's "Dream Theatre" and lots lots more. The ultimate tear jerker is "Nine Sili Nebesniye" by the "Chorovaya Akademia". This is Russian choir music with extreme bass singers, totally discorporating stuff. If you listen to it, put on headphones and crank them up.

06-21-2008, 02:19 PM	#19
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Oh .... and, if any of you get a chance to hear "Nella Fantasia" sung either by Sarah Brightman or Chloe Agnew .... that is one of the most screamingly beautiful songs you will ever hear. I am sooooo enternally grateful to Ennio Morricone for allowing someone to create lyrics for that song.

06-21-2008, 03:57 PM	#22
elsussman Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 1223962 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: kindle paperwhite, kindle voyage and android kindle app	all kinds of music especially jazz and classical but most especially opera opera opera

06-21-2008, 04:50 PM	#24
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	I found the piece of operatic music I was talking about!!!! And, it's not from Madame Butterfly .... it's from "Lakme" and it's called the "Flower Duet." That's the one piece of opera that I just plain love. And, now I've got it on my iPod. Yippee. Also .... found out today that the bird Mrs. Moon and I keep seeing outside of her window is a Painted Bunting. I thought she was kidding when she described it to me ... but then today I actually saw it too. As they say "beautiful plumage"!!

06-21-2008, 05:03 PM	#27
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I have pretty eclectic tastes (though I also prefer some melody with my rhythm, most of the time). To some of the gems already discussed, I'd add Libana, Loreena McKennitt (particularly the album The Mask and the Mirror), Michael Hedges, etc. My favorite Vivaldi piece is the Gloria, of which I know most of the alto part by heart.

06-21-2008, 05:45 PM	#29
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Das Moldau is a great piece. I have an other crank it up goosebump for you. Saint-Saëns: Symphony #3 In C Minor, Op. 78 - Maestoso. Allegro. It is a rare occurence that it is played since it is Organ and Symphony Orchestra combo. When that Organ kicks up I get those shivers in my spine everytime.