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2. Bach: Cello Suites

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7. Ensemble Ambrosius: The Zappa Album

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8. Brahms: The Cello Sonatas

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10. Bach: Sacred Masterpieces and Cantatas

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14. Scarlatti: The Keyboard Sonatas

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17. Ambient 1:Music For Airports

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20. Johann Sebastian Bach: 6 Suites per Violoncello Solo Senza Basso

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u/ashowofhands · 6 pointsr/classicalmusic

And now to finish what I've started...

Robert Schumann - Schumann tended to compose in phases. As a result, the vast majority of his piano compositions were published n the 1830s - and every single opus from 1 to 20 is a piano piece. Most of his best-known piano music comes from this early phase of piano music - Carnaval, Papillons, Kinderszenen, Kreisleriana those guys. And of course, all of those are worth listening to. My own personal recommendations for early Schumann piano music would be the Toccata (hard to believe this piece was written in 1832 - when it was first published, it was considered by many to be the most difficult piano piece ever written), Kinderszenen, and the op. 12 Fantasiestucke.

But what I really wanted to address was a couple selections of his later piano music - in particular, the Waldszenen ("Forest Scenes"), a beautifully composed and highly evocative suite. The other piece I wanted to recommend was the Gesange der Fruhe, op. 133 ("Songs of Dawn"), one of his last compositions, written by an older Schumann who was well into his emotional and mental decline. It's always been his most intriguing piano piece to me - odd chord changes, unpredictable and frustrated cadences everywhere, and just overall an incredibly thick work to wrap your ears around. It has a unique sound. Clara wrote of these songs in her diary - "dawn-songs, very original as always but hard to understand, their tone is so very strange."

Interesting that I went on so long about Schumann. To be perfectly honest, he's never been one of my favorites. But there certainly is a lot to say about his music.

Frederic Chopin - Wait, I already talked about that guy, didn't I? Silly me. Go listen to some Chopin! There's never a good reason not to!

Felix Mendelssohn - You may know some of his Lieder ohne worte - op. 19 no. 1, op. 30 no. 6 ("Venetian Boat Song"), op. 62 no. 6 ("Spring Song"). I like [op. 30 no. 3[(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RJ9vHBZIFs), "Consolation". I use it as an encore piece sometimes.

What you may not have been aware of, however, are his Preludes and Fugues. Mendelssohn was an avid admirer of Bach (often credited with bringing his music back into the public eye and performance canon). As, I'd assume, something of an homage to Bach, Mendelssohn published his Six Preludes and Fugues, op. 35 in 1837. They're all great, of course, but if you wanted my suggestion for a single one to use as an introductory work, I'd say definitely the second one, D major (9:49 in the video).

Richard Wagner - in a post about piano music?

Well, yes. He was not a particularly prolific piano composer (his entire piano works typically fit on two CDs), and his piano music is almost never played or heard of. The earliest of his piano music, for example the first piano sonata (1831) is...not quite what you'd expect from Wagner. Relatively "classical" sounding. He wrote a few other piano pieces around the same time. Then, 20-someodd years later he made a return to the piano and wrote this A-flat major sonata. It sounds much more Wagner-esque, and also peculiarly like Beethoven. He also wrote an Elegie a few years after, in which he definitely pushes the envelope of tonality, which he did often.

Charles-Valentin Alkan - for a long time, Alkan's name was uttered rarely, and almost exclusively in circles of pianists. In recent years, he's become better known in general, but he's still best known for being unknown. Marc-Andre Hamelin has, in my opinion, played a huge hand in validating his music. He's the only "A-list" pianist I can think of who has recorded a sizable amount of Alkan's music. And the lack of recognition isn't necessarily because his music is bad - it's that a lot of it is diabolically difficult, and he doesn't have quite as much a penchant for memorable melodies as say, Chopin or Liszt.

I've always loved his etude, Le Vent. Apologies for the amateur recording (no idea what happened to the upload of Hamelin's recording). This pianist does an absolutely stellar job with the piece of course, it's just lacking in terms of video and sound quality. Alkan wrote some enormous pieces - the Concerto for Solo Piano is a really cool piece. He also wrote a Symphony for Solo Piano. For another shorter piece, take a listen to his "Diabolic Scherzo". Diabolical indeed!

Cesar Franck - more an organ composer than a piano composer, which you can certainly hear in his Prelude, Chorale and Fugue. He had another similarly structured piano piece - the Prelude, Fugue and Variation in B minor.

That's really all I had to say about him, but both pieces are stellar. If you're curious about chamber music, I'd also say to explore some of Franck's.

Franz Liszt - You could do a whole other post and thread on Liszt alone. In recorded form, his piano output takes up nearly 100 CDs. A large part of this is because of the huge amount of transcriptions he wrote - including a sizable chunk of Schubert and Schumann's songs, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and all nine Beethoven symphonies. Most people associate "Liszt piano music" with big, bombastic displays of technique and flair, and while that is true to an extent, there's a whole lot more to Liszt's piano music than that.

If you haven't already, listen to his B minor piano soanta - a novel approach to the sonata form, and one of the most dazzling pieces in the repertoire. It's quite famous, but hey, I never heard it until my first year of college, everyone needs a first introduction at some point. Beyond that, the best of his piano music, in my opinion, comes from his *Annees de pelerinage ("Years of Pilgrimage"), a set of three different publications he made, each depicting a year of travel. The first book is marked "Swiss", the second book "Italian", and the third book is not marked with a location. My favorites from each book are Cloches de Geneve (never have I heard bells better represented on the piano), Sonnet 104 - a transcription of one of Liszt's own songs, and Jeux d'eau de la Villa d'Este, sometimes referred to colloquially as the "first French Impressionist piece". Lazar Berman's studio recording of the entire Annees de pelerinage (from which all three of the recordings I linked to are taken), is one of my all-time favorite recordings.

Alexander Borodin - Another composer who is better known for other types of music (orchestral, chamber, and Prince Igor, one of his operas). Fascinating piano music though - his Petite Suite is really cool. (Not the complete suite, but Sofrinitsky is fantastic with Russian music so I went with his recording). He also wrote a Scherzo in A-flat major, a fun little piece that totally deserves more recognition.

Modest Mussorgsky - As long as we're in Russia...From what I understand, Mussorgsky has more piano music than just Pictures at an Exhibition, but shamefully I've never heard any of it. But if you haven't yet heard the piano version of Pictures (Ravel's orchestration is vastly more popular), definitely make a point of doing so! Here is Mikhail Pletnev playing the piece. A somewhat idiosyncratic interpretation, but one of the best I've ever heard.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky* - another name that you don't often hear associated with piano music. Admittedly, his piano sonatas (the Grand Sonata, for instance), are not the best piano music out there, but I've found a lot to love in his miniatures. His most popular piano work is The Seasons, a suite in which each movement represents one of the twelve months. I am a fan of May: Starlit Nights, and October: Autumn Song.

Among his other piano music, his Meditation, op. 72 no. 5 is easily my favorite. I also enjoy his Berceuse, op. 72 no. 2. I'm deliberately avoiding concerti and piano/orchestra pieces, but were I to include them, obviously Tchaikovsky's concerti are among the most important - especially the first one in B-flat minor.

I'm approaching the character limit
again* (those damn youtube links take up a lot of characters), but if there's any interest, from OP or otherwise, I'll happily continue with a post wrapping up the romantic era and tackling the 20th century.

u/yuacxg · 1 pointr/AskReddit

my all time favourite: anything by jordi savall. try and see him live playing the viol de gamba, you'll never regret it. there's an entire genre of period instrument music, mostly in europe but with strong smaller groups in the US and elsewhere.



for a great movie with an awesome soundtrack check out tous les matins du monde with music performed by savall. here's an except from the film on Improvisation sur les Folies. savall excels on all fronts.



do not click on the above link if you are somewhere you cannot cry or at least look pensive.



some of my favourite savall albums (i prefer him solo, but his group hesperion does amazing work too):


marin marias, viol

la folia

byslma playing bach suites on period cello

link to the film soundtrack as an perfect intro to this period of viol music


i could go on..

if you are in a listening environment right now just click here and listen, it rotates through some of hesperion's discography:

http://www.alia-vox.com/

edit: ouch! formatting

u/scrumptiouscakes · 2 pointsr/classicalmusic

The initial question was vague, but this makes it a lot easier! There are several different (but related) forms/techniques within baroque music which use a bass line similar to this.

Firstly, ostinato (plural: ostinati). This just means a short, repeating phrase. It was very commonly used in bass parts in the baroque. To give you a slightly strange but hopefully still appealing example, here's a piece by the modern minimalist(ish) composer Michael Nyman. Minimalism uses a lot of repetition anyway, but the entire soundtrack from which this piece comes is based on little snippets of works by the baroque composer Henry Purcell. I've just chosen this piece because the ostinati are very clear (clearer than most baroque pieces, in fact), but also because it shows that the thing you found appealing about the Marais piece doesn't just occur in pieces of "similar period and musical style". Sibelius is another composer who uses this technique, but again in a completely different way.

Secondly, passacaglias and chaconnes. These forms have been interpreted differently by a variety of composers across different eras, so it's hard to give many specific examples, but hopefully those two pages should give you some pointers.

Thirdly, La Folia, which is basically a famous chord progression that various composers have used as the basis for certain works. Vivaldi's version and Corelli's version are some of the best-known examples. I also like this version.

I'm not really a Baroque expert so it's hard to list many more specific pieces, but I would suggest this extract from Monteverdi's Vespers, and I would thoroughly recommend this album, this album and this album, all of which are by Jordi Savall. They're all available on spotify as well if that's easier.

u/jugglingcellos · 1 pointr/Cello

Two books I would suggest are
The Bach cello suites. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhcjeZ3o5us
Sheet music. [2] http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Cello-Suites-1007-1012-Starker/dp/B004610HD4/ There are many out there (some cheaper than this) But this is the copy that I have. I like the fingerings and the bowings.
CD [3] http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Cello-Suites-Johann-Sebastian/dp/B0000CG8EF/ I like Pablo Casals’ recording (of the several I own) because he takes the pieces faster. Yo-Yo Ma and Jacqueline Mary du Pré have good recordings as well.
This has already been mentioned many times on this thread because it’s truly a classic. If he doesn’t have a collection of all 6 then this is a good choice. The first suite is the most commonly heard. It might be a bit hard in the beginning but it’s a collection of pieces he can really grow with. I got a book of the six suites when I was nine and I still play them. I remember the prelude of the 2nd suite got me into the Phoenix Youth Symphony.
Every Body’s Favorite Cello Solos. Sheet music. [4] http://www.thejuilliardstore.com/browse.cfm/cello-solos-(everybodys-favorite-series-volume-40)/4,31636.html Sorry not an Amazon link, those guys only had a used version for $75 (wtf). Either way the link includes a list of the songs that come in the collection. You also get a piano accompaniment, but no worries the piano part has no melody, only supporting harmony. He should find some of the songs easier and other songs will be too overwhelming. Looking through my copy, it ranges from around year 1 to year 3 music. Another book that should last over the years.
Man this is hard. Cello music for the first few years is the hardest to find. There are a lot of different series intended to teach like Suzuki with the “Suzuki method” and the Essential Elements series. I played a few of each of those books and they weren’t bad, but I never really liked them. I had and loved a printed version of the e-book for “Music Book 1 - Cello Part A (melody)” [5] http://www.celloonline.com/cellomusicbooks.htm but can’t find a printed version now. It might not be a bad idea to take him to a music store and have him look around to find something his level (maybe on the day of the anniversary ) I wish I could be of more help, tell me how it goes.

u/scrunchcrunch · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

JS Bach wrote 6 solo suites for cello for cello. Suite is just a fancy word for a group of peices, often in the style of popular dances of the day, that are considered a gropu of music. Consider a suite something like an anthology of short stories- enjoyable individually, but when viewed as a whole, epic themes and ideas emerge.

The prelude to the g major suite is probably the most famous bit from the suites, but don't over look the rest of the G major suite, or the other suites. They are as strong as each other.

I adore the bach cello suites, I feel that all the ideas of western music are distilled into these 6 suites.

When listening to a recording of the Bach cello suites which performance you choose is going to have massive impact on what you hear and what you take away from the suites.

For a more traditional interpretation of the suites, you can not go past Pablo Casals while for a more modern interpretation have a listen to rostropovich

These two sound like they are playing different music completely, even though they are reading the same black dots on the page.

Happy listening.

u/[deleted] · 8 pointsr/classicalmusic

Mstislav Rostropovich is the man you need. He was an absolute master of the cello and could do impossible things with the instrument. Here are a few of my favorite of his CDs:

  • Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata and Frank: Cello Sonata - Amazon link and Youtube link (side note: the accompanist is the famous composer Benjamin Britten)
  • Brahms: Cellos Sonatas - Amazon link and Youtube link
  • Haydn: Cello Concertos - Amazon link and Youtube Link
  • Bach: Cello Suites - Amazon link and Youtube link
  • Anything where he does Shostakovich. Here's one Amazon link and a Youtube link, though he made plenty more.

    Mischa Maisky is another very skilled cellist whose recordings tend to be rather consistent. Most of what he recorded with Martha Argerich is wonderful. This is one of his strongest CDs; here's an excerpt.

    Pablo Casals is also fantastic, though I'm less familiar with his discography. His version of Bach's cello suites is fantastic, though: Amazon link

    I'd also recommend looking into Yo Yo Ma, Jaqueline DuPre, Janos Starker, and Pierre Fournier's discographies, though I can't think of any particular albums off the top of my head to recommend.
u/uxixu · 2 pointsr/Catholicism

This is excellent advice. Custodianship of memories is as important as custodianship of the eyes, if not moreso. You must replace the sinful memories and experiences with the sacred and bury the sinful past as much as possible. Buy a couple CD's of Gregorian Chant:

https://www.amazon.com/Chant-Benedictine-Monks-Santo-Domingo/dp/B000002SKX

https://www.amazon.com/Sæcula-Sæculorum-Selections-Perennial-Chant/dp/B0089FI7I0/

https://www.amazon.com/Adventus-Gregorian-Chants-Sundays-Advent/dp/B001C98EN8/

https://www.amazon.com/BENEDICTA-Marian-Chant-Norcia-Monks/dp/B00V66GNMQ/

Listen to it whenever you would listen to other things. Watch movies like The Passion of the Christ, Ben Hur, etc.

Read the classics, ideally stuff before the 1960's, if not before the 20th century. Especially this: https://books.google.com/books?id=3PkYNcU0k94C&pg=PA3


Confession, early and often. Weekly or bi-weekly until you can break it. Mass as often as you can. Ideally, daily Mass but that might not be practical. If you can do that for a month, you should break the hold.

Obviously pray. You are not strong enough alone. I certainly wasn't. You can and should be begging the intercession of Our Blessed Mother. Pray the Rosary daily. Get formally invested in the brown scapular and wear it to remind you to pray your daily Rosary.

Pray before bed and when you wake up. An examination of conscience followed by a Confiteor and at least a decade of the Rosary. If you make it a habit, you will replace your lustful habits...

u/Cult_of_Civilization · 3 pointsr/Catholicism

The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos have a classic album called Chant.

If you don't mind a cleaner, more professional sound, the group Chanticleer released a fantastic album of chants called Mysteria.

Some people enjoy the chant albums created by the group Ensemble Organum. They are high quality but not for everyone.

Another excellent album done by professionals (as opposed to monks) is 12th Century Monophonic Chant by Paul Hillier / Theatre of Voices.

For an authentic chant sound, recorded in a monastery, check out Salve Regina by the Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice and Saint Maur, Clervaux. On Amazon it's listed under the generic artist name "Benedictine Monks."

If you're looking for propers, a good one is Alberto Turco's Adorate Deum / Gregorian Chant from the Proper of the Mass.

Another good chant album that contains a couple of Masses, including the sublime Missa de Angelis, is a 3 CD set sold on Amazon.

One more. Chant - Music for Paradise (also known as Music for the Soul) is very good. The antiphon for In Paradisum, the first track, brings me to tears.

You can find a lot of these on YouTube.

u/YCANTUSTFU · 4 pointsr/Zappa

I very rarely want to hear anyone play Zappa except Zappa himself, but I really enjoy the shit out of this. It's a group playing Zappa pieces on baroque instruments and it's just plain fucking beautiful.

u/DavidRFZ · 3 pointsr/classicalmusic

If you like Folia, he has two CDs of it. (Sorry for amazon links, I don't know how else to refer to them. Find them elsewhere if you are so inclined)

For standard repertoire works, I like his Brandenburgs and Orchestral Suites as well as his Royal Fireworks/Water Music.

He likes to push the envelope which can sometimes be fun. His Eroica is interesting, but I wouldn't want that to be my only recording. Same with his Mozart Serenades CD. It sounds like an exciting concert, but the unexpected parts don't work as well on repeat listens.

He's mostly known for early music and early baroque though. I enjoy these recordings but this is not my era of expertise, so I don't know how it compares to other performances.

u/GPSBach · 2 pointsr/classicalmusic

I'd strongly suggest Fratres by I Fiamminghi & Rudolf Werthen. Excellent album, excellent playing, and a great primer to the general style of Pärt.

Also, Cantique is an incredible album. I have many more suggestions if you'd like, but those a great place to start. PM me if you'd like some sample tracks

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u/docgnome · 5 pointsr/classicalmusic

There is always the Bach Cello Suites but you're probably aware of them already.

I've been really enjoying these Brahms Cello Sonatas Rostropovich for the win. :-)

u/jupiterkansas · 2 pointsr/progrockmusic

do they have to be prog?

Conan the Barbarian soundtrack by Basil Poledouris - possibly the best soundtrack I've ever heard.

The Bones of All Men by Phillip Pickett and Richard Thompson - like a medieval rock band

and just for fun, The Art of the Bawdy Song by the Baltimore Consort

u/megablahblah · 2 pointsr/recordstore

I would start with a "greatest hits" CD from each of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.

http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-F-Chopin/dp/B0001AP19Y/

http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-Beethoven-L-V/dp/B000002A1D/

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Mozart/dp/B00005A8JZ/

http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-J-S-Bach/dp/B000002A1B/

From there you'll get an idea whether you like the classical period or the romantic period, etc. Also, whether you like solo piano, strings, or orchestra. At that point you can google similar composers from the same period, similar pieces using the same instruments, etc.

u/Eclias · 2 pointsr/pics

Arvo part is great and all, Imma let you finish, but Tormis is my favorite. I sang on the premiere english-translation recording of some of his works (http://www.amazon.com/Veljo-Tormis-On-American-Shores/dp/B000XLQGM2). Don't blame us, he wanted it done in English! Still haven't made it to Laulupidu but maybe the next one :-)

u/mahler004 · 1 pointr/classicalmusic

I also like the Double Concerto more, although afaik, it's not a popular opinion.

His German Requiem is a great piece of choral music as well, and so is his chamber music. You might as well buy this - can be found cheaper elsewhere.

The symphonies are great as well. 1 is the best, but so are all the others (especially the opening on the fourth - exhilarating.)

u/warsd4 · 5 pointsr/classicalmusic

I've been listening heavily for about 2 and a half year now. What I did at first was find some pieces that I liked(as you have) then hunted down a 'greatest hits' type CD to hear other music from said composer.

> Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata

For example, check this out regarding Beethoven. A lot of these tracks are just parts of something bigger(e.g., track 8 is the 3rd movement from his 3rd symphony[highly recommended!]). Find one or two of these that you like, then hunt down the entire piece and hear it as a whole.

That's what I did, and it helped me to discover lots of different music from different composers.

It also helped me to take large scale works(like a symphony) one movement at a time. Listen to the same movement over and over and over, then once you know it, listen to another one. Also, there's no need to start in any particular order. Start with the last movement if it should speak to you the most.

That's awesome you're into it now. 'Classical' music changed my life. I'm so so so glad it's a part of me now...

Also, I've got to plug this, though Mahler might be a bit daunting if you're just starting out(this is one of his more digestible pieces). Some of his work is enormous. This is just a single movement (4th) from Symphony No 5.

u/Epistaxis · 2 pointsr/classicalmusic

Gardiner has a new anthology that's ridiculously cheap (less than $3/disc!) and unbelievably good, but it sounds like it's redundant with what you've already heard (except in a completely different style), so I'm mostly posting it here for other redditors' benefit.

u/Ajaatshatru34 · 1 pointr/india

No. It's definitely not from India. I assume you know the background of this album.

Thanks for sharing it by the way. Looks like a really interesting musical initiative.

u/mistral7 · 2 pointsr/Meditation

Brian Eno is often credited as the father of the ambient genre. His 'Music For Airports' certainly was one of the first albums to define 'ambient'. I prefer Eno's 'Neroloi', 'Thursday Afternoon' and 'Lux' long form works for relaxation/meditation however, whatever aural environment you like is fine.

That a marketing campaign introduces a piece to wider listenership is just another form of communication. Drug companies have been rigging research for centuries.

Unlike aural stimulation which you can switch off will no ill effects, pharmaceutical companies and their doctor endorsed nostrums are responsible for hundreds of thousand deaths every year.

u/mitchboucher1994 · 1 pointr/classicalmusic

A version with Peter Wispelwey---he's recorded the suites three times I think, but the second one (recorded in 1998, I think) is the absolute best. this album right here

u/sciencekitty · 2 pointsr/classicalmusic

Not sure if this is within your price range, but Liszt: The Complete Piano Music might be an idea? Leslie Howard is a phenomenal pianist and this set is absolutely amazing!

u/ladyvonkulp · 1 pointr/AskReddit

I have an entire album of Fratres variations. I love them all, but the wind octet arrangement is probably my favorite.

u/MyOtherPenisIsADick · 2 pointsr/lewronggeneration

Wow, looks like somebody found their parents' Chant CD!

u/mild_delusion · 1 pointr/classicalmusic

Oh god OP, that Kleiber beethoven 5 is crazy intense. Good choice.

Mahler's Symphony No. 5 - Bernstein

Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a thousand" - Sinopoli The greatest recording of this ever. And yes I have heard Solti and Horenstien.

Schumann's Fantasie in C major If you know Richter's Schumann, no explanation is required. If not, you need to hear this.

Scriabin's 10 Piano Sonatas - Ashkenazy I've heard people call Ashkenazy bland. He definitely isn't here.

I really don't want to limit my choices, but I think maybe I should keep it at 5 or this list will become too big..so for something completely different..Phases - Box set of Steve Reich's music on Nonesuch label

u/Space_War · 3 pointsr/bulgaria

I found this
> This Album Is Dedicated To Children. It Mixes Original Compositions From De Courson & Gubitsch With Traditional Chants And Kids Chants From Egypt, China, India, Spain, England, France, South America,Africa And Hongaria. Features The Symphonic Orches.

u/neut6o1 · 2 pointsr/VinylDeals

Don't know what to say about the expensive CD player, but the 2004 remaster CD is quite good and inexpensive: https://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Music-Airports-Brian-Eno/dp/B0002PZVH0

u/brycehanson · 5 pointsr/ElitistClassical

What!? no!

I was in the Portland State University Chamber Choir and we got to work with Mr Tormis to record his works in english: https://www.amazon.com/Veljo-Tormis-American-Shores/dp/B000XLQGM2 .

He was truly a beloved composer in the choral community. He will be missed.

https://youtu.be/HPerWq-hnhE?list=PLMMsZ_leBbZLslMuK1aRg4V-SztuOgi4q

u/ClassicalAudiophile · 1 pointr/audiophile

This is the recording I have.

This recording may be closer to what Bach would have heard himself. He plays on a baroque cello with gut strings. This gives you a very raw and earthy sound compared the steel strings of Rostropovich. It will also have a very different rhythmic feel, more push/pull, then straight up and down.

u/theturbolemming · -1 pointsr/classicalmusic

If you want the good stuff, you're going to have to pay for it.

u/paperrhino · 1 pointr/classicalmusic

So many they almost make up a whole genre. Though most of them tend to be popular songs as opposed to the more refined and aristocratic music that we know as classical.
The Art of the Bawdy Song is one CD that came up in a search. I have another but can't seem to find it at the moment.

u/BarryZZZ · 3 pointsr/answers

It certainly is! The Art of the Bawdy Song came with one. My wife ordered it in to a local record store, the guy at the counter said he'd never seen one of a "classical" disc. No outright vulgarity, no explicit descriptions, it's all artful word play and innuendo.

u/Rynoman · 1 pointr/tipofmytongue

If by barbershop you mean a capella and by Druids you mean monks, try Chant by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo

u/Rooster_Ties · 3 pointsr/classicalmusic

Edgard Varèse sketched a piece that basically did/does exactly what the OP is describing. It was 'realized' (completed) and recorded finally on this set, called "Tuning Up".

"Tuning Up" for orchestra (sketched 1946; completed by Chou Wen-Chung, 1998)