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Post by Don Quixote on Mar 8, 2009 23:26:39 GMT -5
Don't know about you folks, but I've always been a big fan. I've been playing it since High School on the Tuba (That's right, you jerks, I play the Tuba! ), and it's really one of my favorite pieces ever composed. Part 1Part 2Enjoy, folks. |
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Post by Ratso on Mar 8, 2009 23:48:49 GMT -5
I think you've had enough tonight.
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Post by callipygias on Mar 9, 2009 12:27:29 GMT -5
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Mar 10, 2009 12:20:53 GMT -5
love the piece, though admittedly my tastes in classical music have been accused of being plebian or some other insulting big word. I love the Romantic composers, can't get enough of Beethoven, and 1812 is right up there in popular works I think deserve to be popular.
Defend that tuba!
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Mar 10, 2009 14:24:46 GMT -5
It also has a chorus, which most recordings lack (or represent with instruments, I guess) and after hearing 1812 with a chorus it's hard to enjoy it without. That's true. I don't know about the exact recording you mention, but I definitely agree with a chorus being necessary. The opening sends chills down my spine, and makes the theme's reprisal during the conclusion (which is all I knew of the work originally) that much better. I've heard the song called plebeian or lowbrow before, but come on...that's just condescending and snobbish. |
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Post by Chuck on Mar 10, 2009 18:25:16 GMT -5
Tchaikovsky: a tortured artist who turned out deep, meaningful compositions or just an old poof who wrote pretty tunes?
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Post by fanliorel on Mar 24, 2009 10:35:37 GMT -5
Ever since I was a pre-teen I've loved two composers above the rest: Tchaikovsky and Bach. Obviously others come to mind as being great, but for whatever reason I took to these two right away. Tchaikovsky had such a different style from the other composers I'd listened to. Swan Lake had this neat violin riff in it that really nabbed my attention, and after that I listened to more and more of his work until he was an obvious favorite. As for Bach: I've always had a fascination for the harpsichord, and the recordings I had of his works were my first taste of that sound. Even today I find myself listening to songs over and over again that contain a harpsichord, no matter the genre. Harpsichords just rule. And when coupled with cellos/organs/violins.......wow. You could play just about anything with that ensemble and I'd listen for hours  Though if you toss in some drums and electric guitars it only makes it that much cooler! |
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Post by hungryfreak on May 7, 2009 23:39:07 GMT -5
This has always been one of my favorite classical compositions. When I was in middle school and refused to care about music, it was the one exception. In a way, it's responsible for my current absolute love of music.
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Post by Chuck on May 11, 2009 19:05:06 GMT -5
I actually prefer his First Symphony ("Winter Dreams").
[SIDEBAR: I strongly recommend Duke Ellington's Tchaikovsky Suite. It's The Nutcracker, but Duke's take on it.]
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Though if you toss in some drums and electric guitars it only makes it that much cooler!
