HidiI am a long time violinist violist. I absolutely love discussing classical music with people!
I find that what interests me the most in terms of listening and discussing is stuff I've been personally involved in playing. For the most part, that has been chamber/ensemble stuff. String quartet is my favourite format.
Dvorak "American" Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrqgMrwG4i0
Probably my top quartet set to play. The viola opening tune is the most recognizable melody for the viola. The finale makes me think of an old Western-genre film, and it was written well before those were a thing.
Smetana "From My Life" Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWW0dXCpTuA
For those who may not be familiar, the viola is a different instrument in the "violin" family. It was used to pad out the sounds of violins similar to how the double bass pads the cello sound. As such, its repertoire is small, but its sound is very interesting when it's used for pieces written for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-sbebj6cZg (Marchenbilder/Fairy Tale Pictures by Robert Schumann)
EDIT:Brimstoneif there are any other ex orch dorks out there please identify yourselves ty
Just reminding you to get your 40 hours of practicing in today.
absolutely godly quartet. First time I heard it i fell in love.
Surprised only one mention of Tchaikovsky: https://youtu.be/l0e7DnMRGBE
Granados: https://youtu.be/q97JFHY_97A
Not the full piece put why listen to anyone but bream https://youtu.be/dW-GHyHJfUI
Puccini: https://youtu.be/_7KuzFxHjJw https://youtu.be/ijvxHbxSDOI
Rachmaninoff: https://youtu.be/WaFiU77kr7s
[quote=Hidi]I am a long time [s]violinist[/s] violist. I absolutely love discussing classical music with people!
I find that what interests me the most in terms of listening and discussing is stuff I've been personally involved in playing. For the most part, that has been chamber/ensemble stuff. String quartet is my favourite format.
Dvorak "American" Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrqgMrwG4i0
Probably my top quartet set to play. The viola opening tune is the most recognizable melody for the viola. The finale makes me think of an old Western-genre film, and it was written well before those were a thing.
Smetana "From My Life" Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWW0dXCpTuA
For those who may not be familiar, the viola is a different instrument in the "violin" family. It was used to pad out the sounds of violins similar to how the double bass pads the cello sound. As such, its repertoire is small, but its sound is very interesting when it's used for pieces written for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-sbebj6cZg (Marchenbilder/Fairy Tale Pictures by Robert Schumann)
EDIT:
[quote=Brimstone]
if there are any other ex orch dorks out there please identify yourselves ty[/quote]
Just reminding you to get your [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvokwz5PbI4]40 hours of practicing in today[/url].[/quote]
absolutely godly quartet. First time I heard it i fell in love.
Surprised only one mention of Tchaikovsky: https://youtu.be/l0e7DnMRGBE
Granados: https://youtu.be/q97JFHY_97A
Not the full piece put why listen to anyone but bream https://youtu.be/dW-GHyHJfUI
Puccini: https://youtu.be/_7KuzFxHjJw https://youtu.be/ijvxHbxSDOI
Rachmaninoff: https://youtu.be/WaFiU77kr7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieRQyyPowH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGoxfQ2H3ns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKXQzs6Y5BY&t=943s
Ravel's 1st (and only I think) string quartet and Shostys 8th are great listens, 2nd movement of the Ravel a lot of ppl will recognise I think it was used in a UK banking ad or smth. Shosty 10 is my favourite symphony and I've not heard a rendition I like more than Dudamels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieRQyyPowH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGoxfQ2H3ns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKXQzs6Y5BY&t=943s
Ravel's 1st (and only I think) string quartet and Shostys 8th are great listens, 2nd movement of the Ravel a lot of ppl will recognise I think it was used in a UK banking ad or smth. Shosty 10 is my favourite symphony and I've not heard a rendition I like more than Dudamels.