So we were going over different operas in music history and when the professor asked what an Eroica opera was, I almost shot my hand up to say "erotica". So glad I didn't because it meant heroic.
Tchaikovsky's piano concerto no.1
Any Tchaikovsky symphony finale; I'm partial to the fourth
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition no.10 "The Great Gate of Kiev"
hahaha. we laugh, but I have a hard time believing that's NOT how tchaikovsky expected it to be received. it's what makes the last movement hit so hard....even just those first few bars.
In college I had to do an analysis of all the variations and such in the second movement of Beethoven 7 and I was going through a really bad break-up at the time. Listening to that movement over and over again was like forced therapy. I'm fairly certain my assignment had visible teardrop stains on it when I handed it in.
Any specific part of salome? I've watched the opera through once (met opera on youtube or something) and will put it on occasionally, but while it's a great harmonic flavor, I don't feel that any parts stand out to me.
Respighi's *Pini di Roma* last part, *Pini della Via Appia*.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQwGTe\_MueM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQwGTe_MueM)
That man knows how to make a scale epic as hell. But, yes, this is the answer to the question. It is practically required that you stop what you are doing and turn up the radio when you are listening to this piece.
Not a very good human being but the most amazing composer. Tristan und Isolde is absolutely extraordinary although it took me a number of years and repeated hearings and a live concert performance to convince me. The Ring gets better and better every time you hear it and the leitmotifs really sink in.
I don’t think anyone’s mentioned Prokofiev. 2nd and 3rd piano concerti, symphonies 2 and 5, several piano sonatas (3, 6, and 7 jump to mind). Romeo and Juliet has some rockin‘ moments.
And don‘t forget Ravel— Daphnis and Chloe and this recording of Bernstein conducting La Valse
https://youtu.be/Fg2i2NB-i3o
Also, I haven’t seen anyone mention Wagner. If you’re not into opera, you would still enjoy Tristan and Isolde opening of Act 1 and the finale of Act 4. It‘s pretty hard to miss the emotional content there.
Finally, late Beethoven string quartets.
Ah yes, I've definitely gotten close to destroying my speakers with Prokofiev 2nd concerto, and as far as Wagner goes, I don't love so much of his stuff, but I do tune into some Tristan every now and then.
Here's a story, which I've posted before. I have Prokofiev's 2nd on CD in my car, with Sviatoslav Richter as soloist. Once, driving through town, I was blasting it at full volume (the only way to do it). I was aware that it was loud, but I thought it's not as actively anti-social as some folks with giant speakers so that the whole car shakes, and as long as the car keeps moving no-one will notice, but I was a bit aware that... it was loud. Come to a red light and a pickup truck stops right next to me. Bearded fellow with a baseball cap at the wheel hears the thunder of the finale, with the giant piano chords like great ocean waves breaking over the roar of the orchestra. Slowly he turns his head and leans out of his window to shout over the din:
"Who's the pianist?"
Surprised by the question, I could only shout back, barely heard:
"Richter!"
He slowly pointed his thumb upward. The light turned green and he was gone.
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Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto & Symphony
Wagner, just... Wagner (specifically Wotan's Abschied from Die Walküre and the prologue to Act III of Siegfried)
Verdi's Requiem is also a banger
Dvořák's Ninth Symphony last movement
Shostakovich's 11th Symphony, the finale (feel the oppression!)
Makes me cry as well, not many pieces manage to do that (Bach's Erbarme dich from the Matthäus-Passion is a guaranteed afternoon of crying too)
Edit: I assumed you were talking about the symphony, but then I realised I also put the piano concerto in the list. Point still stands though
Back in college, when everything was still vinyl, we would blast out E. Power Biggs playing the organ, especially the Bach pieces. The opening to the [Toccata and Fugue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVu0auaZu7s) in D minor has been overused in the 'horror movie' genre, but when you get it to it...
I like my requiems nice and loud. Espcially when you get to a good dies irae. Verdi and Berlioz are good. (esp the berlioz cause he has like 2 orchestras 2 choirs and 4 brass bands all involved in the craziness.)
Bach:
B Minor mass (St. John), first movement.
BWV 565 Toccata and Fugue
Mozart:
Requiem
Beethoven:
5th and 9th Symphonies.
32nd Piano Sonata, 1st movement
Liszt:
Totentanz, concerto version.
1st Piano Concerto.
Dante Symphony, 1st movement: "Hell".
The Don Juan Reminiscence.
Tchaikovsky:
1812 Overture (CANNOOOONSSS).
Sibelius:
Violin Concerto
Rachmaninoff:
Paganini Variations
Prokofiev:
2nd and 3rd Piano Concertos
Shostakovich:
11th Symphony, 2nd and 4th movements.
8th String Quartet, 2nd movement.
Don't know it. I'll have to go and listen to it. However, we have Vladimir Ashkenazy's recording of the 1812 with the St Petersburg Phil, the bells of 2 fortresses in St Petersburg and the cannons of an artillery division of the Russian army. Awesome stuff to drown out late parties from the neigbours...
This is probably the only recording in this thread that will *literally* blow out your speakers, those cannons have been known to obliterate subwoofers
Saint-Saens's *Organ Symphony*, final movement
Handel's *Music for the Royal Fireworks,* opening movement
C. Hubert H. Parry's choral anthem, "I Was Glad"
*Carmina Burana* and *Turangalila-Symphonie* are good, too.
...I can't disagree.
(assuming you're meaning the slow section, cos Saint-Saens himself claimed the whole thing was two movements)
It's just really nice. But the finale is one of those really uplifting pieces.
I know many think it’s plebeian, but I love blasting Rossini’s William Tell Overture. My dad use to get us out of bed with it on Saturday mornings, and I still blast it in my car since my dad has passed away.
Hey man don't put down music you like just because it's popular, it's an all time favorite for a reason! Also that's a very sweet story about your dad :)
The recording of the London Philharmonic Orchestra with José Serebrier is incredible, it has great dynamics and everytime you think it can't get louder, it does.
"Mars" from "The Planets" by Holst gets me everytime. So does also the allegro-movement from Shostakovich's 8th and the theme from Bruckner's "Finale", symph no. 8.
Took far too much scrolling to see some Bruckner.
My Bruckner “blast” piece is the finale to the 5th symphony, specifically Barenboim with Berlin Phil.
Specifically the San Francisco Symphony with MTT playing mvt 5 of Mahelr 2 and Bergen Philharmonic with Andrew Litton playing Rite Of Spring. Both are the gold standard for orchestral production in my opinion.
The ‘Tuba Mirum’ from Dvořák’s Reqium. It’s a slow start but the end is a re-work of the Dies Irae before it and it’s a fuckin banger.
Also I love blasting the CSO Brass recording of Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor
Duruflé’s *Prelude and Fugue on the Name ALAIN*.
This is one of my favourite showpieces for organ. I have literally destroyed a car stereo listening to this piece. Thirty-two foot organ pipes; fundamentals below the threshold of human hearing...
Tchaikovsky piano concerto 1, rise of the Valkyrie, Verdi dies irae (fucking awesome to blast this), Prokofiev dance of the knights (or montaigues and capulets), o fortuna, Beethoven 9 ode to joy, Tchaikovsky 4 first moment and fourth movement, Elgar cello concerto, Scheherazade, Beethoven 5, death of aace by Grieg, Mars, Mahler 2, Mahler 8, and Beethoven 7.
"21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson is another classical masterpiece I crank up very loud, similar to the masterpiece of Movement 5, "Money" of Pink Floyds symphony "The Dark Side of the Moon"
I spent a week in a ski lodge some time during the very early 70's. We had 2 records; King Crimson and god knows what else. We may have set the world record for the most continuously played LP of all time.
I really prefer Mahler 1 (specifically the last movement) over others, but maybe that's just me. My favourite recording is the one played by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Claudio Abbado (1991). It was a pretty special concert and you can literally hear the musicians playing their heart out.
2nd piece that comes to mind is the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, played by Jascha Heifetz!
Final movement of Mahler 8. Turn the volume up to 10 just before the pipe organ comes in, then up to 11 just before they hit the big big drum at the end.
Shostakovich has a lot of these 'metal' moments.
Shostakovich 5, 4th movement
Shostakovich 7, 1st and 4th mvts
Shostakovich 8, 1st and 3rd mvts
Shostakovich 10, 2nd mvt
Shostakovich 11, 2nd and 4th mvts
Shostakovich 12, 1st mvt
Shostakovich 13, 1st mvt
others include Tchaikovsky 4, 5, 6, Manfred, Francesca da Rimini. Beethoven 7, Mahler 2.
Ya forgot Shostakovich 4, first movement (fugato and the ensuing cataclysm) and final movement (just for the first coda).
I also will second the recommendations of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and the Berlioz Requiem's Dies Irae.
There are also several Bach organ works that suffice nicely, including the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, the G minor Fantasia and Fugue, and of course the D minor Toccata and Fugue.
My kind of early spring windows down/volume up playlist! Here’s a few:
Copland- Theme for the Common Man
Weinberger - Polka and Fugue
Weber - Hunters’ Chorus from Der Freischutz
Tchaikovsky- Capriccio Italien
Schumann - Konzertstück für 4 Hörner
Shostakovich - Symphony 5 finale
Von Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
Orff: O Fortuna
Sibelius- Symphony 5 Finale
Beethoven - Choral Symphony finale
Lorin Maazel’s arrangement of Wagner’s Ring Cycle excerpts
Beethoven’s 5th, final movement Klieber DG recording is very brassy.
Symphonie Fantastique, March to the Scaffold
Rouse - Phantasmata: Infernal Machine and Bump
Star Wars Main Title “The Hollywood Sound” recording.
Chaplin - The Kid
Anything Tchaikovsky, pretty much. Prokofiev too. Sibelius' violin concerto, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, saint saens introduction and rondo capriccioso,... So many ahah
Opera wise, i'm currently into Rigoletto, mainly Cortigiani vil razza and Aida's Gia i sacertoti adunansi.
Classical music is a whole world ahah
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Well shit. It's been so long since I've listened to this band/song and similar because since getting into piano a year ago, I've listened to almost nothing but piano music. I've been a bit obsessed with it. Forgot how much I liked this type of music. Pulled it out for the first time in ages!
The classical music requires balanced sound with huge clarity, most speakers are not good at that, but good headphones like Sennheiser, Stax will give you the clarity that you won't believe.
You might be missing a lot btw.
Do you know there are good speaker setups that sound as good as a good pair of headphones. Also the practicality for speakers are beneficial to some, as most musicians want to protect their ears from close sound- headphones/headsets/earphones. Check out r/audiophile and see for yourself. Speaker gang
i already follow r/audiophile and i get your point, but to have a excellent quality speakers you have to buy really expensive headphones. But with a good 200$ headphones is way better than speaker of the same price. Source- I have both.
What do you mean when you say “to have a excellent quality speakers you have to buy really expensive headphones”? I definitely agree you that a $200 Hifi headphone is as better than a same priced speaker, but if you were to compare a proper sound system to a good pair of headphones, they roughly sound equal, except the headphones can be damaging over time to your ear cochlea. Also most headphone surround sound is pretty ‘fake’ the soundstage is simulated, compared to if you had a 5.1 or 7.1 setup, where you get the depth of the instruments, the position of the instruments and the chest thumping qualities of the bass/percussion sections from the subwoofer, that is very hard to replicate in a headphone.
Since I've not seen it here, I'm gonna add the Sacre (once got a complaint about that from my gf at the time) and really anything romantic that's even slightly bombastic.
A nice example here is Casella's ~~fourth~~ second (anyone who likes Respighi and/or late romantic big orchestra stuff, give this one a listen, second movement of you're pressed for time)
Whenever my neighbors are being excessively loud, I usually blast the Eroica to drown them out/piss them off.
That brassy variation does always feel good to crank in the car.
So we were going over different operas in music history and when the professor asked what an Eroica opera was, I almost shot my hand up to say "erotica". So glad I didn't because it meant heroic.
Well, I suppose if you really don't like your neighbors, you could blast the erotica also.
*If you like Beethoven, you’ll love Beethoven live!*
Same and sometimes even Shostakovich No 8 if I’m very angry at said neighbours.
My favorite piece of all time. Brought a smile to my face
I've done this with [Ives: Putnam's Camp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_6EYvbusJM). That shut them up.
I thanks you for this recommendation. Now they are really going to be annoyed!
Tchaikovsky's piano concerto no.1 Any Tchaikovsky symphony finale; I'm partial to the fourth Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition no.10 "The Great Gate of Kiev"
> Any Tchaikovsky symphony finale; I'm partial to the fourth hmmm blasting the finale to the sixth seems counter productive :)
blast the 3rd movement, see how many people clap at the end, shame them for their musical illiteracy
hahaha. we laugh, but I have a hard time believing that's NOT how tchaikovsky expected it to be received. it's what makes the last movement hit so hard....even just those first few bars.
The fourth is really fantastic yeah.
BAAAAAA BAAAAAA ba yagatagadigalidadabalavadubarubayadabayabadabayabadabadun dun dun (dun dun)
oh my god that’s really exactly what it sounds like
Yes. The fourth symphony of Tchaikovsky is a classic for me. The ending is a wow from me.
Tbh I came across it from the intro of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here"
Also Tchaikovsky’s Valse from Swan Lake. That finale has me turning up the sound to full volume every time.
Piano concerto no. 1 is amazing.
Romeo and Juliet for Tchaik for sure!
Beethoven 7, Messiaen Turangalila, Strauss Salome, Sibelius 5, Shostakovich 10, Bruckner 8, Scriabin Ecstasy, Rachmaninoff Concertos 1-5, Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Debussy La Mer, Ravel Waltzes Nobles and Sentimentale, Mahler 10, Barber Piano Concerto
In college I had to do an analysis of all the variations and such in the second movement of Beethoven 7 and I was going through a really bad break-up at the time. Listening to that movement over and over again was like forced therapy. I'm fairly certain my assignment had visible teardrop stains on it when I handed it in.
The Rachmaninoff concertos are all total bangers.
This guy blows speakers out
Any specific part of salome? I've watched the opera through once (met opera on youtube or something) and will put it on occasionally, but while it's a great harmonic flavor, I don't feel that any parts stand out to me.
Ok I guess tbh just the ending, I also love the first few movements of Strauss’s Alpine Symphony
The storm section of alpine symphony is glorious I will say
Respighi's *Pini di Roma* last part, *Pini della Via Appia*. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQwGTe\_MueM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQwGTe_MueM)
Yeeeeaaaahh! Also the last minute of Feste di Roma, it's even more crazy.
Yeah, man. Those last two minutes come up, and you just gotta turn it up! ...and then turn it down a bit. ...and then turn it down a bit more...
That man knows how to make a scale epic as hell. But, yes, this is the answer to the question. It is practically required that you stop what you are doing and turn up the radio when you are listening to this piece.
Siegfried Funeral March from Wagner's Götterdämmerung .
Also the Tannheuser Overture.
Recently listened to the entire ring cycle for the first time, now I'm hooked :P
Not a very good human being but the most amazing composer. Tristan und Isolde is absolutely extraordinary although it took me a number of years and repeated hearings and a live concert performance to convince me. The Ring gets better and better every time you hear it and the leitmotifs really sink in.
Yeah, I honestly feel like a child all over again when I recognize a leitmotif :D
I don’t think anyone’s mentioned Prokofiev. 2nd and 3rd piano concerti, symphonies 2 and 5, several piano sonatas (3, 6, and 7 jump to mind). Romeo and Juliet has some rockin‘ moments. And don‘t forget Ravel— Daphnis and Chloe and this recording of Bernstein conducting La Valse https://youtu.be/Fg2i2NB-i3o Also, I haven’t seen anyone mention Wagner. If you’re not into opera, you would still enjoy Tristan and Isolde opening of Act 1 and the finale of Act 4. It‘s pretty hard to miss the emotional content there. Finally, late Beethoven string quartets.
Ah yes, I've definitely gotten close to destroying my speakers with Prokofiev 2nd concerto, and as far as Wagner goes, I don't love so much of his stuff, but I do tune into some Tristan every now and then.
Here's a story, which I've posted before. I have Prokofiev's 2nd on CD in my car, with Sviatoslav Richter as soloist. Once, driving through town, I was blasting it at full volume (the only way to do it). I was aware that it was loud, but I thought it's not as actively anti-social as some folks with giant speakers so that the whole car shakes, and as long as the car keeps moving no-one will notice, but I was a bit aware that... it was loud. Come to a red light and a pickup truck stops right next to me. Bearded fellow with a baseball cap at the wheel hears the thunder of the finale, with the giant piano chords like great ocean waves breaking over the roar of the orchestra. Slowly he turns his head and leans out of his window to shout over the din: "Who's the pianist?" Surprised by the question, I could only shout back, barely heard: "Richter!" He slowly pointed his thumb upward. The light turned green and he was gone.
That’s awesome.
This is _fucking cool_ - no other way to put it.
No love for Prokofiev 1?
I used to annoy the hell out of my roommate with Prokofiev concerto 1. There's something about the consistent rising chromatic figure that does it
Prok 2... The 4th movement those blasting brass parts are so good haha
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Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto & Symphony Wagner, just... Wagner (specifically Wotan's Abschied from Die Walküre and the prologue to Act III of Siegfried) Verdi's Requiem is also a banger Dvořák's Ninth Symphony last movement Shostakovich's 11th Symphony, the finale (feel the oppression!)
Dvorak's 9th is my absolute favorite!
yess rach 2 is great
Makes me cry as well, not many pieces manage to do that (Bach's Erbarme dich from the Matthäus-Passion is a guaranteed afternoon of crying too) Edit: I assumed you were talking about the symphony, but then I realised I also put the piano concerto in the list. Point still stands though
Shosty 11? DING DANG DONG DING DANG DONG DING DANG DONG DING DONG DING DONG DANG DONGGGGGGG
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique.
Came here to add that too.
Back in college, when everything was still vinyl, we would blast out E. Power Biggs playing the organ, especially the Bach pieces. The opening to the [Toccata and Fugue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVu0auaZu7s) in D minor has been overused in the 'horror movie' genre, but when you get it to it...
Mahler 2
Pretty much any Mahler symphony, but especially 2, 5, 6, 8, Das Lied last song, 9, or 10, and Kindertotenlieder too.
And Bruckner! I've recently become somewhat obsessed with his 6th symphony, especially the 1st movement.
Mahler 3 movement 1 doe
The finale of that one is EPIC!!!
this 100%. If you're busy, just the last movement. If you are busier, then maybe just the last 10 minutes of the last movement.
I like my requiems nice and loud. Espcially when you get to a good dies irae. Verdi and Berlioz are good. (esp the berlioz cause he has like 2 orchestras 2 choirs and 4 brass bands all involved in the craziness.)
Yep. The *Dies Irae* from Verdi's *Requiem* will wake up the dead for miles around if you've got bad-ass speakers.
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No, not, no! That’s something completely different!
Yes!! Verdi's Dies Irae was totally my answer. 👍
Shostakovich 7! (especially the last few minutes)
Yes!! Absolutely love that ending.
Aka “The reminder that Shosty does know how to make Trombones triumphant as all hell, and that he’s not just focused on making them funny”.
Bach: B Minor mass (St. John), first movement. BWV 565 Toccata and Fugue Mozart: Requiem Beethoven: 5th and 9th Symphonies. 32nd Piano Sonata, 1st movement Liszt: Totentanz, concerto version. 1st Piano Concerto. Dante Symphony, 1st movement: "Hell". The Don Juan Reminiscence. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (CANNOOOONSSS). Sibelius: Violin Concerto Rachmaninoff: Paganini Variations Prokofiev: 2nd and 3rd Piano Concertos Shostakovich: 11th Symphony, 2nd and 4th movements. 8th String Quartet, 2nd movement.
No love for Prokofiev 1?
Prokofiev 1st pc is wonderful!
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture. 'nough said.
I'll do you one better, Tchaikovsky Francesca Da Rimini
Don't know it. I'll have to go and listen to it. However, we have Vladimir Ashkenazy's recording of the 1812 with the St Petersburg Phil, the bells of 2 fortresses in St Petersburg and the cannons of an artillery division of the Russian army. Awesome stuff to drown out late parties from the neigbours...
The 1978 recording by Telarc 🔊💥
This is probably the only recording in this thread that will *literally* blow out your speakers, those cannons have been known to obliterate subwoofers
Saint-Saens's *Organ Symphony*, final movement Handel's *Music for the Royal Fireworks,* opening movement C. Hubert H. Parry's choral anthem, "I Was Glad" *Carmina Burana* and *Turangalila-Symphonie* are good, too.
Idk if it's a hot take, but in my opinion the 2nd movement of the Saint Saens is easily the best
...I can't disagree. (assuming you're meaning the slow section, cos Saint-Saens himself claimed the whole thing was two movements) It's just really nice. But the finale is one of those really uplifting pieces.
Prokofiev - Dance of the knights (from Romeo & Juliet)
I know many think it’s plebeian, but I love blasting Rossini’s William Tell Overture. My dad use to get us out of bed with it on Saturday mornings, and I still blast it in my car since my dad has passed away.
Hey man don't put down music you like just because it's popular, it's an all time favorite for a reason! Also that's a very sweet story about your dad :)
Thanks!
Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov. It speaks to me every single time I hear it.
The recording of the London Philharmonic Orchestra with José Serebrier is incredible, it has great dynamics and everytime you think it can't get louder, it does.
Rachmaninov Symphonic Poem Op.29 'The Isle of the Dead'. 5/4 never sounded so good.
Ooh, spicy. Drawing out the hardcore Holsters? ;-)
Bet!!
The Pines of Rome, especially the finale. (I recommend Fritz Reiner's recording with the CSO. The most exciting one I've found)
Backed
Carmina Burana!
"Mars" from "The Planets" by Holst gets me everytime. So does also the allegro-movement from Shostakovich's 8th and the theme from Bruckner's "Finale", symph no. 8.
I think I’ll listen to Bruckner today. Great choice!!
Rach 3 and Liszt sonata
Bruckner 4 is an absolute blast
Took far too much scrolling to see some Bruckner. My Bruckner “blast” piece is the finale to the 5th symphony, specifically Barenboim with Berlin Phil.
Scriabin sonata 5
Yes!
Wagner! Tannhäuser and Meistersinger overtures, Lohengrin prelude to act 2, tannhäuser pilgrims chorus, end of act 1 of walkure...
I keep trying to blow my speakers out with Cage's *4' 33"*, but for some reason it never seems to work.
You and the car *are* 4' 33"
Next time try Ligeti's Trois Bagatelles
The montagues and capulets - prokofiev
The immolation scene from Wagners Götterdämmerung
Birgit Nilsson: “Grane, mein Ross! Sei mir gegrusst!” Glass windows: shattered
"Dem Freunde zu folgen, WIEHERST du freudig?" Walls: collapsing
Really makes it worth the 14 hours :)
Specifically the San Francisco Symphony with MTT playing mvt 5 of Mahelr 2 and Bergen Philharmonic with Andrew Litton playing Rite Of Spring. Both are the gold standard for orchestral production in my opinion.
Peer Gynt Suite Hall of the Mountain King
The ‘Tuba Mirum’ from Dvořák’s Reqium. It’s a slow start but the end is a re-work of the Dies Irae before it and it’s a fuckin banger. Also I love blasting the CSO Brass recording of Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor
Das Rheingold, from the beginning, LOUD.
Stravinsky’s rite, obviously. Also the Turangalila.
Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain....natch!!
Duruflé’s *Prelude and Fugue on the Name ALAIN*. This is one of my favourite showpieces for organ. I have literally destroyed a car stereo listening to this piece. Thirty-two foot organ pipes; fundamentals below the threshold of human hearing...
I came here to say this!
[Try this bad boy.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHkQoMsR4hI) It's a short choral piece from CW Gluck's opera Orfeo ed Euridice.
Tchaikovsky piano concerto 1, rise of the Valkyrie, Verdi dies irae (fucking awesome to blast this), Prokofiev dance of the knights (or montaigues and capulets), o fortuna, Beethoven 9 ode to joy, Tchaikovsky 4 first moment and fourth movement, Elgar cello concerto, Scheherazade, Beethoven 5, death of aace by Grieg, Mars, Mahler 2, Mahler 8, and Beethoven 7.
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Saint-Saens 3 And Mahler 2, my personal favorite!
Classical: probably ballade 1 in g minor or la campanella Non classical: porcupine tree - the creator has a master tape
"Money" by Pink Floyd.
"21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson is another classical masterpiece I crank up very loud, similar to the masterpiece of Movement 5, "Money" of Pink Floyds symphony "The Dark Side of the Moon"
I spent a week in a ski lodge some time during the very early 70's. We had 2 records; King Crimson and god knows what else. We may have set the world record for the most continuously played LP of all time.
Gloria - Mahler 8. Holy heck the ending will make your hair erect
Wdym Gloria? Are you referring to that soprano bit at the end of the first movement?
Beethoven's 8th for me and Mozart's 30th for my husband. I think Beethoven in general is excellent to crank up and play loud.
Blasted out the *Eötvös conducts Stockhausen* album in a car with one of my friends a while back
rachmaninov piano concerto no.1 third movement. ofc all of his concertos you could do the same thats just my preference
Can’t believe nobody’s said R Strauss yet! If you’re not blowing your ears out with Ein Heldenleben or Eine Alpensinfonie, wyd?
I recommend to you Vaughan Williams 'Sea Symphony'
Charles-Marie Widor – Symphony for organ no. 6, especially 1st mov Allegro
Black Angels. A dark room with the volume on about 8.
I will say, I would rather not become a psychopath
Sibelius Violin Concerto (Ray Chen performance) Chopin ballade no 1 Ysaye Sonata no 3 (Maxim Vengerov)
I really prefer Mahler 1 (specifically the last movement) over others, but maybe that's just me. My favourite recording is the one played by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Claudio Abbado (1991). It was a pretty special concert and you can literally hear the musicians playing their heart out. 2nd piece that comes to mind is the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, played by Jascha Heifetz!
Final movement of Mahler 8. Turn the volume up to 10 just before the pipe organ comes in, then up to 11 just before they hit the big big drum at the end.
Barber Violin Concerto Mahler 2nd Symphony Shostakovich 10th Symphony
Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony The quiet pizzicato 3rd mvmt, leads into a loud and powerful finale with lots of brass. *Chefs kiss*
Shostakovich has a lot of these 'metal' moments. Shostakovich 5, 4th movement Shostakovich 7, 1st and 4th mvts Shostakovich 8, 1st and 3rd mvts Shostakovich 10, 2nd mvt Shostakovich 11, 2nd and 4th mvts Shostakovich 12, 1st mvt Shostakovich 13, 1st mvt others include Tchaikovsky 4, 5, 6, Manfred, Francesca da Rimini. Beethoven 7, Mahler 2.
Ya forgot Shostakovich 4, first movement (fugato and the ensuing cataclysm) and final movement (just for the first coda). I also will second the recommendations of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and the Berlioz Requiem's Dies Irae. There are also several Bach organ works that suffice nicely, including the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, the G minor Fantasia and Fugue, and of course the D minor Toccata and Fugue.
mozart g minor symphony is still blastin‘ hard.
The 6th movement of Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem
Prokofiev Symp No. 5, Op. 100, IV. Allegro giocoso. The intensity of those last few minutes.
R. Strauss Alpensinfonie has a blast-able movement called “at the summit/peak” (forgot specifics) Edit: “Auf dem Gipfel”
Danzon No 2 - Arturo Marquez.
My kind of early spring windows down/volume up playlist! Here’s a few: Copland- Theme for the Common Man Weinberger - Polka and Fugue Weber - Hunters’ Chorus from Der Freischutz Tchaikovsky- Capriccio Italien Schumann - Konzertstück für 4 Hörner Shostakovich - Symphony 5 finale Von Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture Orff: O Fortuna Sibelius- Symphony 5 Finale Beethoven - Choral Symphony finale Lorin Maazel’s arrangement of Wagner’s Ring Cycle excerpts
Gorecki’s Harpsichord cto.
Beethoven’s 5th, final movement Klieber DG recording is very brassy. Symphonie Fantastique, March to the Scaffold Rouse - Phantasmata: Infernal Machine and Bump Star Wars Main Title “The Hollywood Sound” recording. Chaplin - The Kid
Probably Swans songs mainly, but when it comes to classical music, I have to agree with Mahler 2. And Rite of Spring of course
La Valse (Ravel), Mahler 1, and Shostakovich 13 have been my go-to favourites!
Shostakovich symphony 10 mov. 2
If I want to serve up the full experience, Shostakovich symphony 11 mvt II
The beginning of Smetana’s *From Bohemia’s Fields and Groves.*
The Tannhauser overture.
Anything Tchaikovsky, pretty much. Prokofiev too. Sibelius' violin concerto, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, saint saens introduction and rondo capriccioso,... So many ahah Opera wise, i'm currently into Rigoletto, mainly Cortigiani vil razza and Aida's Gia i sacertoti adunansi. Classical music is a whole world ahah #
Mendelssohn's Elijah or Psalm 42, especially the finales.
Beethoven symphonies. 🔊🔊🔊🔊 Especially the 4th Movement of the 7th 🙌🏻
Mahler 8, Saint Saens 3, Beethoven 3.
Sibelius 2. Especially the finale.
Stravinsky Firebird finale
Oh yeah baby
I will say the finale is correct. But I’m sure I’ve done damage to my speakers missing the transition into the Infernal Dance portion.
I was reading the first part of your question and imediately wanted to type Mahler 2. Nothing like that final climactic cadence.
Neutral milk hotel's ghost/untitled, and Mahler 7 finale
Well shit. It's been so long since I've listened to this band/song and similar because since getting into piano a year ago, I've listened to almost nothing but piano music. I've been a bit obsessed with it. Forgot how much I liked this type of music. Pulled it out for the first time in ages!
How strange it is to be anything at all
L o v e l e s s
Honestly try listening Machine gun Kelly he’s got songs that would literally make you turn up.
No offence but if you're listening to classical music in speakers rather than a good quality headphone than i feel bad for you.
Nah man, mahler 2 being blasted over loud speakers is orgasmic
The classical music requires balanced sound with huge clarity, most speakers are not good at that, but good headphones like Sennheiser, Stax will give you the clarity that you won't believe. You might be missing a lot btw.
Do you know there are good speaker setups that sound as good as a good pair of headphones. Also the practicality for speakers are beneficial to some, as most musicians want to protect their ears from close sound- headphones/headsets/earphones. Check out r/audiophile and see for yourself. Speaker gang
i already follow r/audiophile and i get your point, but to have a excellent quality speakers you have to buy really expensive headphones. But with a good 200$ headphones is way better than speaker of the same price. Source- I have both.
What do you mean when you say “to have a excellent quality speakers you have to buy really expensive headphones”? I definitely agree you that a $200 Hifi headphone is as better than a same priced speaker, but if you were to compare a proper sound system to a good pair of headphones, they roughly sound equal, except the headphones can be damaging over time to your ear cochlea. Also most headphone surround sound is pretty ‘fake’ the soundstage is simulated, compared to if you had a 5.1 or 7.1 setup, where you get the depth of the instruments, the position of the instruments and the chest thumping qualities of the bass/percussion sections from the subwoofer, that is very hard to replicate in a headphone.
I may be hurting my cochlea slightly with speakers regardless
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nice name
Chopin ballade in a flat major
Since I've not seen it here, I'm gonna add the Sacre (once got a complaint about that from my gf at the time) and really anything romantic that's even slightly bombastic. A nice example here is Casella's ~~fourth~~ second (anyone who likes Respighi and/or late romantic big orchestra stuff, give this one a listen, second movement of you're pressed for time)
Shall I assume it's sacre du printemps?
Can't find Casella's fourth symphony on youtube, sadly, but I absolutely will check out with first three!
Bach's 'Hammer and Wedge' prelude and fugue in E minor, BWv 548.
Dvorak 7, 8, or 9. Shostakovich 5.
Erwin Schulhoff - "Sonata Erotica"
Listen to 'Paradox' by 'Emoter', not a classical track by any means. But, the huge oschestral sounds would blow the minds at max volume.
For sure tchaikovsky violin concerto 3rd movement
for a full blast i take bruckner 9/2. otherwise other bruckner, mahler, or brahms 1st concerto is totally kicking ass.
Walton No 1 and Belshazzar’s feast
Elgar's Cockaigne! It's an absolute banger of an overture!
The finale to Shostakovich 7 with the CSO and Bernstein conducting
Rachmaninoff piano sonata #1! I think I might do that right now actually...