Classical Music and Opera

I did not see any existing threads in the catalog that seemed to fit into the genres of Classical Music or specifically. What kind of Classical music do Lains listen to? Do you have a favorite era or style of classical music you listen to? Who is your favorite classical composer? Can anybody help me find any music similar to this song from elfen lied? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPVq30bPq6I I would consider it to be a latin aria, but I cannot find any music that Is thematically similar (female vocal- somber religious theme) I understand the song is composed specifically for the anime in the style of Hugo Wolf, but I swear I have heard something similar before

Elfen Lied's opening reminded me of Ave Maria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bosouX_d8Y

>>1667 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGQq3HcOB0Y Dido's Lament sounds very similar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1-TrAvp_xs

>>1692 Thanks anon, that was it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7rxl5KsPjs

>>1694 The story behind that song is actually really neat, it is said that that the devil played the song in a dream >One night, in the year 1713 I dreamed I had made a pact with the devil for my soul. Everything went as I wished: my new servant anticipated my every desire. Among other things, I gave him my violin to see if he could play. How great was my astonishment on hearing a sonata so wonderful and so beautiful, played with such great art and intelligence, as I had never even conceived in my boldest flights of fantasy. I felt enraptured, transported, enchanted: my breath failed me, and I awoke. I immediately grasped my violin in order to retain, in part at least, the impression of my dream. In vain! The music which I at this time composed is indeed the best that I ever wrote, and I still call it the "Devil's Trill", but the difference between it and that which so moved me is so great that I would have destroyed my instrument and have said farewell to music forever if it had been possible for me to live without the enjoyment it affords me.[4]

How does /music/ usually store Opera on their listening devices? I only really want to listen to beautiful arias. Do you currate complete Operas yourself? Listen to collections (and if so which collections)? Something else?

>>1769 I used to have full operas on my mp3 player, but they usually end up taking a lot of space. you can find collections of arias of singers themselves on CD or i'm sure on the internet, one of the more famous (and probably my favorite) is maria callas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmqEGAgu2O8

>>1771 Great idea.

I'm pretty big on Ben Johnston, particularly String Quartet No. 8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc9FE94bhvU

>>1665 >What kind of Classical music do Lains listen to? Mostly orchestral stuff, though I've been getting into string quartets recently. I love big symphonies, but am also a fan of the symphonic/tone poem form. >Do you have a favorite era or style of classical music you listen to? Primarily romanticism, but being the contrarian that I am, I also listen to modern classical - from Messiaen through Toru Takemitsu, to Reich, to whatever the Kronos Quartet will play. >Who is your favorite classical composer? Sibelius. His 2nd and 5th symphonies are just so wonderful.

>>2133 I'm very glad to see someone enjoys Toru Takemitsu here. I listen to a lot of Minimal stuff, and I am a sucker for Sacred classical too, despite not being specifically religious. Lately I've been getting increasingly into choir music too. I can't really think of an era I prefer most, but I'll admit I don't know much about movements and eras themselves. My favorite composer has to be Arvo Pärt.

Stravinsky all the way. That guy set the bar for ages. This is a beautiful finding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IXMpUhuBMs Always remember to listen to at least one piece a day. It helps us survive.

>>1665 Zelenka is like a baroque Mozart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yPDNYrhx7U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXw_WX_rVw Not sure if this counts but Hans Zimmer has some pretty famous OST to his name and still makes IMO good neo-classical music.

>>1665 Bach is god. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyreyS2fZfU

>>2785 This was very nice to listen to. Thank you.

>>2792 No problem Lainon. It is nice to have connections like this that surpasses words.

Lebensessenz is, for me, one of the best musicians alive today, he is not well known though. So here, give a listen: Le besoin perpétuel 2006 (best one IMO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2hJXPY8e8k Viaggio in Italia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6e1FgSUIGk

I always thought I didn't like opera but I heard some of Wagner's Parsifal in an episode of Chris Carter's MillenniuM and had to hear the rest (It isn't just a bit of soundtrack, it features rather prominently in the story and one of the characters discusses it briefly). So I was listening to that on repeat last week. More often though I prefer minimalist stuff like Arvo Pärt. Also I used to listen to some Bach fugues from time to time; reading Gödel, Escher, Bach put me onto it. As you can see, my knowledge of classical music usually requires some prompting from other media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax-7kYRA88Q Similar to OP Erik Satie is best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fuIMye31Gw

I am a huge sucker for anything from the Romantic period.

>>2821 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuszCTwh11k& Check out this Satie video my friend made

>>1693 >female vocal This is an entire choir, though. I also enjoy this completion, since the Lacrymosa was never completed by Mozart himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E814iS5w42M

20th century russian orchestral works are what i live for. By far shostakovich's my favorite. Also bach's organ pieces are amazing, not a fan of his other works though.

>>2866 my nigga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSNxIwAbVcY