User:Camelfantasy/Music

This page contains a list of music that tend to get stuck in Camelfantasy's head and of which he considers must-listen pieces for the classical music enthusiast. Do note that unlike other user music pages, the listed music are almost purely classical-style. Don't bother with this page if you're only into pop music and all that other stuff.

Main List

Date	Piece	Composer	Performer(s)/(Conductor)	Information
5/1/16	String Quartet No.12, Op.96, IV. Finale	Dvořák, Antonín	Alban Berg Quartet	This piece was inspired by a train ride Dvořák took while traveling through the USA, riding from one coast to the other.
8/6/16	Act II Finale (Triumphal March) from Aida	Verdi, Giuseppe	Orchestre de l'Opéra de Vienne	Commonly played in graduation ceremonies, this piece contains a distinct oboe melody backed by cello pizzicato and then a distinct brass melody in the middle of the piece.
8/6/16	Petite Suite, L 65	Debussy, Claude	Symphony Orchestra of The Arthur Rubinstein Music School in Bydgoszcz, Poland/Henryk Wierzchoń	Originally written for a piano duet, this piece has since been transcribed into a more known symphonic orchestral version, and contains four of the classic French dances.
8/22/16	Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus	Slovak Chamber Orchestra/Bohdan Warchal	Although often overlooked/overrated due to its popularity and frequency of performances, the piece is actually a very well written one, with the first and fourth movements upbeat and fast, a moving second movement, and a short third movement.
8/22/16	Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178	Dvořák, Antonín	Münchner Philharmoniker/Sergiu Celibidache	The second and fourth movements of this piece are among the more famous movements, with their melodies appearing often in modern pop culture.
8/27/16	Waltz in E-flat major, B.133	Chopin, Frédéric	Unknown	One of Chopin's shorter and lesser known waltzes, it is sometimes not classified as a waltz, but is nevertheless still beautiful in its style.
8/27/16	Waltz in A minor, B.150	Chopin, Frédéric	Cubus	The waltz is one Chopin's most known compositions and is heard often in piano recitals.
9/8/16	Holberg Suite, Op. 40	Grieg, Edvard	Camerata Nordica String Orchestra	Written to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Ludvig Holberg's birth, this suite features a prelude followed by the traditional ballroom dance music.
9/9/16	2 Elegiac Melodies, Op.34	Grieg, Edvard	Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Willem Mengelberg	This piece contains two movements, both of which are very passionately melodic and achingly beautiful.
9/9/16	Serenade for String Orchestra, Op.20	Elgar, Edward	Sydney Camerata	The movements all contain a similar melody heard at some point, and the piece represents the youthful charm of Elgar when he wrote the piece.
12/29/16	Symphony in C Major	Bizet, Georges	Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Bernhard Haitink	Written within a month when Bizet was 17 and is the only symphony he composed. Although written in the Romantic period, it is Neoclassical in style.
2/17/17	Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 1048	Bach, Johann Sebastian	Freiburger Barockorchester	One of the 6 Brandenburg Concertos written by Bach, which are considered the finest examples of Baroque music.
2/17/17	Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus	Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell	...
5/10/17	Egmont, Op.84 (Overture)	Beethoven, Ludwig van	Wiener Philharmoniker/Leonard Bernstein	...
5/10/17	Symphony No.1, Op.68	Brahms, Johannes	Wiener Philharmoniker/Leonard Bernstein	...
5/10/17	various music from Studio Ghibli films, full list found at link	Hisaishi, Joe	Full list found here/Joe Hisaishi	Arrangment of soundtracks from Studio Ghibli films that were both directed by Hayao Miyazaki and composed by Joe Hisashi
7/10/17	Symphony in D minor	Franck, César	Orchestre National de France/Leonard Bernstein	Franck's most famous work and only symphony, with a slow first movement, haunting English horn melody in the second, and a joyous finale, with a few notable recurring motifs.
7/10/17	Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Sarabande)	Handel, George Frideric	Armonie Symphony Orchestra/Stefano Seghedoni	Notably used in the film Barry Lyndon, and served as a basis for the Requiem from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
7/10/17	Ruslan and Lyudmila (Overture)	Glinka, Mikhail	Unknown/Yuri Ahronovitch	...
7/17/17	Il barbiere di Siviglia (Overture)	Rossini, Gioachino	St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra/Yuri Temirkanov	Rossini's most famous opera, and one of the most well known in history.
7/19/17	Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen	Mahler, Gustav	Wiener Philharmoniker/Leonard Bernstein	A series of 4 lieder of a heartbroken wanderer that eventually finds peace.
7/19/17	Symphony No. 5 (Adagietto)	Mahler, Gustav	Wiener Philharmoniker/Leonard Bernstein	Although commonly used in funerals, it was originally written as a love song and is renowned among slow and expressive works.
7/21/17	Symphony No.1, Op.21	Beethoven, Ludwig van	Wiener Philharmoniker/Leonard Bernstein	...
8/30/17	Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.3	Respighi, Ottorino	CHAARTS Chamber Aartists	Although in the Romantic period, the music takes inspiration from Italian music during the Baroque and Classical periods.
8/30/17	Suite for Strings, Op.1	Nielson, Carl	The Young Danish Chamber Orcestra/Gunnar Tagmose	The most known and played among Nielson's compositions.
12/18/17	Serenade, Op.6	Suk, Josef	The Young Danish Chamber Orchestra/Gunnar Tagmose	Suk's most well known work and one of his few uplifting pieces as opposed to his other pieces tending to be more melancholy.
12/18/17	Serenade for strings, Op. 11	Wirén, Dag	English Chamber Orchestra/Johannes Somary	...
12/20/17	Serenade for Strings, Op.22	Dvořák, Antonín	RNCM String Ensemble/Unknown	A variety of styles are expressed throughout the movements, from a pensive larghetto to a light waltz to a lively scherzo.
12/20/17	Suite for Strings	Janáček, Leoš	Manfred Honeck/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra	One of Janáček's earliest pieces with slight influence from Dvořák, with the music itself being Romantic but but arranged as a Baroque suite.
12/20/17	Finlandia, Op. 26	Sibelius, Jean	Unknown/Unknown	A symphonic poem written as a protest against censorship by the Russian Empire during their occupation of Finland, and eventually became a symbol of Finnish nationalism, with its hymn section later becoming one of the country's most important national songs.
12/20/17	Symphony No.2, Op.43	Sibelius, Jean	Wiener Philharmoniker/Leonard Bernstein	Sibelius's most known symphony, the piece gradually builds to a triumphant finale movement reflective of Finland nationalism during Russian oppression.
12/20/17	Symphony No.44 in E minor, Hob.I:44	Haydn, Joseph	Orchestra of St. John's/John Lubbock	Nicknamed the symphony of mourning, the symphony has come to be associated with the Sturm und Drang movement of the time.
12/20/17	Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 (Overture)	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus	Wiener Symphoniker/Fabio Luisi	The overture is well known in music and is often played by itself in concerts.
12/20/17	Simple Symphony, Op. 4	Britten, Benjamin	English Chamber Orchestra/Britten, Benjamin	Written when Britten was only 20 and is based on eight themes that he wrote during his childhood.

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Studio Ghibli List

Some of the more notable Studio Ghibli soundtrack pieces.

All pieces were composed by Joe Hisaishi unless otherwise noted.

Date	Piece	Movie	Notes
8/31/17	One Summer's Day	Spirited Away	-
8/31/17	Reprise	Spirited Away	-
8/31/17	Itsumo Nando Demo (Always With Me)	Spirited Away	Performed and composed by Youmi Kimura, with lyricis by Wakako Kaku
8/31/17	Kaze no Tani no Naushika (Opening theme)	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	-
8/31/17	Naushika Rekuiemu	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	-
8/31/17	The Girl Who Fell from the Sky	Laputa: Castle in the Sky	-
8/31/17	A Rowdy Brawl	Laputa: Castle in the Sky	-
8/31/17	Pazu's Fanfare	Laputa: Castle in the Sky	American release version; the original did not include the pizzicato background
12/18/17	Summer of Farewells — From Up on Poppy Hill	From Up on Poppy Hill	Composed by Satoshi Takebe and sung by Aoi Teshima