Classical music
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:32 pm
I'm sitting here listening to the soundtrack to "Cosmos," the awesome oldschool PBS space series with the late Carl Sagan. Along with some outstanding tracks from Vangelis, which I haven't heard since I was growing up listening to this album on vinyl, there are some excellent classical tracks.
If you dig classical, what are some recommendations for further listening? I like emotive stuff, like Dvorak's New World Symphony, Pachabel Cannon (even though it's now a wedding cliche), Vivaldi's Four Seasons - as opposed to the more turgid, stately sounds that evoke a sense of people dancing around in a 18th century royal court. If that makes sense.
As a side note, it's interesting to listen to classical tracks from a producers' point of view. It's hard enough getting 10 tracks to sit well together; imagine recording an orchestra and making it sound like one cohesive whole; pretty sweet.
If you dig classical, what are some recommendations for further listening? I like emotive stuff, like Dvorak's New World Symphony, Pachabel Cannon (even though it's now a wedding cliche), Vivaldi's Four Seasons - as opposed to the more turgid, stately sounds that evoke a sense of people dancing around in a 18th century royal court. If that makes sense.
As a side note, it's interesting to listen to classical tracks from a producers' point of view. It's hard enough getting 10 tracks to sit well together; imagine recording an orchestra and making it sound like one cohesive whole; pretty sweet.
