Chopin

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Author Message davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5465 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 9:59 pm:    Thanks to a previous thread from Rich, I was listening to Chopin's Fantasie-Improptu in C Sharp Minor, Op 66 tonight. This is one of my most favorite pieces of music. As I said in Rich's thread, I think it's one of the most amazing 5 minutes and 10 seconds of music ever written. I mention the time because so much varied emotional content is packed into this brief piece. And the B section is in such stark contrast to the A section, yet they are integral in telling the story that Chopin is trying to convey. Here it is on YouTube. You may want to turn the volume up and close your eyes and just listen. Enjoy! the_8_string_king Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 743 Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 11:21 am:    Yeah, it's a great piece. I pulled out my copy and gave it a listen as well, very enjoyable. the_8_string_king Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 744 Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 11:29 am:    Yeah, it's a great piece. I pulled out my copy and gave it a listen as well, very enjoyable. essenceman Member Username: essenceman Post Number: 59 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 5:42 pm:    My father was Polish and, as a boy, our house was always filled with Chopin's music. I was born in 1954 and so grew up when the Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys and other bands of that era were exciting most other kids my age. Do you know, that music did very little for me at that time - I would always go back to the complex beauty of Chopin or Liszt, maybe not Mozart - "Too many notes!" Name that film. It wasn't until the late 60s and early 70s with the advent of Prog Rock (Yes is still my favorite band by a long way) and early fusion in the shape of Return to Forever's "Where Have I Known You Before" that I started to get into modern music. To this day, I still find 60s music a big turn off (sorry to those of you for whom this sounds like sacrilege), but at least I was shown the light by two great bass players - Chris Squire and Stanley. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5476 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, September 03, 2007 - 2:48 pm:    Amadeus! essenceman Member Username: essenceman Post Number: 60 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 11:07 am:    Give that man a cigar!! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5487 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 7:54 pm:    Amadeus, My Immortal Beloved, and Improptu all have wonderful soundtracks! adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1594 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 1:41 am:    Indeed Mozart is lots of notes without enough harmonic tension in the accompaniment to keep it interesting. I wouldn't say it's too many notes - it's short on blue notes. adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1595 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 1:46 am:    ... which is why I like Chopin so much. Our main phone in the house has its ringtone set to the topsy-turvy melody of that piece in c# - I'm amazed how they did that with just a very basic tone generator.