I was thinking, I mean I love classical, it just has a certain ring to it... But for me to really listen to it, it has to be like heavy classical if you know what I mean, like The Ecstacy Of Gold on metallica S&M... Either that or some operah-like music such as Carmina Burana Are there anyone here that could direct me to something like that, either components or just single songs
Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. Ysaye's Violin Sonata #3. Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. Moussogorsky's Night on Bald Mountain. Wagner (I refuse to listen to his music) also wrote some "heavy" stuff. Flight of the Valkyries is probably the most well known.
as i concluded from your other posts you're heavy into nordic mythology so i recomend you ''conan'' soundtrack by basil poledouris. then if you dig middle ages try to listen ''de profundis'' by arvo pärt, he is contemporary composer btw. you can try also ''1492 - conquest of the paradise'' by vangelis. not classical work but have that pathetic-heroic note.
Yeah, they rock, I have a few of their cd's... Conan the barbarian? I'll try to find it, and yeah I'm very much into norse mythology I'll try to seek those things out, thanks dude I'm hooked on the dark ages and back... I love the pathetic-heroic thingie
Lakshen, I'm sure you already heard of Therion? They also did a cover of Karl Orff's O fortuna, and he mixes quite a lot of classical music with metal (in a way that I appreciate much more than Metallica's S&M). A band that makes neo-classical music that I like is Elend. I especially like their first two albums Leçons de Ténèbres and Les Ténèbres du Dehors. Also bands that are worth checking out are Ophelia's Dream http://www.opheliasdream.de/ and Haggard. Haggard also mixes classical with metal, http://www.haggard.de/ .
heavy? what does that mean? listen to Iannis Xenakis, some of his larger works are abrasive enough scare away most death metal fans. one person decided you could mosh to this one song, it starts with a J, i forget, Xenakis is brutal.
Here's a list of pieces I'd call HEAVY Classical. Most of the Shostakovich symphonies, but I've got his 5th in mind in particular. Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances. It's certainly not all doom and gloom all the way through, it in fact has some really gorgeous moments, but there's plenty of substance to it. In fact it is my favourite orchestral work full stop. Great contrabassoon part and a really beautiful alto sax solo in the first movement as well. Bartok Concerto For Orchestra. Really intellectual stuff, and it took me a whole week of rehearsing it before I really understood the point of it, but it is really big and powerful in a lot of places. Beethoven's 9th. You don't get much bigger than that. Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem. Say no more. Anything by Bruckner or Mahler is good value. Neither of them believe in light textures or small ensembles, particularly Mahler. Ditto Wagner - you'll love his operas. And he was firmly a strong believer in value for money given the length of all his works. Oh and just in case you weren't aware, Carl Orff did write a sequel to Carmina Burana, but there's a reason why not many people have heard of it. You may want to check it out though. it's called Carmina something else but I can't remember what.
