Classical music

I went from being a metalhead who had a couple classical albums to a classical and metal listener. The two musics are really similar: like metal, classical strings together a series of riffs to tell a story.

My favorite composers are:

* Franz Schubert
* Ottorino Respighi
* Gustav Faure
* Anton Bruckner
* Camille Saint-Saens
* Ludwig van Beethoven
* Robert Schumann

All of these dudes are extremely "metal": stormy, powerful, dark and lawless music.

Some of my transition was inspired by the Talk Classical metal forum and "Classical Music for Metal Fans".

Anyone else listen to classical?

 

I don't listen to classical music, but I sure love it when Yngwie rips through good ol' classical tunes.

 

Classical Music is still a very small portion of what I listen to, but I enjoy Stravinsky, Dvorak, Wagner, Mozart (Requiem), the 'thoven, and Vivaldi. I really love Rite of Spring and Symphony from the New World.

 

I have to disagree, metal just rips through the chords like a movie stuck on fast forward while classical is more like a walk through a grape vineyard. Then again I play classical music so my views could be a bit bias.

Other than the usually Mozart and Beethoven I'm into
Verdi
Stockhausen (modern)
Puccini
Mushsorgsky
Gluck
Faure
Tchaikovsky (My favorite composer)
only ones I can think of without looking at some sheet music.

 

I don't. Am I uncultured?

 

Could be, yes Not necessarily though, hehe.

I rarely listen to classical music, but I surely can enjoy it.

And about the similarities with metal. It really depends on what kind of metal. I mean, after I heard Metallica - S&M I thought combining metal and classical music was retarded, but some other bands do the job more than good :cheers2:

 

yeah Metallica's music sure as hell doesn't mix with classical music.

Although the slow part in MOP sounded deadly.

 

Classical Call of Ktulu was bad ass.

 

I prefer the original. Which is a good example by the way of the similarities between metal and classical.

 

I prefer the original as well, but I like the S & M version for what it is.

 

What's you guys favourite mixes of classical with metal anyway? It's been tried by many different bands with entirely different outcomes.

 

At the Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours / The Season To Come

 

Has that classical music on it? Haven't listened to them for years

 

the "Season to Come" part has some awesome violins and stuff. It's more like an interlude since it's not mixed with the metal, but I was never very into the Symphonic stuff. the music itself is also a good example of the way metal can mimic classical. it's similar to crimson massacre in that way.

 

Well, I really have to be in the mood for it, which is rare these days, but I love how the power metal of Luca Turilli (also his early stuff with Rhapsody) mixes with classical music. His father was a classical composer I believe so the influences are obvious. Sounds pretty italian as well (vivaldi perhaps). A whole different take on it I really like is Dimmu Borgirs Stormblast, which also has nordic folkish influences in it and adds a very different kind of metal.
I also dig bands like Haggard and most notably Therion :cheers2:

 

Im into Black Metal and stuff but Burzum (who are as Black Metal as you get) released a classical/ambient album called 'Daudi Baldrs'. This album pretty much got me into classical music which is an incredible feat.

 

I prefer Hlidskjalf. Daudi Baldrs is too minimal for me.

 

Same here.

 

I wanna see the Trans Siberian Orchestra when they come to Toronto this year. It would be pretty sick.

 

Heck yeah. Luca Turilli is exactly who I think of when I think classical metal. The man has some serious chops. King Of The Nordic Twilight is one of my favorite albums. Blaaaaaaaccccck Draaaaaagon Fllllyyyy Hiiiiiiigggghh