My favourite music period was the romanitcs, to me it symobolises where music was at it's peak. the massive orchestas and contrasting Dynamics. Tchaikovsky was very intricate and had a knack for memorable hooks, Rachmaninov was a genius at combining powerful orrchestral sounds with virtuoso piano, but my favourite is Berlioz with Symphony fantastique: Incredible! This peice used two full orchestras, the 1st movement is just magic in sound
my favorite period in music too but not for me the wild excesses . give me the peaceful middle movements where I can wallow in the pure beauty of delicate harmonies. eg? 2nd movement of beethoven's violin concerto, 2nd movement of dvorak's cello concerto. 2nd movement of both chopin's piano concertoes. slow movement of all rach's piano concertoes. slow movement of schumann's piano quartets and quintets. for that matter slow movement of schubert's quartet's and quintets . the list is never ending .
nice period, 2nd movement of Beethoven s violin concerto is so peaceful and lovely, and right now Im listening to tchaikovsky s oberture "francesca da rimini" and is incredible, so powerful, I love it! actually I love Tchaikovsky
bruckner is a a late romantic. his death was in 1896 which means he overlaps with the modern period but his compositions are rich in harmony and polyphony. I can't think of any piece (of the top of my head) where Bruckner dabbles in atonality or polytonality but I confess to not knowing Bruckner very well beyond his symphonies.
Brahms all the way man. I've been working on his Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 17 no. 2. It's possibly one of the most beautiful piano works I've ever heard. All of his other piano works are incredibly beautiful as well. I also played a Rachmaninoff piece called Polichinelle in F sharp minor. That was the piece that bridged the gap for me between the intermediate and advanced literature. It's such a magnificently strange piece. I am also in love with the music of Chopin and Scriabin, though I haven't really played much/any of it.
I love lvb. i guess the first of the romantic period. i always considered tchiakovsky/mahler etc 'contemporaries'. with modern i think of barber, c. ives, and the 12 tone dude whos last name begins w/ S. (arnold?) i keep thinking of the philosopher schoenpenhauer and am mentally blocked ...not looking up the correct spelling ;P i love the third movement of lvb 17 op. 31 #2 (tempest). fun to play too i have horowitz's biography with the cd which has interviews... he considers chopin the only pianist who 'wrote' for piano. he criticizes lvb for composing symphonies on the piano i dig chausson and paulenc too.. debussy sure..
I like Beethoven, who (at least I've heard) started the Romantic period of music. Unfortunately I haven't listened to much of this period (I always listen to Baroque. XD)
I love Edvard Grieg! The most popular norwegian composer. Do you know 'In the hall of the mountain king'? I think it's absolutely fantastic!
This is my favorite period as well. IMO Chopin and Liszt rule this land, followed closely by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. Grieg is exquisite.
I'm not a big fan of the romantics, but my one exception would be Hector Berlioz. His Te Deum and Requiem are AMAZING!
Wagner. oh dear Jesus, let me hear Wagner, or let me hear nothing else. ...except mozart, bach, and schubert.
I quite like some of the late romantics, esp. Prokofiev and Shoshtakovictch. P's 4th & 5th symphonies for some reason have a sprecial resonance for me. Generally though I'm not a big lover of romantic music although there are some exceptions. Tchiachovsky's 'Pathetique' and Violin Concerto, Beethovens 9th, and some of the sonatas....few other things too...... Wagner epitomises everything I dislike.
give me the peaceful middle movements where I can wallow in the pure beauty of delicate harmonies. eg? 2nd movement of beethoven's violin concerto, Reading this made me want to hear this again, so I have it on now. Omg, yes ... this music is so exquisitely beautiful it's almost painful. Once again, I am speechless that such a thing could spring from the soul of a mere mortal.