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Classical Music Identification Challenge

post #1 of 21
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Hi all,

I'm sure there are many classical music listeners here, so here's a challenge.

I'm trying to remember what this music is, and there´s no way I can recall. For some reason I keep thinking it might be some Wagner or Mahler, but I'm really not sure, and can't identify it. It's in this video I saw on Facebook, music starts at about minute 9:40:

Videos Posted by CUALQUIER FRUTA ES ARTE!!!: ELEONORA BUTIN [HQ] | Facebook


Unfortunately, it seems the video can't be made to start at any point one wishes before it's fully loaded. So if you don't care about the interview in the first 10 minutes, but have enough curiosity and patience, let the video load in full first with the volume turned down -and in a separate tab of your browser maybe After it's fully loaded it let's you select any point for playback. Select any moment after minute 10, very likely if you've heard the music and can name the composer and piece, any point after minute 10 will let you identify it after just a few seconds of listening.

The video has an intro by who seems to be the producer, then there's an interview (in Spanish) of Eleonora Butin, an argentinian painter. Then, at about 9:40, the video starts showing her paintings. Awesome paintings btw I think. The paintings are shown with that music as backgroung.

Come on! Show your breadth-and-depth musical knowledge!

Any help is much appreciated, thanks!

PS. For the record, I have no connection to that painter btw, or that Facebook page, other than just having become a fan of the page.
post #2 of 21
It's Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliette Ballet.:-)
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post #3 of 21
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Thanks so much David!!! I knew whoever had a good memory would recognize it on the spot
post #4 of 21
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Thanks so much David!!! I knew whoever had a good memory would recognize it on the spot
:-) Thanks......funny stories about that piece. It is my understanding that the rock band The Smiths would have that piece played at nearly every show just as they approached the stage. It's a good piece, some consider it prokofiev's best, and some consider it the best ballet ever written:-)
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:-) Thanks......funny stories about that piece. It is my understanding that the rock band The Smiths would have that piece played at nearly every show just as they approached the stage. It's a good piece, some consider it prokofiev's best, and some consider it the best ballet ever written:-)
Very interesting!

Believe it or not, I've even heard this music live, and couldn´t remember at all what its title was, or the composer.

I even went to a page that searches for music after you indicate its rhythm using the keyboard. That didn't help though. They didn't have it in their database. I just added it there, but it might take time for them to process it:

Bored.com - Tap the rhythm of the song's melody to find music
post #6 of 21
Muse used it too, when recording HAARP. Big thanks from me too, always liked it, now I can listen to the rest Advice on a good performance?
post #7 of 21
Ashkenazy or Gergiev would be my recommendations. Check out Prokofiev's 5th symphony as well as I feel that is his best work!
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post #8 of 21
Thanks Was listening just a few hours ago to The Nutcracker (also performed by Gergiev btw) and realized I should listen to more ballets, so this will be a nice start. I'll also check the symphony, never heard of the man before, so another thank you for that.
post #9 of 21
Ashkenazy yes, Gergiev no. The latter just isn't a ballet conductor. He's fine in opera, so-so in symphonic music, but I think he's out of his league in the ballet pit. His Nutcracker is terrible: too fast, breathless, no repeats -- he thinks it's a concerto for orchestra. He ruins R&J the same way he does Sleeping Beauty. That's my opinion and I'm sure it's not shared by all. Besides Ashkenazy, one that I love is the Previn/EMI and the best thing is that in the Brilliant Classics incarnation you can get both R & J and Cinderella in Previn's superb readings. And the Maazel version is still a top contender.
post #10 of 21
I'd like to add Rostropovich as well......however I think Gergiev is a fine conductor of Russian Ballet, it's nice to hear pieces conducted different ways.
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post #11 of 21
So basically you are saying that I should buy more music to compare different intepretations? Always nice to hear different opinions, though this is what makes classical music so confusing (and probably interesting too), I'm always affraid I'm listening to a lousy intepretation without noticing But as long as I enjoy them I guess I'll just keep exploring, people at head-fi usually know their stuff anyway
post #12 of 21
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Well, reviving this thread because I came across another piece of music that for the life of me I can't identify. Could anyone please identify this lovely music in this video of Gene Tierney:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldve-1Akpys

 

post #13 of 21
The DVD of Gergiev conducting Firebird and Rite of Spring with the original choreography is excellent.
post #14 of 21
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Could anyone please identify this lovely music in this video of Gene Tierney:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldve-1Akpys

 


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post #15 of 21
Says at top (maybe new addition) that it is Dustin O'Halloran's Op 17.

If you like it check out the gazillion recordings of J S Bach's keyboard music played on piano.
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