Been enjoying Greig over the past week,...when I delve back to childhood the first pieces of classical music I vividly remember are definately - In The Hall of the Mountain King and excerpts from Holst's The Planets (Mars/Jupiter) - at 5 years old.
So many; no, too many years later I'm now choosing to re-visit Greig's music and enjoying the complete version of his music for Ibsen's Peer Gynt, which throws a shadow over the condensed but ever-green suites 1 & 2.
Additionally it was great to discover his three sonatas for piano and violin (Loveday vn & Casillas pn on Saga) - with his no. 3, being especially romantic & lyrical and well recommended if you haven't already given it a spin.
Looking back I can honestly say it was this first access to Greig and Holst which fueled the desire to get into classical music in later life.
Did you have similar expriences?
FW
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Topic - Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you? - Frank Waller 08:02:46 12/04/02 (48)
- Fantasia - john purys 14:30:56 12/06/02 (0)
- The Rabbit of Seville (nt) - rlawry 07:30:56 12/06/02 (0)
- Rite of Spring from "Fantasia" - Pete C 20:24:55 12/05/02 (0)
- The Nutcracker Suite - Tom 11:18:26 12/05/02 (0)
- Kill The Wabbit ..... - WBL 08:29:28 12/05/02 (1)
- "Spear and magic HELmut..." - High-end Dreamer 10:46:36 12/06/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - Todd Warnke 08:26:07 12/05/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - gopher 05:12:13 12/05/02 (1)
- Red is right - psgary 20:45:47 12/05/02 (0)
- Re: Sighh - there were so many - Timbo in Oz 04:48:02 12/05/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - Todd Krieger 22:51:18 12/04/02 (0)
- I remember playing clear, red 45's with the big hole in the middle - psgary 21:24:14 12/04/02 (0)
- Handel, water music, 12 <eom> - matthewk 19:36:11 12/04/02 (1)
- Ditto....Water Music nt - audiogatorjim 00:41:23 12/06/02 (0)
- Superman! - JeffMO 19:05:59 12/04/02 (0)
- I don;t remember the piece but I remember the experience - Coltrane 18:08:55 12/04/02 (0)
- Beethoven - edta 17:53:04 12/04/02 (0)
- Re: Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain - gtrmaker 16:20:25 12/04/02 (0)
- That awful pop version of Mozart's Symphony #40 nearly put me off Mozart for life. - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:12:18 12/04/02 (1)
- Re: hey yes Waldo de Los Rios - if he is still alive today * - Timbo in Oz 04:28:21 12/05/02 (0)
- Brahms 1st on 78s... - vinyl1 15:54:29 12/04/02 (0)
- Beethoven's For Elissa at 4 or 5 - A.J. 15:38:43 12/04/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - SEK 15:15:00 12/04/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - dirkronk 14:07:00 12/04/02 (0)
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - shamburg 12:49:21 12/04/02 (0)
- "Song of the Volga Boatsmen" via an Edison cylinder at age 9 - John C. - Aussie 12:45:36 12/04/02 (0)
- Bolero, 4 or 5 years old nt - Jackaro 12:31:55 12/04/02 (1)
- Poor fella, scarred for life! --nt - markrohr 12:48:53 12/04/02 (0)
- Chopin Nocturne No. 2, Artur Rubinstein - LarBo 12:05:07 12/04/02 (0)
- Bach in Kindergarten - Hunt 11:58:32 12/04/02 (0)
- Had to be "The Valkyries" on Mighty Mouse; age 6 or 7!! - DWPC 11:29:27 12/04/02 (1)
- and don't forget "Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit..." <nt> - Maiello 13:14:38 12/04/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - Al 11:28:00 12/04/02 (0)
- Paganini's caprices... - mutant 11:27:00 12/04/02 (0)
- The Hall of the Mountain King - stevenk 11:06:44 12/04/02 (1)
- Yep. That was my first classical too. Still love it...nt - Bagsgroove 16:13:55 12/04/02 (0)
- Mendelsohn Violin Concerto - dvb 10:47:37 12/04/02 (1)
- Re: Mendelsohn Violin Concerto - orresearch 22:17:00 12/05/02 (0)
- Peter & the Wolf; I was 8 <nt> - Mr. Gridlock 10:21:35 12/04/02 (0)
- Funny you should ask... - M. Lucky 10:05:55 12/04/02 (0)
- Malaguena - JRH 09:47:20 12/04/02 (0)
- Holst.... - Kevin L. 09:38:41 12/04/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - TOOL 09:18:22 12/04/02 (0)
- The Mahler 6th! - Russell 09:01:37 12/04/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - SR 08:42:07 12/04/02 (0)
- Not really. - Pat D 08:41:29 12/04/02 (1)
- Victor Borge - psgary 21:31:50 12/04/02 (0)
- Re: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you - Imbecilia Dementiae 08:27:01 12/04/02 (0)