In Reply to: Can you remember the first piece of classical music that left an impression and how old were you? posted by Frank Waller on December 4, 2002 at 08:02:46:
There are too many candidates. The Grieg Peer Gynt Suite is one of them, I must say. Some I remember are:Victor Borge--or doesn't he count?
Spike Jones, Nutcracker Suite, Pal-yat-chee, William Tell Overture (Beetlebaum), Der Fuehrer's Face. and other things.
Deems Taylor, Through the Looking Glass.
Tchaikowsky, Theme and Variations.
Suppé, Poet and Peasant Overture. The arts with the dark, solemn chords thrilled my boyish soul.
Franck, Symphony in d minor. Monteux, of course. My mother really liked this piece sometimes.
Tchaikowsky's 6th Symphony, another of my mother's favorites.
Rachmaninoff, 2nd Symphony.
Un di felice and Parigi O cara from Verdi's La Traviata, sung by Gigli and Caniglia.
Vesti la giubba from Pagliacci. Caruso, of course.
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Follow Ups
- Not really. - Pat D 08:41:29 12/04/02 (1)
- Victor Borge - psgary 21:31:50 12/04/02 (0)