Where can I buy the music (soundtrack) from this show?
Absolutely adore this show but know nothing about classical music. I fear I may have a new addiction.
sharenot sure about the soundtrack but if you are looking for classical music start with the basics in itunes. Beethoven, Bach, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, and of course Mozart.
If you have SiriusXM satellite radio I highly recommend Symphony Hall channel 76.
I have hundreds of channels to choose from in my radio package and literally only listen to the news, alt nation, and symphony hall. and siriusly sinatra. ha.
not sure about the soundtrack but if you are looking for classical music start with the basics in itunes. Beethoven, Bach, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, and of course Mozart.
I am sure you are already aware of this, but for the OP this list includes a very wide variety of music. The music of Mozart, for example, is wildly different from Tchaikovsky (or any of the Russians) which is different from Liszt, etc...
So it kind of depends on what you are thinking you might like. If you are into chamber music that would be one thing.
You can always start with some well know pieces. These might be too well known for many but just starting they can help ease you into that world.
Holst's "The Planets" - I dare you to listen to "Mars, Bringer of War" and not get your blood stirring.
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture - this is the piece they play during the free concert and one of the most bombastic bits of classical music ever written. If you can find it get the Mercury Wing recording. If not, at least get a piece with real brass cannon and real carillon.
Beethoven's 5th and 9th Symphonies - the 5th, of course, has the most well known musical phrase in the world, and the 4th movement of the 9th is often called "The Ode to Joy" (because of the use of Schiller's poem the Ode to Joy as part of the Recitative) and considered by many to be close to perfection. In fact, as the rumor goes Mahler refused to name his 9th symphony "9th Symphony" to avoid comparisons with Beethoven's and so call it "Das Lied von der Erde" (The Song of the Earth). And it helps to read about the pieces, too. The 4th movement starts with the idea of "let's play a new song" and strings begin to reprise the 1st movement, and the brass come in and break it up. The strings begin the second movement, and again the brass break it up. Ditto the third movement. Then a single brass begins to thoughtfully play the musical refrain of the fourth movement and bit by bit the entire symphony joins in and brings it up to joyful noise.
Strauss' "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" or just simply "The Blue Danube" to give you a taste of the Viennese waltzes.
Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", or A Little Night Music, but really I love everything by Mozart. Even his operas are wonderful.
Which brings us to Mahler. They played some Mahler in the show but I don't think Mahler is for people starting out in classical music. Just my opinion.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons - good introduction to chamber music. share