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relax (Bob P.)



Subject: suggestions?
Date Posted: 7/28/2006 3:23 PM ET
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Reading the book "The biology of sucess" by Arnot. (TV Doctor)

The chapter 3 that starts on page 38 rants on about how classical music of certain kinds will elevate your mood. (make you feel good)

So what music do you listen to and would suggest to up my mood?

Thanks.

(I have not had any music class since grade school so feel free to start with the basics if you feel so inclined.)
nomadbooklvr (Vivien R.)


Date Posted: 8/2/2006 6:39 PM ET
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Definitely Vivaldi.
Classicana (Anna B.)


Date Posted: 8/3/2006 11:05 AM ET
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I'll second Vivaldi, but for me that's relaxation music - I find Beethoven's Symphonies very uplifting - a big adrenalin rush! Absolutely stay away from Mahler-doom and gloom, and most of JS Bach is too precise and mathmatical to be uplifting, IMO. Also, when I need a mood boost, I often respond better to individual artists rather than orchestras, eg Christopher Parkening or Eliot Fisk (guitar); Sarah Chang or Itzak Perlman (violin); Mitsuko Uchida or David Helfgott (piano). More than you wanted to know?
relax (Bob P.)


Date Posted: 8/6/2006 3:15 PM ET
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Just knowing how to spell Vivaldi etc. will make it easier to search for stuff. Thanks for the post.

PS: The local library had a set of tapes on how to listen to music.

After 15 min. of commentary they'd say now go listen to "x", but there
wasn't any music in the entire set of tapes. Was a bit of a let down.
Diane (Diane M.)


Date Posted: 8/7/2006 11:35 AM ET
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Bob, I love Vivaldi's "Seasons". Spring and Fall are my favorites. Also, The Baroque period has wonderful composers. The heavy and dark composers ( like Wagner IMO) are not my cup of tea. Bach can be very light and wonderful in many of his pieces. Just some suggestions

I also steer away from lesser known artist renderings. The disappointment with a mediocre rendition of a well loved composer is frustrating. Beware! Sometimes it is trial and error what is pleasing to our ears though.
duffeybooks (Jenn D.)


Date Posted: 8/7/2006 12:47 PM ET
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i have a bunch of cds that the system cant find...they are by body and soul they are all classical types. if you are interested just pm me
inner peace
quiet nights
spiritual relaxation
forever love
raindance
natural sleep
Denise H.


Date Posted: 8/7/2006 2:58 PM ET
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I have 2 I can't list.....

Liszt....sonata in B minor

Allegri String quartet...Schubert String Quartets..


I can't even list them manually....still I can't see anyone wanting them reallyeek
relax (Bob P.)


Date Posted: 8/8/2006 2:14 PM ET
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Jenn:

I tried to list 27 cd's here.

Only 12 would list by UPC number.

I really don't have the time to list the rest manually right now.

If I knew the effort would expand the catalog, I might reconsider.

Bob
Tammy S.


Date Posted: 8/10/2006 2:22 PM ET
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I guess it depends on HOW you want your mood elevated.

Relaxation = Sibeleus' Wood Nymph

Energy Rush = Beethoven's #9th, or Bach's Wiennacht's Oratorio

Soothe = anything Anonymous 4

Lighthearted Jolity = anything Baltimore Consort
trinitym (Trinity P.)


Date Posted: 8/20/2006 1:20 PM ET
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Classicana...My, we have different ideas! :-) I would absolutely suggest Mahler's Second Symphony (Resurrection). Yes, much doom & gloom. But the ending...oh, the ending!! Fabulous! Goosebumps! Divine Inspiration! I listen to it myself when I need an uplift. Uplift...get it? Resurrection?? I crack myself up.

I would also suggest Shostakovich's Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 99. My favorite recording is the Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg / London Symphony Orchestra (EMI Classics Label) recording.
VeganFreak (Leah W.)


Date Posted: 8/20/2006 3:21 PM ET
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Hmmm. I love Bach, and I can't sit and listen to much classical music.
I also like Vivaldi and Rachmaninov.

There are a lot of bad versions of good classical out there. You should probably go to a store and listen to a few different performances of a piece and get a feel for what you like. Classical music is very hard to sum up quickly, because it is a genre that has been around for hundreds of years.


If you are interested in learning more here is a good resource.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_classical_music

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relax (Bob P.)


Date Posted: 8/23/2006 9:53 PM ET
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THankswink
moosedog (Jerry S.)


Date Posted: 8/23/2006 10:22 PM ET
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You can NEVER go wrong with Mozart.
Classicana (Anna B.)


Date Posted: 8/23/2006 11:01 PM ET
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OMG, I hadn't checked this thread for a few days, and now I'm ROFL! Trinity, you cracked me up, too...

BTW, Diane, I love your white cat/black cat - how did you do that?

Also, I agree about mediocre renditions - but they aren't always lesser knowns - some very talented and well-known artists, conductors, etc., are NOT good with all composers.
relax (Bob P.)


Date Posted: 9/6/2006 10:15 PM ET
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"So what music do you listen to and would suggest to up my mood?"

The 2 cd Vivaldi does stick in the mind and was somewhat relaxing.

Does all classical music repeat and repeat so much?

Maybe my mind needs a litle more variety to relax.

Maybe I am expecting too much.
Diane (Diane M.)


Date Posted: 9/26/2006 2:12 PM ET
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Anna, you are correct. I made a broad statement about lesser known artists. I have found it so sometimes that I have more luck with artist renderings that I know I tend to like more. ( more known to me maybe? )

On PBS I have a Blueish/black cat and here I have a white cat. They are two different cats shots I have stored on my PC. Though you are right, they sort of look like they are just a reverse of the same picture.
paigu (Peggy L.)


Date Posted: 3/22/2007 1:20 PM ET
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Leah W, I love Rachmaninoff! Some people think his music is too "movie soundtracky" but I think his piano works are pure genius.

As for the original topic, yes, Beethoven symphonies #3 (Eroica), #6 (Pastoral) and #9 are some of the cheerier ones. Another personal favorite is Brahms "Academic Festival Overture"- starts out mysterious but then the trumpets kick in =)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned any waltzes (as they sort of seem inherently upbeat).
marianas (Melissa D.)


Date Posted: 4/23/2007 7:46 PM ET
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Marches. I got a CD of the New York Symphony Favorite Marches or something. Not getting rid of it, though evil

Best pieces (in my opinion): Triumphal March from Aida, La Marseillaise, Pomp and Circumstance (what they play at graduations and stuff).

I just got it the other day so I don't know it very well yet. But I do know I was bouncing all over the place for ages afterward.