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I like a little Ravel...Pavane for Dead Princess (which was mentioned already), also his Mother Goose Suite, Le Tombeau de Couperin.
There are probably a few other works.
But I really like his orchestration of Mussorgsky's "Pictures...".
I never knew M. originally wrote "Pictures..." for piano. Once I heard the piano version, I liked it too.
I also have come to some appreciation of Debussy (another impressionist), but again, as with Ravel, I like only a little of his oeuvre.
 
Deimos said:
I like a little Ravel...Pavane for Dead Princess
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I have played that back in high school, and it is very beautiful!

Deimos said:
But I really like his orchestration of Mussorgsky's "Pictures...".
I never knew M. originally wrote "Pictures..." for piano. Once I heard the piano version, I liked it too.
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See I actually like the piano version better. I feel like it has more substance, somehow. I was introduced to it when I was like 11 because my mom plays piano, and she used to play Pictures at an Exhibition quite a bit.

Currently in my voice lessons, I'm learning how to sing "Se tu m'ami," which is kind of an essential thing in a classical singer's repertoire. I've loved this song for a long time and I'm glad my voice teacher finally thinks I'm ready for it!
 
Well, now we've got the Mahlers in reverse chronological order. 😄

I always think of the two as linked; "plotwise", the hero of the 1st is dead, at the beginning of the 2nd. As far as recordings go, this is a classic, and probably the best single-disc choice:


I see it's on YouTube:
Though it needs to be heard in better quality than YouTube offers.

More recommendations here:
 
I have several of Bartoli's recordings -- she's amazing.
Maedhros_Nelyafinwë said:
I'm glad my voice teacher finally thinks I'm ready for it!
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If you master that, with all your other accomplishments, we're going to have to start calling you "Maedhros_Nelyafinwë, Mistress of All Arts"! 😁
 
Írelilta said:
One of the finest (if not the finest) of Mahler's Symphonies:
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That Screen cap is creepy... reminds me of the Alien in Alien. 😬
I [personally] would not use it to promote Mahler's 2nd Symphony. "Run away! Run away!"

A bit of Music Trivia... the more *ahem* senior members here may know the answer to this.
So, without Googling it (or using any other search engine or Wikipedia ) anyone know who Otto Klemperer's son is, and what he is most well known for?***

*** At least among us oldsters
 
Deimos said:
That Screen cap is creepy... reminds me of the Alien in Alien. 😬
I [personally] would not use it to promote Mahler's 2nd Symphony. "Run away! Run away!"
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Don't blame me for the screen caption; I wasn't the one who composed it.... 😂

But personally, I find it to be one of the best Mahler 2nd performances!

Here's the same version I believe, but in playlist format:

 
Írelilta said:
Don't blame me for the screen caption; I wasn't the one who composed it.... 😂

But personally, I find it to be one of the best Mahler 2nd performances!

Here's the same version I believe, but in playlist format:

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hey, jk.😄😉... (but it's still creepy)
 
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