poorTony Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 In another thread, Stybjorn mentions that it's Bach's "Bouree" that Page plays in the Heartbreaker solo. Usually classical music bores me, but there's a few very powerful pieces that I love for the same reason I love Zeppelin. I'm interested in what other pieces of classical music Zeppelin fans love. My contributions are: Bach, Bouree Chopin, Polonaise in A-flat major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonAdler Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 All of Mahler (but especially the 2nd, 4th, and 5th symphonies, and Kindertotenlieder) All of Elgar (preeminently the cello concerto) " Vaughan Williams " Messien (absolutely amazing, all of his work) Brahms (esp. 3rd symphony) Bruckner's 8th Debussy's tone poems Shostakovich's chamber music Beethoven's 5th piano concerto and 7th symphony (amongst many other things) Chopin's Nocturnes Bach's Cello Sonatas all of Wagner apart from Siegfried (though I love the separate Idyll) Sibelius' Finlandia Much of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff late Liszt just to name a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrycja Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 In another thread, Stybjorn mentions that it's Bach's "Bouree" that Page plays in the Heartbreaker solo. Usually classical music bores me, but there's a few very powerful pieces that I love for the same reason I love Zeppelin. I'm interested in what other pieces of classical music Zeppelin fans love. My contributions are: Bach, Bouree Chopin, Polonaise in A-flat major ok excellent, not all classical, but here goes: Rachmaninoff, Piano Concert No. 3 Vespers Prelude in G-sharp minor Liszt, La Campanella Consolation No.3 in D-flat Liszt/Schubert, Standchen Schubert, Impromptu in A-flat Chopin, same as above Mazurka in A minor Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Brahms, Symphony No. 2 (which Zubin Mehta will be conducting in Ottawa in October) Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro (a beautiful part people may recall, Sull' Aria, is in "The Shawshank Redemption" when Andy locked himself in the warden's office and played it for the whole yard to hear) Scriabin (he's a bit weird, but growing on me), Etude in C-sharp minor Etude in D-sharp minor Vers la Flamme (and just about anything Horowitz ever got his hands on ) p.s. wonder if "Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin" counts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I could probably list hundreds if I sat here long enough. Off the top of my head, my favorites because, for me, they will be forever connected to special places, events, and people: Igor Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, Firebird Suite Erik Satie: Gnossiennes ,Gymnopedies Aaron Copland: Quiet City, Our Town Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From The New World" Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Carnival of the Animals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 There is a dramatic piece that Page also works into Dazed and Confused - Evster I think a while back was able to identify it, but I have forgotten what it is now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Marsh Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Where to start? - here's a few in no particular order Pavan op. 50 - Faure Most everything from the Children's Corner - Debussy Bolero - Ravel Gymnopedies - Satie Flower Duet from Lakme - Delibes Valse Trist - Sibelious Overture to Tristan ad Isolde - Wagner Lullaby - Gershwin Serenade for Strings (I think this one is also called the Serenade in C) - Tchaikovsky The Swan - Saint -Saens Pavane for a Dead Princess - Ravel That and pretty much all the operas of Puccini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 There is a dramatic piece that Page also works into Dazed and Confused - Evster I think a while back was able to identify it, but I have forgotten what it is now... It was from Holst's Planets originally. In Friends. The theme is very like Holst's Mars from The Planets. Robert's rising "Aaah aaah, aaah aaah, aaah aaah aaah, aaah aaah" (the part before "I'm tellin you now"), follows the theme, as does Jones' string part. Page also incorporates a variation on the same theme in his bow solo in Dazed during TSRTS. Particularly the part where the Hermit's faces change. *edit to add* Chris Squire of YES does similar in his bass solo The Fish, as did King Crimson in Mars. The ominous theme was used widely at the time. However unlike the others, Jimmy somehow made it sound Indian (or otherwise Eastern to Western ears). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedNoodle Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 It was from Holst's Planets originally. In Friends. The theme is very like Holst's Mars from The Planets. Robert's rising "Aaah aaah, aaah aaah, aaah aaah aaah, aaah aaah" (the part before "I'm tellin you now"), follows the theme, as does Jones' string part. that's a stretch, but i do hear it somewhat. I know The Bomber (medley) by The James Gang takes from Ravel's Bolero. I'm a huge fan of Gustav Holst. Specifically, the amazingly epic "Jupiter" especially at 1:50: I think Percy Grainger was an exrtremely gifted composer, although i got very tired of playing his music in high school band. the teacher was a big fan. Shostakovich is also a favorite. I love pretty much every symphony arragnement of Greensleeves, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel With A Broken Wing Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 In another thread, Stybjorn mentions that it's Bach's "Bouree" that Page plays in the Heartbreaker solo. Usually classical music bores me, but there's a few very powerful pieces that I love for the same reason I love Zeppelin. I'm interested in what other pieces of classical music Zeppelin fans love. My contributions are: Bach, Bouree Chopin, Polonaise in A-flat major Are you still here poorTony? I'm partial to solemn, sad-sounding classical music such as the Pathetique movements by Beethoven and Tschaivosky. If I had to choose, my all-time favorite piece is Beethoven's "Choral Fantasy" as performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with Evgeny Kissin on the piano. Give it a listen sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 that's a stretch, but i do hear it somewhat. Well, you say you hear it "somewhat". So why is it a "stretch"? Like you said: "somewhat". I didn't assert it as concrete. Certainly the theme is there, but turns after the third bar. Okay. I'm just saying I feel it may have been a starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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