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Hey Er'Body! (anybody recognize the "phrase"?)

Can anyone suggest some really powerful classical pieces that really blow you away when turned up?  Of course there's the overture but more than just the raw sound.  The way the music hits you with certain melodic changes for example.  The kind of thing you feel like you've worked out after listening to.  The bigger the dynamic range the better...again of course right?  lol

Thanks in advance!

bbarten
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viridian
5,802 posts
 

Night on Bald Mountain might be a fun listen for you.

billsw
29 posts
 

Beethoven's 9th symphony, Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Bach B Minor Mass, Raphael Pichon and Pygmalion 

Shostakovich 10th symphony, Kirill Petrenko and Berliner Philharmonic

 

kmcong
92 posts
 

A contemporary piece by composer Arturo Marquez called "Fandango". It is actually a violin concerto, and was commissioned by Anne Akiko Meyers. Premiered in 2021 by her and the L.A. Philharmonic. The album is of the same name, featuring Meyers and the L.A. Phil. IMO perhaps the best classical composition of this century. 

Fandango | LA Phil

 

 

greatdivide71
3 posts
 

@billsw Just bought the DSD of Honeck and the PSO performing Beethoven's 9th  last night.  NativeDSD was having a 20% off all PSO since they just signed them into the 2030's.

OP, I like big sound with big dynamic range too (20 to 25).  

  • Holst The Planets is one of my favorites
  • Copland Symphony No.3
  • Dvorak No. 9 
  • Also a fan of Bruckner No. 7
inagroove
270 posts
 

I can add THE PLANETS by G. Holst.

There are dozens of great recordings of this classic classic.

Enjoy

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