General Chat

I do enjoy a bit of Sibelius.

One of the best gigs I ever went to was The Smiths at Salford many many aeons ago.

moonlight sonata
finlandia
Ella fitzgerald sining every time we say goodbye
Most of Les Miserables sung well.
the Old rugged cross played by Monty sunshine.

Love music although it is not so good to listen to now with hearing aids unfortunately.

I'm just listening to the Smiths now ... How soon is now ... it's good
Yep! No.2 I like also.

A lot of Sibelius falls into my realm - I actually appreciate most music, I think

That is one of my favourites along with, of course, Piano Concerto No 2.

Lots depending on the mood I am in at the time but Sibelius' Finlandia always gets to me, lots of Mozart especially the slow movement from the clarinet concerto. Last year, as part of the WW1 centenary remembrances, I went to a concert performance of Britten's War Requiem and found it very moving.

Non-classical, some of the old jazz singers like Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald and some of the songs from musicals.

Hello Shirley <3

I'm also a Lloyd Webber fan and I love classical.. though like you prefer for it to be not too heavy.
I'm enjoy listeninging to André Rieu and his Johann Strauss orchestra - I find it very relaxing and soothing.

Take care
Sol

Robert .... The Gael for the pipes!
Errol... Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini!

Also brass bands .... my Grandad used to take me to the park to listen when I was but a toddler.

I love Chopin .both the waltzes and polonaises .

Hubby had a wide range of classical music composers that he loved some of whom were too deep for my taste .
He also loved Andrew Lloyd Webber I bought him the music of Phantom of the Opera for last Christmas

Mostly Rachmaninov, Stravinski and Mozart.

As for non-classical - too long a list really, but a couple have to be The Smiths' How Soon Is Now and What Difference Does It Make.

Pipe Bands and Scottish Country Dance music.

Which pieces make your scalp tingle and make the hairs on your arms stand up?

One that I have been listening to just now:-
Once upon a time in the West

(It needn't be classical)

:-)