Pachelbel's Canon in D

[Janko]

I don't know why I'm opening this topic...

It's just...

One of the best pieces of music you will ever hear!

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel%27s_Canon

One of the more popular renditions:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QjA5faZF1A8

Comedy rant:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM


ENJOY!

[KingOfSomeIsland]

I absolutely love that rant! 

[revolt]

I don't know why I'm opening this topic...

It's just...

One of the best pieces of music you will ever hear!

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel%27s_Canon

One of the more popular renditions:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QjA5faZF1A8

Comedy rant:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM


ENJOY!

Actually, it's one of those almost-too-famous musical pieces, that seems to appear on every "Best classical" or "Classical favourites" compilations. More or less the equal - as popularity goes - of the most famous Verdi arias, the intro to Beethoven's 5th symphony, etc.

One could also mention Albinoni's 'Adagio for Strings', which The Cure use as intro to the concerts that open with "Out of this World". It's hard to deny that it is a beautiful piece of work but at the same time it has been overplayed to an extent that it has become a cliche. With an extra "problem": this adagio was not really composed by the Italian baroque composer Albinoni but it is a pastiche by some 20th century Italian music critic/musicologist. It was really composed in 1958, supposedly based on a musical fragment by Albinoni (but said fragment has not appeared in public to this day...).


By the way, that "popular" guitarist seems to know his shredding, but I personally think that rock/metal renditions of classical pieces are corny...

[Janko]

Actually, it's one of those almost-too-famous musical pieces

Yes, that's true, but it takes some time to get into and get used to classical music and this could be the best way to start...

[revolt]

Actually, it's one of those almost-too-famous musical pieces

Yes, that's true, but it takes some time to get into and get used to classical music and this could be the best way to start...

Well, I have to agree with that comment. The thing is, we all should start getting used to classical music as children, maybe even as little babies.
And the same goes for Cure music, sure.

[KingOfSomeIsland]

Actually, it's one of those almost-too-famous musical pieces

Yes, that's true, but it takes some time to get into and get used to classical music and this could be the best way to start...

Well, I have to agree with that comment. The thing is, we all should start getting used to classical music as children, maybe even as little babies.
And the same goes for Cure music, sure.

I dunno, dyou really think lyrics like "a hundred years of blood pours in a river" are appropriate for children haha.

but since someone mentioned it, Adagio for Strings is absolutely amazing. It puts me in a bittersweet trance that only a few other songs can put me in (Slowdive's Country Rain, The Field Mice's Willow, and The Same Deep Water as You are a few other examples). Have to watch where/when I listen to songs like that since they have a habit of bringing me to tears at times.

[robiola]

I read somewhere once that this is the all-time favorite choice as far as wedding music goes.  Sure we've heard it a zillion times, but it's still beautiful.