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Then what other kind of music do you like that doesn't have any words?

well i dont have cd's of music without words, but i have cd's with some tracks that are just acoustic. no words.

One of the best ones that comes to mind is Eric Clapton -Reptile

Clapton > *

um. yea

Clapton > *

means

Clapton is greater than all.

sorry. i didnt get the memo on new internet lingo.

lol

Classical music also keeps me intellectually stimulated...

Example: Fourth movement of Brahms Symphony No. 4.

The entire movement is assembled as a series of variations on the very first 8 bars as the original theme. In fact, more than 30 short variations each of which lasts exactly 8 bars will be presented successively without any other stuffing passages till the very end. It is truly amazing to see that Brahms could not only modulate the mood and content of the original theme so drastically in each succession, but also manage to construct the whole movement like a musical story entirely from these 8-bar elements, which include everything from a sobbing monologue by flute solo to a brass chorale to a thunderous outcry of full orchestra. I almost cry when I realize the quality and density of intellect that had been injected into this short 10-min movement.

[the Windows Media sample of 4th movement at the link above contains the theme and first 4 variations... Enjoy!]

Really? Have you read Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions?

That * certainly does not mean all.

Haoleb,

I've got an idea for you. If you like Radiohead, you should give this CD a try:

Chistopher O'Riley, True Love Waits: O'Riley Plays Radiohead

This guy is an amazing classical pianist and the whole CD is his interpretations of well-known Radiohead songs. I recommend this to all piano lovers, as well. This guy is technically and artistically amazing.

Which reminds me. Lang Lang will be in my neck of the woods next April and I definitely plan on going to see him. Should be a great show, as it's a rather intimate venue.

I second Peter's reco of the O'Riley Radiohead transcriptions (after all, it was my cd he borrowed that allowed him to make the recommendation in the first place! )

From a purely pianistic standpoint O'Riley's transcriptions are very impressive in their complexity and ability to really convey the moods and atmospheres of the originals. I've heard lots of transcriptions that just sound like show pieces designed to flaunt the performer's talent rather than convey the mood of the original music, but O'Riley stays very true to the source, and that's what I think most impresses me about this cd. Little atmospheric lines, contrapuntal lines, harmonies and counter-melodies are all there, and you really get the sense that O'Riley has a lot of admiration and respect for Radiohead's music, and that he really gets where they were coming from on each song. I'd love to get my hands on the sheet music for these, actually.

Anyway, enough raving. Buy it!