And I use the term "classical" very loosely (as in, like string quartets and symphonies, not as in the period during which Mozart composed).
My guess is that Opeth fans are probably more likely than many metal fans to like some "classical" music (more so than, say pop or rap fans to be sure). Especially those fans that enjoy opeth for the reasons I do: the musicality, the contrasting light and dark... not necessarily because it's heavy (although, I certainly enjoy that, too...)
If you don't know any good classical music (or think it might be too boring), I have a few recommendations for Opeth fans:
Bartok's string quartets (or anything else, really). Beethoven (duh). Listen to the string quartets (I generally think that string quartets are places to hear some sick musicianship, but I'm a guitarist, so I probably have preference for string sounds...). Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Petrushka (evil clown puppet...), Holst's "Mars Bringer of War" from The Planets, Paganini's 24 Caprices.
I could go on, but I'm interested what others think.
My guess is that Opeth fans are probably more likely than many metal fans to like some "classical" music (more so than, say pop or rap fans to be sure). Especially those fans that enjoy opeth for the reasons I do: the musicality, the contrasting light and dark... not necessarily because it's heavy (although, I certainly enjoy that, too...)
If you don't know any good classical music (or think it might be too boring), I have a few recommendations for Opeth fans:
Bartok's string quartets (or anything else, really). Beethoven (duh). Listen to the string quartets (I generally think that string quartets are places to hear some sick musicianship, but I'm a guitarist, so I probably have preference for string sounds...). Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Petrushka (evil clown puppet...), Holst's "Mars Bringer of War" from The Planets, Paganini's 24 Caprices.
I could go on, but I'm interested what others think.
) is great...sort of like Mahler (very cool), but it's of course the serial, pantonal (atonal, though he hated that phrase) that I really like. Especially the paino pieces. Moses and Aron is pretty intense, too. Pierrot Lunaire is pretty wacky. Can't quite get into the whole sprechstimme (sp?) thing. Sounds sort of goofy to me.
...would make a good theme for a metal album, actually)? I think he is a bit more accessible. Also Webern is good for people with short attention spans. Not sure he wrote a single piece longer than 5 minutes... I love second viennese school. I like that it's unpredictable but has a really carefully planned out underlying structure.
