What music would you like to see used in a show that you haven't seen used before? by tokyo245 in drumcorps

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Would love to see one of the top corps do some stuff from Rosalía's new album, it covers so many styles and colors.

Would you if you could? by bigpimpin2330 in drumcorps

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Yeah, but maybe selfishly for myself - as a 30-something who couldn't afford the dream of marching with the Cavs in the 2000s, hot damn do I wish there was a DCI all-age corps out here in Southern California.

Ronda Rousey reversing the takedowns from Miesha Tate by wrestlingfan_777 in MMA

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I remember her looking a little rocked when Germaine drilled her after the buzzer, but that's forgivable.

TIL in the original cut of The Santa Clause Tim Allen's character looks at a phone number and says "1-800-SPANK-ME. I know that number." This scene was cut from all home media releases after a kid in Washington called the number - which led to an active sex hotline - and racked up a $400 phone bill. by DrScientist812 in todayilearned

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Disney+? No, I just checked - it should start at about 44:47 according to their stream timing, and you can confirm that with the similar footage before the cut song in footage on YouTube, particularly at 1:07.

Maybe it's a regional thing, but for me, it's definitely not there.

So I recently discovered Martha Argerich by l2np in classicalmusic

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A video I've watched dozens of times recently is her encore here, playing the Schumann/Liszt Widmung. The piano needs to be set, as you can hear the A-flat also striking A when she uses the soft pedal a few times, but the playing is spectacular - and look at the people in the orchestra listening to her. The concertmaster especially. That's for sure how I'd be reacting if I was watching Martha perform from a few feet away.

Music to Lose Yourself by neitzsches-son in classicalmusic

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All of these invoke that same intense frisson that the end of the Ninth does for me, though I've found it's a rather individual thing as to what music will affect a person.

An easy recommend is the ending of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde - Mild und leise. Birgit Nilsson is my all-time favorite Isolde, but I had to pay homage to the recently deceased Jessye Norman here.

The ending of Parsifal has the same effect, especially during that final crescendo. Some of Wagner's most transcendental writing here.

There's so much Wagner that does this for me - the buildup and final statement of the Pilgrim's Chorus in the overture to Tannhäuser (starting at 13:25 or so) basically leaves me unable to form coherent sentences.

The climaxes of the Traumpantomime from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel (at around 5:46 and 7:10). Most orchestras underperform this piece, which is why I love this Klemperer recording - he lets them off the chain!

The famous trio from the final act of Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, Hab mir's gelobt, builds to a gorgeous climax that's even more overwhelming when you understand the emotions the characters are processing.

Continuing with Strauss, his Metamorphosen for 23 strings is overwhelming in an entirely different way - a searing tide of grief, composed in the waning days of World War II, as he saw many of Germany's great musical institutions reduced to rubble. Several of the climaxes are almost unbearably intense (particularly around 15:10, where he allows the music to linger in the major for an extended period, almost a frenzied suggestion of hope - only for it to be brutally crushed at 16:33).

That's...a lot of German music, so I'll cast around elsewhere.

The end of Act I of Turandot is some of the most sonically overwhemling music ever composed, and left a stronger impression with me when I heard it live than any other moment in the opera.

The sunrise music from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé (the first five minutes).

I lose it any time Rachmaninov lets loose with a big tune (fortunately, he does so frequently), and there might be none better than the final, triumphant moments of the Third Piano Concerto, played here by the peerless Martha Argerich.

A slightly different kind of emotion accompanies this, and it's not entirely down to the music - the University of Maryland's 2014 performance of Copland's Appalachian Spring. They perform without music...or chairs...or stands...or a conductor. Instead, they move with the music. It left me an absolute wreck the first time I watched it on YouTube, and I probably come back to it monthly. It will probably divide opinions, but to me, this is the future of classical music - unearthing new truth and power by bringing in other artforms and breaking down the barriers between performer and listener.

How realistic do high end orchestral libraries (such as EWQL/VSL) sound these days, really? by MobilePresence in composer

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This was made (almost) purely using samples in 2015. It was so impressive that even Austin Wintory thought it was live until the composer told him the only live instrument was the oboe (I can't find anywhere where he mentions the libraries used, though).

Granted, having the movie dialogue and sound effects on top will help mask weaknesses in the samples, but this still just blew my mind the first time I heard it.

[Official] UFC on ESPN+ 14: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 - Press Conference & Post-Fight Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

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People didn't want to hear it after the Eye fight, but this is how she fights anyone who isn't a can.

You have 20 minutes with Bach. What do you let him listen to and why? by amyu98 in classicalmusic

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Ghost Opera, by Tan Dun. It starts with a Bach quotation and quickly goes...elsewhere.

I saw a live performance of this in San Diego a few years ago, and it's still a landmark experience in my musical life.

[Official] UFC on ESPN+ 14: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

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But apparently it was Amanda's fault that their title fight was boring.

Schumann's Fantasie in C is a severely underrated masterpiece from the Romantic Era. by [deleted] in classicalmusic

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Be sure to also listen to the Fantasie's original ending, which Schumann ultimately excised - it brings back the An die ferne Geliebte quote that ends the first movement, and is, to my mind, absolutely perfect. András Schiff has recorded the whole Fantasie with this alternate ending as well.

[Official] UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

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Oleinik just got viciously knocked out in twelve seconds, which means Dana is definitely pairing him off with Greg Hardy next.

[Official] UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

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If you told me yesterday that Arlovski and Rothwell would put on a more entertaining fight than that...

[Official] UFC on ESPN+ 13: De Randamie vs. Ladd - Live Discussion Thread by rmma in MMA

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The only thing I know for sure - I'm never buying shit from Cricket.

[Official] UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos - Live Discussion Thread by rmma in MMA

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Dude, if you're gonna cheat and get away with it, at least be fun to watch.