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El Cid Standard Userer	Is there a better term than 'mystical'? I mean slow, often hymn-like music that connects emotionally. Here's some music in this catagory that I really like: Barber: Adagio for Strings Vaughan Williams: Fantasy on a theme by Thomas Tallis Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain Do you like this sort of music? What are your favorites?
posted 07-05-2001 10:11 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	One of my favourite "types" of music. I immediately thought of Mysterious Mountain myself, though I kick myself for forgetting the Tallis fantasia (note to Timmer: Kick me next time I'm in the UK). Add Anton Bruckner, most of his works. NP: William Walton: Cappricio burlesco (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves)
posted 07-05-2001 10:46 AM PT (US)

mgh Standard Userer	There are some very good works along these lines. Rautavaara: Sym No. 5 Korndorf: Hymn II and III Danielpour: Celestial Night/Toward the Splendid City Picker: Old and Lost Rivers Harrison: Largo Ostinato (Sym No.3) Harrison: Elegy to the Memory of Calvin Simmons Truscott: Elegy for String Orchestra Jarre: Building the Barn (Witness) Bruckner: Adagio from Sym No. 8 [Message edited by mgh on 07-05-2001]
posted 07-05-2001 10:53 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	What about RVW's Sinfonia antartica, or Holst's Neptune, the Mystic. Also, Wagner's Lohengrin overture has a very mystic quality, and I always felt that the opening of Richard Strauss' Aus Italien sounds like space music. NP: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartica (LPO, Sir Adrian Boult)
posted 07-05-2001 12:27 PM PT (US)

SCimmerian Standard Userer	Mystical music? Is that music written by mystics or music that is supposed to envoke a mystical response in the listener? Maybe spiritual music would be a better term.Or maybe otherworldly music. Ok then there are sooooo many pieces to list but I will name just some of the best. 1.SZYMANOWSKI; Symphony no.3{song of the night},King Roger.Demeter,Sabat Mater 2.SIBELIUS; Tapiola,The Swan of Tuonela 3.HOVHANESS: Symphony no.11,Fra Angelico,Celestial Gate,Eilbris 4.HOLST;The Cloud Messenger,Hymns of the Rig Veda 5.RAUTAVAARA: Angels and Vistations,Cantus Articus, All the symphonies. 6.LANGGAARD; This guy's music is super mystical sounding!! Check out all the symphonies. 7.VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS;The Lark Ascending. Very spiritual and super beautiful. 8.IVES;The Unaanwered Question.
posted 07-05-2001 02:42 PM PT (US)

JJH Standard Userer	mystical? Top me that implies religion: John Tavener Arvo Part for starters. also try Olivier Messiaen. Hard to digest, his stuff, but ultimately rewarding I think. Might also try chant.
posted 07-06-2001 08:40 PM PT (US)

Timmer Standard Userer	I agree with most of the above (yes Marian, consider yourself kicked ) but where's mention of Debussy and Ravel?
posted 07-12-2001 05:08 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	And also parts of Mahler's 2nd symphony. "Mystic" music is closely connected with what I consider haunting music, meaning that once I play it, I often can't stop playing it over and over again for days. NP: Robin Hood (Michael Kamen)
posted 07-12-2001 09:49 AM PT (US)

SCimmerian Standard Userer	The only mystical sounding piece of Debussy that comes to mind is The Engulfed Cathedral.Of course the orchestrated version by Stokowski. The Philharmonia/Simon on Cala Records is awesome, the best ever.
posted 07-12-2001 10:38 PM PT (US)

Timmer Standard Userer	...and exactly the piece I was thinking of Scott! though I would add Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'une Faune.
posted 07-13-2001 04:53 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	Don't say there are no mystical parts in La mer! NP: Princess Mononoke - Symphonic Suite (Joe Hisaishi)
posted 07-13-2001 05:46 AM PT (US)

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