To play Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2 loudly in my back garden

[chomalungma]

Instead of the crap that people usually play around here.

There are people on the street who play loud music in their garden. I just wish they would play something decent instead of the crap they play.

Not one person is playing anything I like. I don't think they take requests.

Actually - TBF - one house did have a decent session recently with some rhythm and blues. But that's rare.

So should I just blast out some of the decent classics.

(obviously lighthearted)

This is the most middle class thread I’ve seen on here today

chomalumga
Only if you re enact the something in the eye scene in Brief Encounter.

I spent a lovely afternoon in the garden with noise cancelling headphones & Holst’s Planets the other day 😁

(And I’m not even middle class )

I spent a lovely afternoon in the garden with noise cancelling headphones & Holst’s Planets the other day 😁

Venus is at a huge magnitude at the moment. I might try this tonight!

If I heard that Rachmaninov concerto it would take me right back to my Leaving Cert exams (I’m in Ireland) 38 years ago I played a recording of that over and over again for about four months because I loved it so much (kind of serious and somber and melancholic...perfect accompaniment to the Leaving Cert.!) Wonder if your neighbours will appreciate it though?

How are people still voting for lark ascending?

Surely the lark must be in bloody outer space by now?

I think you should go for something by the Second Viennese School.

Sombre!

YANBU! Afterwards though can you play Shostakovich's piano concerto no. 2?

I will honestly cry if that bastard bird wins the classic fm chart again

I’m cooking and I have Elgar’s cello concerto on full blast in the kitchen. Banging tune

The Lark Ascending is utterly diverting the first time one hears it.

It is somewhat overaired I'm afraid.

Oh yes go for it OP. Reminds me of my childhood. My mum could play the piano and No 2 was my number one request for her to play.

We listen to Classic FM every Easter. This year I actually voted! And I so bloody didn't vote for the bird. Although I do have happy memories of it in a way as Classic FM lulled ds into an afternoon nap (hurray!) years ago and they always played The Lark Ascending in the afternoons (for smug retirees to fall asleep to in their conservatories...).

One of the nice things about lockdown is that this year for the first time I'm getting to listen to the Hall of Fame, as we're usually away. Rach 2 is also my favourite, although difficult to listen to live as I get really upset if the soloist isn't completely on top of it! Heard Ji Liu play it live a few years ago, I took my parents and my dad was jiggling his knee in the 3rd movement .

I wouldn’t class that as decent music but each to there on, eh?

I have considerate neighbours so it's rare that anyone plays music outside other than the bloody tuk tuks but yesterday evening at sunset someone played Spem in Alium by Tallis at full blast. Just that, just once, nothing else.

*own

You can do it if you live next door to me. It may be corny but it's gorgeous and will always be my favourite. Plus it might drown out the lawn mower on the other side.
Btw, what is middle class about classical music? I was a manual worker (retired from it now due to being ancient), council house born and bred.

My 3 votes this year went to Rach 2, Chopin's 2nd piano concerto and Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, but could have added so many more!

@goingoverground that's pretty special!

@LemonRedwood What not even a diagram to post? Nobody was livid?

Yanbu but don’t complain if a volume war develops and you lose

I’d play Wagner’s Three Rings opera full blast using an amplifier. Should keep everyone entertained 😊

’d play Wagner’s Three Rings opera full blast using an amplifier

1812 with extra cannons and field artillery?

I'm sorry MrsGrindah, I accept that IABVU.