Thread: Classical Music with extreme bass lines

I will define "extreme" in a moment.

Currently, as I'm writing this, someone on my college dorm floor has their (rap) music turned really really high, so the bass is going through the walls. I immediately thought to myself, "Man, what kind of classical music is out there that I could blast full volume, and its bass would be something really noticeable?" What pieces of classical music that you know would sound terrific with a subwoofer? Either really rhythmic, or just really loud and prominent. In other words, bass to the extreme.

off the top of my head, vivaldi 4 seasons summer presto movement, the bass arpeggios are more than enough to pump out serious vibrations from a subwoofer.

Other than that, Im thinking in the context of chamber music, which doesnt help your cause.

Altho, maybe Beethoven Op 131 last movement as recorded by leonard bernstein?

Vivaldi and Beethoven? Tee hee hee!

You need to give them some Rite of Spring.

Duplicado.

Best bass part ever:



'Specially 4:30. And the final chords

Try the overture to the Flying Dutchman. Has some intense lower brass!

Try Mosolov's Iron Foundry (Zavod), especially the Rozhdestvensky recording. If you put it on a loop and turn it all the way up then you will start WWIII.

OH! I can't believe I forgot this!!



This would be great.

Ginastera's Estancia, 1st or 3rd movements. Lots of bass drum and timpani.

Respighi's Pines of Rome especially the last movement which consists of low brass and winds not to mention the steadily increasing (volume-wise) pounding of the timpani and bass drum.

There are concertos written for double bass. Try this. I don't have this CD nor have heard any of its pieces of it but I thought you might like to use it as a retaliation piece!

Stravinsky's "rite of spring":



(3:17 onwards)

or play this ginastera's piece very loud:

Originally Posted by Huilunsoittaja

I will define "extreme" in a moment.

Currently, as I'm writing this, someone on my college dorm floor has their (rap) music turned really really high, so the bass is going through the walls. I immediately thought to myself, "Man, what kind of classical music is out there that I could blast full volume, and its bass would be something really noticeable?" What pieces of classical music that you know would sound terrific with a subwoofer? Either really rhythmic, or just really loud and prominent. In other words, bass to the extreme.

I had this exact problem my freshman year of college, and Crumb's Black Angels solved it permanently.



Enjoy.

PS - buy the damn album. Don't steal music via youtube.