Similar Pieces to Joshua Bell's Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra?

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The discussion centers around the piece "Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra" by Nigel Hess, particularly as performed by Joshua Bell. Participants express their admiration for the piece's beauty, while also noting its formulaic nature compared to more complex classical violin works. Suggestions for similar music include the slow movement of Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto and the iconic score from "Schindler's List," famously performed by Itzhak Perlman. While some appreciate the accessibility of these pieces, others emphasize the need for deeper harmonic and melodic richness in violin music. Overall, the conversation highlights a blend of appreciation for film music and a desire for more intricate classical compositions.
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"Fantasy for violin and orchestra"

Does anyone know any similar pieces as Joshua Bell " Fantasy for violin and orchestra", as I found it to be beautiful.
 
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I don't know how similar this is but it's one of my favorites.

 
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How about this?

 
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Thanks for the suggestions, but to be honest they don't have the same effect on me lol.
 
Recording of the century:
 
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Schindler's List
 
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The Fantasy is by Nigel Hess and is from the film "Ladies in Lavender".

Although I'd agree it's good for film music, I find it quite formulaic and not very rich or deep compared with a lot of violin music from the classical repertoire. In particular, the harmonies are mostly a fairly simple repeated pattern (with one or two rather awkward changes) and the melody is effectively a concentrated dose of "best bits" following well-known patterns.

For similar popular music from the standard repertoire, you might like the slow movement of Bruch's 1st violin concerto. I really enjoyed playing that with a local orchestra a few years ago.
 
coconut62 said:
Schindler's List


I enjoyed this piece a lot thanks !
 
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Schindler's List played by Itzhak Perlman. Its a very easy song to play, but to play it like Perlman...
 
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glueball8 said:
Schindler's List played by Itzhak Perlman. Its a very easy song to play, but to play it like Perlman...


Wonderful!
 
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