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[Zaptruder]

Anyone know of any good music based on classical instruments?

Mostly intrested in piano stuff, but also intrested in stuff like the chinese er hu; which is a 2 stringed violin like instrument... so stuff like FF Piano collections would be of interest.

Even modern stuff inspired by classical stuff like some of the music from Dynasty Warriors 5 or Rot3K 10.

 

[eternalsunshine]

Some great piano albums:

True Love Waits: O'Riley Plays Radiohead

Largo - Brad Mehldau

Final Fantasy VI - Piano Collection

 

[speedpop]

Should hit up Joe Hisaishi's Piano Stories if you like FF Piano Collections.

 

[Bizarro Sun Yat-sen]

er, why not just listen to "real" classical music?

 

[Tarazet]

Alicia Keyes has done some nice stuff with the piano and harpsichord... but the classical-music recommendation is right on, too. The closest thing in mood is probably Debussy, because he was the first composer to be inspired by the Indonesian gamelan and other exotic influences. You'd probably also like Messiaen, who went even further with the Asiatic influences..

 

[Red Blaster]

Ben Folds (Five) is the man for piano music. Though, he doesn't play anything resembling classical music, he bangs the ivories like no other.

 

[Doth Togo]

True Love Waits: O'Riley Plays Radiohead

Yes. Very, very good. But beware. Only listen to it when you're in a mellow mood. It can be a downer.

 

[ronito]

Best. Piano album. Ever.

p.s.: Hisashi's piano stories is rather good too.

 

[yoshifumi]

max richter - the blue notebooks