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I saw this today, some runners were complaining about music playing when running, perhaps they should listen to classical music as recommended in this forthcoming series

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I love classical music but I love listening to heavy rock whilst running 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

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Probably better to run, heavy rock has a good beat for running.

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S&M2 gives the best of both worlds!

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Thanks AlMorr sounds interesting 🤗

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Could give it a try

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I’m intrigued! Better dig out my 90s neon Lycra in anticipation 😬

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I don't run in Lycra but there are a few men who do

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So I gather from recent threads on here 😁

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👍 🏃🏾

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I don't run to music, but if I did, I think I'd try classical. Interesting idea!

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Try running to some upbeat music, not smooth classics

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I tried it once, but it interfered with my running rhythm 🤔

Ah well, I don't have to worry about it while I'm on the IC, plenty of time to research a playlist 😊

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I hope it won't be long before you can get back to running and are off the IC,

There are 3 classical music radio stations in the UK, BBC Radio 3, Classic FM and the new digital only station Scala Radio, I quite like Scala as its not all purely classical music they play, I have heard "classical versions" of a lot of pop music, they could not play them on Classic FM as that would breach their music policy. ."

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nowsterGraduate in reply to AlMorr

I often listen to the Irish equivalent of Classic FM: RTÉ Lyric FM. They're available on many radio player apps.

The stream URL for manual entry is icecast1.rte.ie/lyric

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I have occasionally listened to Lyric FM from Ireland on the Internet, that station has won many rewards for their programmes, the Netherlands also has a excellent classical radio station NPO Radio 4 and in Germany the best classical music station I have found on the Internet is BR Klassik.

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PS, RNZ Concert in New Zealand is also a very good station for classical music, it was saved recently from closing down by thousands of people signing a Online Petition.

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iain-strachanGraduate in reply to AlMorr

Although I listen to Classic FM in the car, I find their music policy to be quite unadventurous. For example what they play of Shostakovich is all the light popular pieces ( Romance from the Gadfly, Tahiti Trot (aka "Tea for Two"), the Assault on Beautiful Gorky, slow movement of the second piano concerto). Though these are all beautiful they are nothing like the composer's other music. Some of it might scare off the Classic FM audience, but there are plenty of tuneful pieces of his that could be played (e.g. parts of the Fifth Symphony). Or they could surely get away with playing something from the Bartok Dance suite.

On the other hand I think BBC Radio 3 sometimes gets too abstruse - though the morning program gives a good selection, and plenty of new things.

Will check out Scala Radio.

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I often run to Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite, it's jaunty and gets me going. I'm excited by the idea of a classical playlist that's actually designed for running. Thanks for sharing.

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That program is on Scala at 1 pm on a Sunday, 13th and 20th September, I particularly like Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis although I think that's not really a piece of music to run to, more for a slow walk in the countryside.

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MagellanGraduate in reply to AlMorr

Yes, Fantasia is lovely but a bit too dreamy to be ideal for running. I sometimes listen to "Lovely Joan" by Martin Carthy, a folk singer, as part of a running playlist. It's the tune from the Fantasia on Greensleeves that isn't Greensleeves, and much livelier.

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This is interesting. I don't really know much about classical music but I always struggle to put together decent playlists of suitable stuff that I actually enjoy listening to. Might be worth a try

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It might be a good listen, Sunday the 13th and 20th September at 1pm.

Ruby69 profile image
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Oooh just looked on Spotify there’s loads of classical music running lists!!!!

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I will have a look at them as well Ruby68.

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Sorry should’ve replied to OP😅

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I've been listening to Radio 4's "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" podcasts

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A lot of runner's don't listen to any music when they run, many run to talking podcasts, Radio 4 or 5 which have no music.

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Have been known to listen to Scott Joplin although not for running that would have to be Chopin 🎹🎼🎹

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I prefer Chopin, I used to play the piano

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Started to learn the piano during lockdown. I'm leaning towards boogie woogie

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When I was a teenager "a few years ago" I used to play boogie woogie music by Winifred Atwell and Russ Conway, OK, more than a few years ago lol, 😂. 😊

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nowsterGraduate in reply to chunkypie

Bring me the running shoes of Alfredo Garcia!

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Sounds great AlMoor! Thanks for sharing. I will look out for that. 😁❤️

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If you wish, you can listen to the program while running or walking LEJOG4, I hope you are enjoying your running or walking with EndtoEnd Lejog. 😊 🏃🏾 🚶

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I think I will try classical AlMorr. Nothing tried and all 🤓.

I am enjoying both running and walking in the LEJOG challenge. I started a 10k plan which is pretty long, but gets me out regularly over 15 weeks. That will do nicely! 😁❤️

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So I run to classical music because then the cadence vs beat doesn’t bother me. Coach Bennett on an NRC podcast said run to the music you want to feel like and you want to feel relaxed. So that’s what I do

AlMorr profile image
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Symphony No 7 by Beethoven is a pretty fast moving work, especially the last movement.

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You always have the beautiful slow movement, one of my favourites!

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Not suitable for running but there are many CD's which have the slow movements of symphonies, concertos and other slow pieces of classical music, these CD's do particularly well in classical music charts, they tend to have titles like meditation, dreaming and smooth classics for late evenings.

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I would like to disagree, if you listen to them you relax and then maybe you run more relaxed. Sometimes it’s nice on a long run! I’m a purist and only buy full recordings of work (it’s my field of work classical music!) although I did buy a cd called adagio when I was 17.

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Yes, Adagio is another name for many CD's which have slow relaxing classical music, by all means a runner can relax before or during a run, relaxing choral music is also very popular, especially the CD's by The Sixteen

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Couchpotato2Graduate in reply to AlMorr

Another excellent choice!

nowster profile image
nowsterGraduate

I find the tempo of a musical piece doesn't make any difference to my cadence unless it's very similar.

AlMorr profile image
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Runners will run best to their favourite music irrespective of the tempo or beat.

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I have a lot of classical in my music library, which some are shocked about with me being a certified speed/thrash/death metalhead... but there’s a lot of similarities really. Look forward to these shows, so long as they’re downloadable, there’s a Grand Prix on!

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I think most shows on Scala are downloadable to listen to at any time, I knew that you enjoy listening to heavy metal music.

Blackberrypie profile image
BlackberrypieGraduate

Must listen out for this! Wonder what he'll pick. I love classical music but tend to opt for jazz or latin music when running.

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