Been in a classical music rut lately and I was wondering if anyone here has any pieces they enjoy listening to. Seems I have "Flight of the Bumblebee," "Totentanz" and a few other famous ones on a continuous loop nowadays.

Flight of the Bumble Bee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6A-JYbu1Os

Totentanz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqCEhmqsSnY

I don't know much about classic. The only pieces I know, are the really famous ones (those which nearly everyone knows). Here are some of my favorites:

Vivaldi - Four Seasons - Spring
Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Beethoven - Für Elise
Ravel - Bolero
Johann Strauß - Radetzky Marsch
Léo Delibes - Lakmé - Flower Duet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qx2lMaMsl8
Georg Friedrich Händel - Wassermusik
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW8xIUxs1Us&feature=r elated)

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My favorites include:

Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherezade
This one is very romantic, meant to reflect the stories in 1001 nights.

Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Very dark, very Russian. Reflects some famous paintings.

Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals
Each short piano piece sounds like an animal. I like the aquarium and dance of the dead best.

Shubert's Unfinished Symphony
Dark and Dramatic, but not as dark as Pictures at en Exhibition

Dvorak's Wind Serenade in D minor
This one's hard to describe, but I like listening to it when its raining outside. It reminds me of warm colors. It has this royal feeling to it.

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@sparrow
I always did like compositions like Bolero and Radetzky Marsch. Songs like those tend to play through my head while I'm on a long trip. Can't take listening to Für Elise anymore. It always puts me to sleep. It seems to be the only thing I ever hear played on every musical gift card, music box and piano practice session.



@oneredpanda
Can't believe I forgot about "Pictures at an Exhibition." I haven't heard that one in some time. Never heard "Saens' Carnival of the Animals" or "Dvorak's Wind Serenade" before. "Saens' Carnival of the Animals" was really enjoyable. Still hunting for the latter.

I ♥ YIRUMA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhN7SG-H-3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCSe66pWNmc&feature =related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9E6TFb6QRk&feature= related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSNUeCM78do&feature =related

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Never heard of this guy before. But you're right: He's good!

Now that you brought up "modern classic" songs:
Sky - Forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Nbz4KzQro
John Williams - Across The Stars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jALL1_KdN8&feature= related

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Yiruma's compositions was a bit too soft in general for my taste though I did enjoy "Kiss the Rain." Funny but I'd swear I heard it from somewhere before.

Don't know much about "modern classic" songs myself. John Williams is one of the few I actually know since he composed the music for Star Wars. Let's not forget this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O61Do03ZCjw

My all-time favourite classical piece would be Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no 2. It's just wonderful, with all of the emotions and stuff.

Some other really cool stuff (for me anyway) would be anything by Scriabin and Tchaikovsky.

That's prolly my all time favorite too~ 3rd is good too.

Hm, I like a lot... especially the ones they use in ballet, like Tchaikovsy's pieces. I love Chopin too. They're so fun to listen to. (I can never spell majority of composers' names >_< sorry)

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I am currently exploring music by the Baroque composer Zelenka. Try these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5qLp9Uyumg&feature= related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtDHWyIiyWk&feature=r elated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A29rhG-Nqk0&feature=r elated



Last edited by coffee_11 at 10:02 pm, Oct 11 2008

Pachelbel's Canon in D. One of my most favourite songs.

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I COMPLETELY SECOND THAT!!! Although Yiruma is not technically of the classical genre (more like instrumental) he's still an unbelievable musician!

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...With this alone, I have gone too far.

ooo me too...i also love bond's cover of that piece (lullaby)



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if youre a cellist, like me, you would despise Canon in D

anyways i like:
clair de lune and cello sonata in d minor by claude debussy
the swan by saint-saens
song without words - mendolsson (sp?)
and some other song on the cello that i forgot by bach
theres more but i forget at the moment
oh and all of joe hisaishi's and nobuo uematsu's works
but i also like this japanese quartet called vanilla mood who covers lots of songs, but also makes their own music with is beautiful

i particularly like japanese classical music due to way they emply the cello's mellow nature into the music

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Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody (Paganini's theme)
Saint-Säens - Danse Macabre
Wagner - The Flying Dutchman
Verdi - Nabucco & La Traviatta
Macagni - Cavalleria Rusticana

I like those ones a lot, but I like all classic music in general.

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