Classical Music: May I request some, please?

[DSBach]

If you're looking for "Classical" music as in music from the Classical period, then you're looking for Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven. For Mozart, my personal favorites are his Clarinet Concerto (get the Robert Marcellus recording), Symphonies no. 40 and 41, and The Serenade no. 10 or "Gran Partita". I haven't listened to much Haydn, but he wrote over 100 symphonies, so there's bound to be at least one you like! As for Beethoven, he essentially defined every genre he wrote in, from symphony to string quartet to piano sonata, so anything with his name on it is awesome.

If you're looking for "Classical" music as in music that isn't pop, then I'd still recommend Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, but also add in some of my favorites like Dmitri Shostakovich, Samuel Barber, and Johannes Brahms. Can't go wrong with any of those guys.

I would add some examples, but due to my low post count I don't actually know how to do that, so I'll just trust you to find that stuff on your own

 

[Lord_Panzer]

These [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.133391-Whats-Some-Great-Piano-Music#3001908] threads [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.118916-Favorite-Classical-Music-Piece#2289892] here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.155477-Classical-Music-Opera#3794792] have some good ones.

Note: I'm not saying "USE TEH SEARCHBAR NOOB," there's just far too many for me to list all by myself, so I've enlisted the help of the past to do my job for me.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

I like these greatly.

Spoiler: Space purposes

I like the last one most.

 

[The Shade]

Prélude in D Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15 "Raindrop"
-Chopin

Carmina Burano is always amazing, if not strictly "Classical"

Really, anything by Beethoven is gonna be awesome.

Not a fan of Mozart, personally. Always sounds like elevator music to me.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons is kind of nice.

Handel, while technically Baroque and not Classical, has some pretty "fan-fare-ific" pieces; notably, "Fireworks" and "Water Music"

 

[SimuLord]

Because I grew up on Tom and Jerry cartoons, I developed a love of the music of Johann Strauss that still remains my favorite "classical" (actually Romantic Period, but whatever...) music.


Or just find Tom and Jerry in "Johann Mouse"...

 

[knottingam]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano

Go to this page, scroll down a bit, and play the audio files. I don't know whether I like the 19th century piano or the modern piano version better.

 

[The King of Rock and Roll]

The Beatles are pretty classic if you ask me.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

May I suggest The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughn Williams?
It is sublime.

 

[notsosavagemessiah]

you can never go wrong with the 1812 overture. The whole piece is incredible.

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

Burnout: Paradise has a long list of classical songs. Just look up the track list on Wikipedia or something.

 

[Dark Knifer]

Try Serj Tankian's Elect The Dead Symphony, which sounds like this...

 

[Gralian]

The two most well known pieces i can think of:

1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky

Ode to Joy - Beethoven