Your favorite classical pieces!

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

By Pieces, I mean songs/Symphonies/Singles anything as long as it fits in the time period of
Classical and Neo-Classical time frame, so from now and the last billion years.

I'll start with a modern piece from a french composer I am currently loving and this would happen to be

Rue Des Cascades by Yann Tiersen (He did the st for the film Amelie)

This piece will always be with me as my favorite, so I pose this to you escapist... whats your favorite classical pieces/composers etc.

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

1812 Overture (Had to be said).

There are a few others, but I don't know their names.

 

[Archer147]

the theme from super mario on the nes... classic

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

the theme from super mario on the nes... classic

Classical not Classics >:|

 

[Archer147]

the theme from super mario on the nes... classic

Classical not Classics >:|

you know how old the nes is, right?

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

the theme from super mario on the nes... classic

Classical not Classics >:|

you know how old the nes is, right?

Alright Alright, Imma agree with you on that one

 

[Danzaivar]

Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, freaking beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck

 

[SideburnsPuppy]

I loved Rhapsody in Blue, but I guess that's not quite "classical." Igor's Paradise was really good, and I'm going to be the first one to say Paschelbel's Canon. Good for me!

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, freaking beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck

Yeah I do love that one, here is another one of my favorites

Dimitri Shostakovitch's jazz suite waltz VI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYhZVqODYsI

Amazing.

 

[The Rockerfly]

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Can we also chose music from the romantic and the renaissance period?

Someone please give this thread to Inverse_skies

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Op.23 1st movement is a personal favourite of mine

But I am fond of "Swan Lake" also by Tchaikovsky

"Phantom of the opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber is a favourite

and my final one is "Time To Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli

 

[Asciotes]

Death is the road to Awe- Clint Mansell

 

[Inverse Skies]

Oh man, where do I start?

Bach
-Prelude in C Major to the Well Tempered Klavier, Volume 1
-Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
-Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
-Prelude to Cello Suite No1

Beethoven
-Piano Sonatas 14, 16, 20, 23
-Piano Concertos 1,3,4,5
-Overtures - Coriolan, Egmont
-Triple Concerto
-Symphonies 2,3,5,6,7,8,9
-Violin Concerto

Brahms
-Piano Concerto No 2
-Symphony No 4
-Violin Concerto

Chopin
-Piano Sonata No 2
-Piano Concerto No 1

Camille Saint Saens
-Symphony No 3
-Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals

Elgar
-Nimrod from Enigma variations
-Cello Concerto

Haydn
-Symphonies 1,27,52,85,94,100,101,104
-Piano Concerto in D
-Emperor String Quartet

Mendelssohn
-Concerto for Strings and Piano
-Violin Concerto

Mozart
Clarinet Concerto
Overture from Le Nozze de Figaro
Serenade No 13
Piano Sonatas 9,11
Piano Concertos 1,7,9,15,18,20,21,23,24,25,26
Symphonies 25,31,40,41
Piano Sonata for Two Pianos KV 448
Violin Concerto No 9

Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No 2
Prelude in C sharp Minor
Rhapsody on a theme of Panganini

Schubert
Symphonies 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9

Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture
Piano Concertos, 1,2,3
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Swan Theme from Swan Lake
Symphonies 1,4,5,6

Vivaldi
Spring from the Four Seasons.

Sorry for the long list... I just adore classical.

 

[Inverse Skies]

Someone please give this thread to Inverse_skies

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Op.23 1st movement is a personal favourite of mine

But I am fond of "Swan Lake" also by Tchaikovsky

"Phantom of the opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber is a favourite

and my final one is "Time To Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli

I was busy writing my long list, haha!

 

[Raven's Nest]

A small selection of my favourites would be:

Holst: Jupiter
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata
Chopin: Nocturne
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
Dvorak: A New World

Hans Zimmer: The Last Samurai OST
John Williams: Star Wars OST, especially Across the Stars
Howard Shore: Lord of the Rings OST
Bear Mcreary: The new Battlestar Galactica music

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

Someone please give this thread to Inverse_skies

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Op.23 1st movement is a personal favourite of mine

But I am fond of "Swan Lake" also by Tchaikovsky

"Phantom of the opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber is a favourite

and my final one is "Time To Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli

Very nice, I wasn't too fond on Phantom of the opera but we can't all like the same thing,

I think my next contribution will be! Brahms symphony No.1 for anybody reading this trying to start getting into classical, I feel this is a must.

 

[Inverse Skies]

Very nice, I wasn't too fond on Phantom of the opera but we can't all like the same thing,

I think my next contribution will be! Brahms symphony No.1 for anybody reading this trying to start getting into classical, I feel this is a must.

I would have said Mendelssohns Violin Concerto myself. It opens with the violin soloist and immediately draws people in, doesn't have the long protracted buildup that a lot of other pieces have.

 

[killgannon]

Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major, Opus 9 No.2
Beethoven - Fur Elise

Personal favourites, although if i'm honest i'm not that well versed in classical music.

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

Very nice, I wasn't too fond on Phantom of the opera but we can't all like the same thing,

I think my next contribution will be! Brahms symphony No.1 for anybody reading this trying to start getting into classical, I feel this is a must.

I would have said Mendelssohns Violin Concerto myself. It opens with the violin soloist and immediately draws people in, doesn't have the long protracted buildup that a lot of other pieces have.

Truth be told, I've never looked into Mendelssohn, I will look about for it now..

 

[The Rockerfly]

Oh and I completely forgot about Holst: Mars, the bringer of war

Haydn - 26th symphony movement in d minor

Tchaikovsky- 1812 overture

Debussy: Clair de lune

Gioachino Rossini- William tell overture

Richard Warger- Ride of the Valkyries

 

[RebelRising]

Richard Wagner's Tannhauser - Overture - 15 minutes of pure epicness; the buildup is pastoral, and the 2:00 mark is amazing, as if the grand finale.

Franz Lizst's Dante Symphony - Inferno is the most distinctly horror-themed piece yet, and Purgatorio/Magnificat is the most peaceful I've ever heard.

George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue - The eclectic, jazzy progression is infectious, and the sweeping crescendoes that start around the 10:00 mark are beautiful.

Philip Glass's entire Koyaanisqatsi score - Haunting, repetitive, and unique, the creepiness factor and the epic factor blend together perfectly.

Ludovico Einaudi's Andare - Paced and sweet, this solo piano is meditative, content to constrain itself to a level, romantic tone rife with perfect measures.

Philip Glass's Powaqqatsi: Anthem - Part 3 - Singlehandedly the most intense, epic 8 minutes I've ever had the pleasure of listening to; the booming choral arrangements and the rhythmic underscoring blows me away.

Peter Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture - It's hard to find the ideal audio quality for this piece, but the peaceful start, with the intense and grand buildup is always worth it.