What piece of classical music do you like?

Most people young or old usually like some classical music, which is yours?

It would be interesting to find what classical composer appeals to all ages.

Since some of us enjoy many different composers. so please post as many as you like.

Lets start with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 - Andante.

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My favourite at the moment is Brahms 4th symphony - magic! You can download a very good recording of it free on the Deutsche Welle website:

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Does: Flight of the bumblebee count? Because i personally find that awesome.

Yes D5 you can include it.

"Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900.

Any more folks.

this is an obvious piece but its still has my heart

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[Woolfe]

If it counts as classical, then most definitely Va, Pensiero by Verdi. Also, Pachelbel's Canon in D Minor is up there among my favourites.

Both beautiful and moving in their own different ways.

Ky xx

It's Clair du lune for me.
Listened to it since i was a kid.

(of course then twilight got all the little bitches listening too ¬_¬ )

Dvorak's Romance for Violin in f minor op.11.

Though my favourite version of it was transcribed for the Viola and performed by Barnard Zaslav. I can't find a link to the whole piece, but to me it is beauty captured and expressed perfectly. 11 minutes of sheer wonder and expression. Every time i play it (viola transcription) i feel so overcome to be a part of it. It touches me very deeply.

[Woolfe]

Originally Posted by Geoponic

It's Clair du lune for me.
Listened to it since i was a kid.

(of course then twilight got all the little bitches listening too ¬_¬ )

Agreed on this... while I'm all for bringing classical compositions to a wider audience, it can be a bit annoying when people announce that they love classical music and the only example they can give it "That song from Twilight." Smart money says most couldn't even name the composer. >_<

Debussy, btw.

Ky xx

[CardShark]

Why does it matter if people heard the song on a movie?
I heard moonlight sonata on The Truman Show and decided thats one of my favourite classical pieces.

Other wise i would have never of heard of it, so if people like clair de lune because of twilight what is wrong with that, the song is placed in a perfect position within the film their doing debussy a favor.

Most people I've come across who like clair de lune say they didn't hear it on twilight 1st yet you know they have so why does it matter in the end its fantastic.

Thanks for the imput so far guys, keep them coming.

It is surprising that some new listeners to classical music do hear the piece from the movies or commercial TV adverts. Its even better if they actually listen to more of the composer's work and enjoy the music.

Another one for you is J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Conceto No 2 in f major

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[Woolfe]

@Cardshark -

Nooo, it's not that which I'm objecting to, it's where people hear the one song, consider themselves classical music fans, but don't bother to try listening to any other compositions - it's not musical snobbery, can see how it looked like that, I just think it's a shame where people limit themselves to music they hear in music and don't explore even the composer further.

I know that's not always the case, but I've had a few convos where that's been the case, and I just think it's tragic - there is a world of beautiful compositions out there.

As for hearing something in a movie first, I've no problem with that, I think I first heard Holst's Jupiter from the Planets Suite in one of those endy-worldy movies.

Ky xx

[fredv3b]

I like far too much classical music to name, even just, my favourites. However if I had to choose a single piece right now in my current inebriated state it would be Mozart's Symphony No. 41 in C, AKA Jupiter. However if you ask me tomorrow I am sure I will have a different answer.

Its not the getting drunk bit I have the problem with, its the hangover which is the killer.

Since I'm here, here's another for you.

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - Part 1

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I know this is one of those pieces that even cretins and philistines and other such non-musically-trained individuals love, but it's actually because it's really really good.

Le Cygne - Saint Saens.

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