What's your favorite piece of classical music?

[BladeVenom]

Some will say it's not old enough to technically be classical music, but here's Carl Orff's O Fortuna. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD3VsesSBsw

 

[KillerCharlie]

I went to a live "performance" of 4'33".

I thought it was pretty interesting. You start off thinking "this is silly", but the longer it goes on the more intense the silence becomes. Your ears quickly start to develop levels of perception you didn't originally believe were possible.

It might have helped that the theater was packed. The latent energy of the large audience added to the atmosphere.

hahaha are you serious? You're a sucker.

 

[Iron Woode]

my favourite is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55G7T8VdWEs

not sure if this is considered classical:

part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PLlsjyhbLU
part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y71HAeHjdNA&feature=related

 

[Howard]

hahaha are you serious? You're a sucker.

Asshole.

 

[angminas]

Some will say it's not old enough to technically be classical music, but here's Carl Orff's O Fortuna. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD3VsesSBsw

Also good: Fortuna Plango, Estuans Interius, and Dulcissime.


More good stuff from the 20th century: Koyaanisqatsi. It's an hour and 15 minutes. You can watch it on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=Sps6C9u7ras&feature=mv_sr

 

[sdifox]

hey! did you know Mozart wrote that as he was dying?

didn't finish it in fact.

 

[sdifox]

I'm with those who said Bach, Air on G....can't believe that was written 300 years ago.

js bach plagiarised himself.

 

[sdifox]

:3

wtf

 

[Via]

Here's another good one if you like Bach slow movements:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9V0Pr0aTi4