What's your favorite piece of classical music?

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I always had a thing for In the Hall of the Mountain King.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrIYT-MrVaI

 

[WelshBloke]

Giuseppe Verdi "Stride la Vampa"

Giuseppe Verdi "le fosche notturne"

Both from Il Trovatore.

Sorry about the quality, its hard to find good quality opera on youtube.:'(

 

[Colt45]

Something tchaikovsky, maybe piano concerto, not really sure...

 

[datalink7]

Vocalise by Rachmaninoff might be it. I heard it live by Perlman which was a real treat.

 

[WelshBloke]

I always had a thing for In the Hall of the Mountain King.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrIYT-MrVaI

 

[Ichinisan]

Moonlight Sonata

 

[Ayrahvon]

Vocalise by Rachmaninoff might be it. I heard it live by Perlman which was a real treat.

An amazing piece. I'm a musician, and I own a rather large 'classical' collection. Here are some pieces either from composers most people will not have heard of, or pieces from well known composers that people are not aware of!

First one:

Rachmaninoff Etudes-tableaux Op. 33: No. 5 in D minor played by Vladimir Ovchinnikov.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0QgIQqtL3k

It's an absolutely fantastic piece that is completely unrecognized by the general repertoire. Perhaps because the sheet music has it played mainly staccato and this is a morel lyrical interpretation. Listen to Ashkenazy's version, it sounds like ass in comparison, and he's a great pianist.

For someone a little more modern I'd recommend the great finn Einojuhani Rautavaara!

Rautavaara - Cantus Articus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS9bOm3XHLE

His clarinet concerto is worth a listen as well, though I can't seem to find it on youtube.

Alkan - Symphony for solo piano. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJthyFmCraw

Alkan - Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 for piano only. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7n5w4SCCyw (Alkan wasn't really one for having an orchestra accompany him)

Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emYTG80B2vU

Shostacovich - Jazz Suite No 2 - Waltz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmCnQDUSO4I

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 2nd movement - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBfKXHoSvDM

Sibelius - Symphony No. 3 2nd movement - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw14BMOiUBk

While Mahler was making massive symphonies with 1000 parts, his good friend Sibelius was making delicate intricate music with only two voices a part that creates a far more complex sound!

Enjoy!

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Could be piano, violin, etc...any of that old shit. Nothing new. Curious to see what you guys come up with. I'll have to think of some later, but I like Vivaldi a lot. I like all the usual dudes too...Bach, Beethoven, etc.

I know I probably didn't word the title right, but I'm using 'classical' for lack of a better term.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o

 

[unokitty]

DeBussy LaMer

Can't articulate why, but several of his pieces appeal to me.

Uno

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I don't know what that is : (

 

[Crono]

DeBussy LaMer

Can't articulate why, but several of his pieces appeal to me.

Uno

Very dynamic and uplifting.

I need to listen to more Debussy - downloading now on Zune

 

[edro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4J5j74VPw

Same, but Flashmobed.
http://www.wimp.com/symphonyflashmob/

Pachelbel - Canon In D Major - Can bring me to tears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80&feature=related

 

[Kreon]

I really like Bach's Contrapunctus #9 Die Kunst der Fugue

Particularly when played with horns over piano or keyboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-MDsO_6-0I

 

[AMCRambler]

Pachelbel Canon in D

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Same, but Flashmobed.
http://www.wimp.com/symphonyflashmob/

Pachelbel - Canon In D Major - Can bring me to tears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80&feature=related

Ooh, love that double bass...

 

[DigDog]

after years of conservatory and music college, hands down, mozart's masonic funeral music, Klemplerer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--sDBQuz6DY

 

[Joseph F]

I find myself at a loss of words when trying to describe this piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7JGBC-nOjQ (Swan Lake, Act I, No. 5: Pas de deux)
I think this image macro sums it up, nicely, though.

 

[OVerLoRDI]

I can't make up my mind between Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, (see sig) and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.

Beethoven's 9th is fantastic, although the vocal parts are somewhat polarizing. Having sang the finale of Beethoven's 9th in a choir, that piece holds a special place in my heart. I never had so much fun singing a big classical piece like this. It was way more fun to perform than Carmina Burana or Brahms's Requiem.

 

[nanette1985]

Wrong forum. Too many noobs on this subject.

Head on over to some old-timer symphony forum for some good insights.

Hey! Some of us here hang out on those old-timer classical fora also. I don't always want good insights I got enough of that crap at the conservatory. I wanna hear opinions from the folks here - who can be very interesting.

My favorite at the moment is the 1812. Any symphony with cannons, chimes and a brass military band all going full out is the thing for me. And it's Tchaikovski - he knows his stuff.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Didn't we just have one of these threads?

Regardless, my vote is for "Un Sospiro" by Franz Liszt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSHwX2O7j2w

 

[The Boston Dangler]

true story:
the other day i was listening to O Fortuna when i decided to get another cup of coffee. i put a spoonful of sugar in my cup, tilted the coffee pot, and it was...empty!

 

[JulesMaximus]

I've been kind of partial to Chopin lately.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0Z6g1XJkU

 

[Away]

I've been kind of partial to Chopin lately.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z7ATsISwrU

 

[Delita]

I find myself at a loss of words when trying to describe this piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7JGBC-nOjQ (Swan Lake, Act I, No. 5: Pas de deux)
I think this image macro sums it up, nicely, though.

Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker is also amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0jMkoKLJo