Classical music?

Classical Music Suggestions

Beethoven- Cello and violin sonatas; 6th, 7th and 9th symphonies

Brahms- cello sonatas, brahms double (violin and cello), any of his symphonies (especially 4); hungarian rhapsodies; string quartets

Dvorak- cello concerto (noticing a pattern? I'm a cellist :-P), string quartets, viola quintet in Eb

Smetana polkas. Sounds nuts, but they're lovely

Chopin- nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, preludes. The guy was brilliant on the piano. I also like his introduction and polonaise for cello

Mahler symphonies are intense! Mahler one is great

Sibelius- Finalandia for some "pop" classical (ie popular in the classical realm), his first symphony.

Pandora.com is great. Type in Tchaikovsky or Beethoven and you can pick and choose.

You can try Sibelius Symphony No. 5.

Tchaikovsky Symphony #3 is beautiful. It's in DM.

Sibelius' 5th symphony is gorgeous. He's an underappreciated but marvelous composer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLOig_N14...

Beethoven 3 is great. The Eroica Symphony. Not 'slow' but still lovely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFltqVS8d...

I would also check out Mozart's Requiem. Gorgeous. Just in its entirety.

Also, the Elgar Cello concerto is gorgeous!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5C99JyP2...

Along with that are Elgar's Enigma Variations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUgoBb8m1...

(That's the most famous variation althouh I'm partial to the cello variation, 2nd to last I believe)

I used this for an earlier response, but it holds true for you.

I agree about the Bach Cello Suites. I would listen to Casals or Tortelier.

Hope that helps. If you want more just ask.

~Lisa

Here is a selection you would posibly enjoy:-)...

Organ Symphony by Saint-Saens

Scheherazade by Rimsky Korsakov

Symphony No 9 by Dvorak

Symphony No 4 by Beethoven

Symphony No 7 by Beethoven

Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor op23 by Tschaikowsky

Various Piano Concertos by Schumann and Grieg

As you like Chopin and relaxing pieces of music, I am sure that you will enjoy these, If you need any further help, send me an e-mail and I shall see what I can do to help you ...ENJOY:-)

The best solution is to listen to BBC Radio 3. They broadcast all sorts of classical music. Also, before splashing out on CDs, your local library may have CDs you could borrow. A lot of classical music magazines can point you in the right direction, and they often have free CDs. It's a question of exploring.

Sombre pieces are many and varied. Sibelius has a lot of sombre pieces.

Beethoven's 6th & 7th symphony

Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela (fantastic)

Bach - Air on a G string; Jesu, The joy of man's desiring

Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (absolutely great!)

Not exactly 'classical' music but John Barry's soundtracks to 'Dances With Wolves' and 'Somewhere in Time' are FANTASTIC! Thomas Newman's 'Meet Joe Black', too.

Debussy- La Mer

Rachmaninov- Piano Concerto No. 2

Szymanowski- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1

Go hear Arvo Part, now ASAP

1. Te Deum - Arvo

2. Spiegl im Spiegl - Arvo

3. Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber

4. Piano Concerto No. 2, 2nd movement - Shostakovitch

Hey there. You could try some Wagner for sure. A lot of his stuff is sombre but there is a lot that is heroic sounding as well. As a composer myself, I draw a lot of inspiration from Wagner and Strauss, but I'm not a huge classical fan. I love certain composers and certain pieces, but overall I'd rather listen to contemporary instrumental music, mostly film music.

But here are a few songs I'd recommend, specifically:

there are 4 pieces that I think would make you love classical music even more:

rachmaninov's 2nd and 3rd piano concertos, and also his variations on a theme of paganini

also the tchaikovsky violin concerto is fantastic

I advise that when you have 2 and a half hours free sometime, you should just listen through those

Chopin;s nocturnes are fabulous. Edward Elgar has some Nice stuff, as do Verdi like his Requiem, the Faure Requiem, and Copeland's ballet music.

Try music for solo viola da gamba, for example works by Marin Marais -they are wonderful! Two of the best gamba players in this world are Jordi Savall and Susanne Heinrich!