Hi, I went on the Hub and i discovered thie album:

the most relaxing classical album in the world - ever


2 Discs of full Classic Music.. great tracks.. line Canon of Pachelbel... dont remember if its in D minor or not

Well.. if u can try dowload that.. Great stuff..

I also Enjoy the Fantasia Soundtrack of Walt Disney.. and I also have Tchaikovsky - Complete Solo Piano Works Vol. 1 (APS)


GreaT albums

first movement of Mozart's Symphony #25 in G minor
Vivaldi's double violin concerto in B minor
Stravinsky's Fire Bird
Ravel's Bolero
Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee
Schubert's Symphony #8 in B minor

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Well I know a thing or two about classical music (studied it in university). These pieces should give you a good start.

Air from Suite #3 in D - J.S. Bach (gutwrenching)

Nimrod from Enigma Variations - Sir Edward Elgar

Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber (the original not the Ferry Corsten version although that's a great adaptation)

Kinderszenen (Piano Piece) - Shumann

Hope this helps you out.

-digi-flection

I would suggest you listen to Rachmaninov's works... He's pieces are sooo dark and melancholic

2nd Symphony
2nd and 3rd piano concertos
Prelude in G-minor
Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini


Also:

Bach - Aria from the Goldberg Variations
Beethoven's complete piano sonatas
Elgar - Cello Conerto in E-minor
Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite
Brahms - 3rd Symphony
Vivaldi - First movement from Winter
Chopin - Etude Op. 25 No. 12
Billy Joel - Invention in C Minor (thats right BILLY JOEL!!!! )

Also, try and get/download pieces from a japanese instrumental group called S.E.N.S. - Not fully classical, more mainstream instrumental, but OMG, talk about sad!!! Heaven's Song would be one of the most saddest songs I've heard.

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Originally posted by [ groovypants ] I would suggest you listen to Rachmaninov's works... He's pieces are sooo dark and melancholic 2nd Symphony 2nd and 3rd piano concertos Prelude in G-minor Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini

YES....I love Rachmaninov!! His symphony #2 is like my favorite classical piece!

i own a lot of classical music on vinyl.

i <3 it

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Originally posted by Digi-flection Well I know a thing or two about classical music (studied it in university). These pieces should give you a good start. Air from Suite #3 in D - J.S. Bach (gutwrenching) Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber (the original not the Ferry Corsten version although that's a great adaptation)

Those are both really good, Air from Suite#3 is one of my favorite pieces to play and listen too

lol, it's funny how most people mention the "cheese" of classical music like Pachelbel's Canon.

Classical music is very broad, ranging different styles that have evolved during the last 5 to 6 centuries and the origins go back even more. I personally like the more modern and contemporary stuff right now, especially electronic classical music John Cage, Luciano Berio, Stockhousen, and many more.

I also really like minimalism because it's the classical genre that is the closest and most influential to trance and electronic dance music in general. Composers like John Adams and Phillip Glass, they've done some crazy stuff.

As for the all time classics there is so much I could talk about but I'll stick to the basics. If you get one of those compilations that include many composers, I should warn you that you're not getting the best quality and that's not really the way one is supposed to listen to classical. It's like one of the cheesy TOTAL TRANCE EUPHORIA or MoS CD or something like that . It's better to get a CD with a recognized artist performing. Like the violinist Itzhak Perlman, the cellist Yo Yo Ma or the conductor Herbert Von Karajan. Those are just examples of quality names. Go for a CD that includes a whole symphony or two, not just "excerpts" or a couple of movements, you need to listen to the whole work of art to truly appreciate it.

There are different type of pieces you can get: solo, symphonic ( symphonies, overtures, ballets), chamber music (a small group of instruments), concertos (soloist with orchestra), operas, choir shit etc.

Take a composer like romantic Johannes Brahms: he has 4 great symphonies, a couple of string quartets, piano quartets,a piano quintet, a clarinet quintet, a violin concerto, two piano concertos, a violin & cello concerto (the BEST!), a Requiem with a choir and a bunch of other genius stuff. This is the most sophisticated of the romantics, for something that is cheesier and easier to swallow go to Tchaikovsky.

Tchaikovsky is really simple to understand for the untrained ear because he's so melodramatic. You've probably heard his Nutcracker and Swan Lake ballets. Add to that 6 great symphonies, the piano concerto, the violin concerto and you'll find great stuff.

Rachmaninoff is a late romantic who stuck to the old formula for a long time but nevertheless did some great stuff. His 4 piano concertos (with #3 being one of the craziest piano pieces ever), look no further, especially if you can find the Ashkenasky or Martha Argerich recordings.

I could go on but i have to go, whatever.

Hehe, this is my kind of topic.

I've been trained in classical music for 8 years now. I play trombone in several youth symphonies, and I'm hoping to get into a major conservatory. Anyways, enough about me, back to your question.

Here are the pieces I recommend for you:

"The Pines of Rome" by Ottorino Rhespigi

Ludwig von Beethoven's 5th Symphony

Gustav Mahler's 2,3,5, and 6th symphonies

"Symphonic Metamorphosis" by Paul Hindemith

Bela Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra"

"Symphony Fantastique" and "Hungarian March" by Hector Berlioz

"Scheherazade" and "Russian Easter" by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

"Prelude to act 3 of Lohengrin", "Ride of the Valkyries", "Tannheuser Overture", and "The Flying Dutchman" by Richard Wagner

"Till Eulenspiegel", "Ein Heldenleben" and "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss (Note: "Also Sprach Zarathustra is the main song in "2001: A Space Odyssey")

"Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber. (The trance remixes of this song Butcher the original. This is one of the more beautiful pieces ever written.)

"Sonata (Vox Gabrieli)" For Trombone and Piano by Stjepan Sulek (I won this year's solo competition with this; great piece! )

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Originally posted by Christopher B Hehe, this is my kind of topic. I've been trained in classical music for 8 years now. I play trombone in several youth symphonies, and I'm hoping to get into a major conservatory.

12 years here and still studying music, i play the cello I was going to go to a conservatory but decided to go to an university instead, just to get a broader education even if I got into Juilliard

i like to listen to classical too...mostly violin soloist like Itzhak Perlman, if you care for something like this try to find a song called Remberances...if you care even more, lol i have it if you want it

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