Question:
Any good classical music suggestions?
2006-09-02 19:42:36 UTC
I like Bach and Mozart, but I was wondering if anybody knows some more good songs by these artists or other songs/artists that are similar to these guys.
Eleven answers:
Mubai
2006-09-04 23:35:34 UTC
These are my recommended works for J.S. Bach:



ORCHESTRAL

- Brandenburg Concertos [6 of them], BWV 1046-1051

- Orchestral Suites [4 of them], BWV 1066-1069 (Suite No. 2 contains the famous Air on a G String)

- Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043



CHAMBER

- 6 Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007-1012

- 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001-1006 (Partita No. 2 contains the famous Chaconne)



KEYBOARD (on piano or harpsichord):

- The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I and II), BWV 846-893

- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (get the recording by Glenn Gould, he is the best)



ORGAN

- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565



CHORAL

- Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

- St Matthew's Passion, BWV 244

- Magnificat, BWV 243



These are all good starting points to exploring the works of Bach but I can say that virtually anything Bach composed is worth hearing.



I am not a really big fan of Mozart so I don't know much about his works. But from my (rather limited) Mozart collection I can recommend:

- Clarinet Concerto in A Major

- Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, "Elvira Madigan"

- Any of his late symphonies (>35 maybe?). I like the Symphony No. 41 in C Major, "Jupiter".



Bach and Mozart composes during the Baroque and Classical era respectively, so you may wish to listen to other composers who live in the same era.



Bach's contemporaries:

(Frankly speaking their music doesn't really sound like him).



- Handel (His most famous work is the oratorio "Messiah". Also try the oratorio "Saul in Egypt". For instrumental works, try the Water Music and Royal Fireworks Music).

- Vivaldi (His "Four Seasons" is wildly popular. His works are very consistent in quality, so you can just sample any of his other concertos).



Mozart's contemporaries:

- Haydn



The Classical age ends around the nineteenth century, but a number of composers still continue to write in the Classical style.



Classicists after Mozart/Haydn:

- Brahms (Symphonies, concertos)

- Mendelssohn (A Midsummer Night's Dream, especially the overture, Hebrides overture, Symphony No. 4, Songs Without Words)

- Saint-Saens (Piano Concerto No. 2, No. 4, cello concertos, violin concertos, Carnival of the Animal, Symphony No. 3)



You can search for recordings at amazon.com or http://www.allmusic.com. Better still, get yourself a buying guide like Penguin, Gramophone, or Third Ear. (I only own the Penguin to be honest).



If you are just starting to listen to classical music may I also recommend these books:

- The Rough Guide to Classical Music

- Classical Music: 50 Greatest Composers and 1,000 of Their Greatest Works by Phil G. Goulding

- The Essential Canon of Classical Music by David Dubal (this last one will still be useful even for old-time collectors).
?
2015-08-17 03:04:39 UTC
Chopin etudes- winter's wind,

Kreisler love's sorrow

Mozart Violin concertos

Greig hall of the mountain king

Brahms hungarian dances

Paganini caprices

Mendelsohhn concerto op64
2006-09-02 19:50:00 UTC
I like mozart d most of all classical artists.
Isabela
2006-09-04 21:10:06 UTC
there is Beethoven, Johannes Brahms (love his symphonies, chamber music, and solo pieces), Antonin Dvorak (his symphonies are divine), Saint-Saens (his concertos for violin, piano and cello...*sigh*).

oh. and a person around the Mozart era is Haydn.
?
2014-12-14 00:40:10 UTC
he comprado de muchas veces en los sitios web y también un par de pianos, el piano que le he comprado la ultima vez ha sido un piano especial para un niño especial, como valía una pequeña fortuna, aunque estaba el mejor precio, el piano tenía que llegar perfecto, y exactamente como en descripción ha sido, perfecto, de verdad una buena compra que ha merecido todo el dinero.
Funny Bunny
2006-09-02 19:46:42 UTC
I don't know much about this... but my dad used to like Yanni
Andi
2006-09-02 19:45:23 UTC
beehtoven "moonlight"

my favorite classical piece i love playing it
2006-09-02 19:50:03 UTC
Mozart's Requiem is all i do...
kevjol44
2006-09-02 19:47:51 UTC
Bach. he is all you need.
palmmute333
2006-09-03 04:32:53 UTC
Here are a few more...

Brahms

Strauss

Tchaikovsky

Paganini

Liszt
Cor
2006-09-02 20:05:51 UTC
also try

beethoven

rachmaninov

chopin

tellemann

handel

haydn


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