Favorite Classical Song?

[Amenhotep7]

I have been unusually addicted to classical music lately (Beethoven, Mozart, Tchiakovsky, etc.) A very strange occurence. I decided to have a thread on it. My favorite classical music (I mean classical, not classic rock.) is the 1812 Overture.

 

[Insigna]

Schubert Piano Trio in E Flat

 

[toh6wy]

1812 Overture is pretty cool, but it's got some pretty boring parts - or at least, it seems that way when you're playing the viola part in a middle school orchestra like I did a few years ago.

[edit]Oh yeah, and my favorite classical piece... is probably Mars by Gustav Holst. The Planets series is so awesome.[/edit]

 

[Gumby78]

Beethoven 9th "Ode to Joy"

 

[Gainy]

Pachabel's Canon, still can't get enough of it after at least 5 years

 

[North King]

Definately Pachabel's canon.

 

[Ramius75]

Bolero. I love the other music too. But normally i answer with this.

Ramius

 

[G-Man]

I agree with Ramius - Bolero all the way, my favorite classical piece for quite a few years now

 

[Mrogreturns]

"Dance of the Knights" Prokofiev.

 

[Ramius75]

I agree with Ramius - Bolero all the way, my favorite classical piece for quite a few years now

Cool , but my favorite composer is Tchaikovsky coz he compose most of my fav, love Swan lake, Nutcracker and Piano Concerto No1.

Ramius

 

[Stapel]

As a fanatical Civ player, I would say: Haydn's Piano Sonate 44 or 49 (Hoboken).

You can find it on your civ cd as INDFGPRO.mp3 or something similar. Loading a save in the industrial age will do too .

I seriously like this work. I did spend over 2 days to find out what it was (as 99% of even professionals think it is Mozart).

Furthermore: Mozart's requiem. Bach's Menuet&Badineri and Bach's 'Wir setzen uns mit Traenen bei dich nieder'.

 

[Garbarsardar.jr]

3 rumanian folk dances for piano, Bela Bartok

 

[WickedSmurf]

Con Te Partiro and La Donna E Mobile.

 

[polymath]

Pachelbel's Canon. It's hideously overexposed, but I don't care.

 

[Hawkster]

Pachelbel's Canon (again)
Brandenburg Concerto's
Jupiter from 'The Planets'
Karelia Suite

and many many more...

(not bad for someone who is also heavily into rock/electronic as well)

 

[stormbind]

I don't think I have a favourite.

Preferred composers: William Byrd, Pachelbel, Holst

Canon is good, Holst did some non-planets that are also good, Respect for Byrd is more the era in which he worked than the actual results (he was centuries more advanced than his peers)

 

[Turner]

Bolero will always have a special place in my heart. It was the first classical piece i truly liked.

Lately, I find my self liking The 1812 Overture quite a bit. And Sabre Dance as well. Carmen is a favorite too.. Canon (I call it the 'Blue Nun' song) isn't all that bad either.

Haven't gotten into Holst....but it's something I've been wanting to check out.

 

[FearlessLeader2]

I consider the Overture to The Barber of Seville to be the most sublimely beautiful piece of music in history.

Non Gustibus Disputatum. We're all right.

 

[King Alexander]

Hungarian Dances, Brahms.
1st Concerto for piano, Tchaikovsky.
Mefisto Valse, Liszt.
"Das Wohltemperierte Clavier", ALL Fuges & Preludes, J.S.Bach(preferably played by G.Gould).(I'm sure I once again did spelling/grammar mistakes).
I have really MANY favorites, but that would take a page to write.

OT:"7th son of a 7th son", Iron Maiden(to counter-attack the believers).

 

[Turner]

FL2 said 'Overture' and it reminded me of what my dad says - You can tell how old someone is if you say 'William Tell Overture' and they don't say 'The Lone Ranger'....