What's the best classical music piece you've ever heard?

Answer 1

Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky
The four Seasons by Vivaldi
1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 by J.S. Bach

short pieces
O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
Morning Mood (Morgenstimmung) from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg
Aria - Dido (remixed by AvB) from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell :D

Answer 2

Ah, Ryan, what an incredible question. this is tough to pick in basic terms some favorites that have been continuously exceeded over, yet I nominate here: a million) Felix Mendelssohn's "Symphony No 2 " (Choral Symphony)...a fascinating artwork, exceptionally the choral section; yet eclipsed via his extra extensive-unfold works, this is seldom carried out stay...sigh. 2) Edward Elgar's "Enigma adjustments", exceptionally the very moving Nimrod section...basically marvelous! extra often than not heard now in basic terms on Classical Radio call-in shows rather than on point..what a loss. and are not getting me started on the regrettably- exceeded over song of yank composer Edward McDowel, that large song lyricist of twentieth century piano literature, (whos song is so nicely transcribable for traditional guitar, too). this is an illustration of the circumstances, i think, that many song administrators around the US and someplace else have intentionally prevented the extra obtainable works (ie..solid melodic content textile) in want of extra esoteric compositions, labeling the former as relatively unsophisticated. nicely, if the song of Tchaikovsky and Dvorak is for the unsophisticated, then i think i would be sitting crimson-confronted interior the front row. Cliff (classic guitarist)

Answer 3

Tough question because you can't just pick one for all time. But I don't think I'd ever get bored of Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3 "Organ" (especially the last half... I think it's only a two-movement piece, but some CD producers break it up into four or more parts.) Wow.
(And "best" is hard to define... there are my favorite pieces, but they're probably not the "best" pieces... as best also implies a level of quality or perfection, rather than just a level of personal preference... make sense?)

Carmina Burana, some Philip Glass symphonies (particular the 'Heroes'), Percy Grainger's "A Lincolnshire Posy", a few other more modern wind symphony pieces would also top my favorites list.

Answer 4

I will have the strangest answer. But The best piece I have heard in the last 10 years was John Corigliano's Mr Tambourine Man. It is just one of the most amazing pieces. It may outlive the Bob Dylan songs.

In it John write 7 songs based on the Dylan "poetry" and reinvions it. He said he never listen to the songs before he wrote the piece and I believe him. I highly recommend anyone and everyone to look for this piece. The Buffalo Philharmonic just recorded it and I am counting the days till it is released.

Forever young will blow your mind.

Answer 5

My favorites:

William Tell Overture (lot of pretty parts, not just the Lone Ranger section)

La Gazza Ladra (another Rossinni overture)

Also like Rossinni's Barber of Seville, but never can hear it without thinking of Bugs Bunny

Tales from the Vienna Woods (my favorite Strauss waltz)

Also Sprach Zarathustra (you get by the "2001 Space Odyssey" fanfare, and it's gorgeous)

Liszt's Second Hugarian Rhapsody (magnificent piano solo)

Answer 6

Depends on my mood...
but narrowing it down to a few, I'd have to say:
Chopin's Ballade in G minor
Beethoven's 3rd Symphony (The Eroica)
Any of Brahms' late piano music.
Beethoven's violin concerto.
Any of the arias from Mozart's "Don Giovanni."

There were so many great pieces of music created between 1650 and 1950 the list could be huge.

Answer 7

Either the William Tell Overture, 1812 Overture or Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Answer 8

Clarinet Concerto in A K.622 by W.A. Mozart

Answer 9

There is so much that is good that I just can't possibly pick one favorite. different ones for different moods.

There is one that I have no idea what the name is but is the background music for an older show called how the west was won. When in a serious situation then that is not the one to listen to.

Answer 10

There are a few:
Mozart's Requiem
Verdi's Requiem
Barber's Adagio for Strings
Adams' Shaker Loops

But, my personal favorite recording ever is The Cello Suites by J.S. Bach performed by Mstislav Rostropovich. Words cannot describe how intense and beautiful that recording is. (IMO anyway)