What song should I get?

Question

I have tons of classical music on my mp3 player (so I have the classics like Canon, and the Four Seasons and stuff, so don't suggest those) and I'm looking for some pieces that are REALLY cool that I don't have yet.
I know you can't possibly know what I already have, but any suggestions would be appriciated =D
Thanks!

...actually read ^

Answer 1

There is so much, I hardly know where to begin...

You might try some overtures: Coriolan or Egmont by Beethoven, The Hebrides by Mendelssohn, just about any opera overture by Verdi, Candide by Bernstein... Overtures are fairly short, but usually have a lot of dramatic power.

Depending on what instruments or combinations of instruments you like, there are a lot of directions you can begin to explore: instrumental solo, orchestral, chamber music, choral, opera, etc. You might begin with something similar to what you already know. If you like Vivaldi, for example, you might also like Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.

Enjoy!

Answer 2

Albinoni - Concerto A Cinque (It's all good)

Bach - Air on a G string; Brandenburg Concertos (#2 is a goody); Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Toccata & Fugue In D Minor

Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 (2nd mvt.- my absolute favorite); Piano Sonata #14 (1st mvt.) & Piano Sonata #8 (1st mvt.)

Corelli - Concerto in A minor, Op. 3 No. 6 (mvts 1 & 3);

E. Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite: Morning, In The Hall of The Mountain King

Holst - The Planets: Mars & Junipter

Mussorgsky - Pictures at An Exhibition: Promenade (Gnomus), The Great Gate of Kiev; Night on Bare(Bald) Mountain

Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; The Marriage of Figaro (Overture); Symphony No. 25 (1st mvt.); Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb, K. 447

Glinka - Rulan and Ludmilla (Overture)

Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture; Nutcracker Suite

F. Sibelius - Finlandia; The Swan of Tuonela

Handel - Water Music No. 1: VI (Bourree)

J. Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz; Tales from the Vienna Woods (recognizable 3.5 mins. into it)

A. Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 "The New World Symphony" - mvt. 4 (Allegro)

A. Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man; Rodeo (Hoe Down); Applachian Suite

F. Suppe - The Light Calvary (recognizable 2.5 mins. in); Poet and Peasant (starts off slow, but then warms up)

Orff - Carmina Burana (O Fortuna)

S. Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

G. Rossini - William Tell Overture; Barber of Seville

A. Vivaldi - (Everything he composed is great)

Answer 3

The Bach Double is really nice (Concerto in D minor for two violins). Also, some romantic era style is nice like Chopin's two concertos, i think they're a minor and e minor. If you like Mozart(classical era) then I would suggest the many piano and violin concertos. You should look on download.com at the music. You don't have to download it but you get a good idea of what classical music is there and you can hear it.

Answer 4

SAD or ROCK? Okay.. I'm not sure on that. If by sad you mean.... slow and kind of emo... Evanescence has lots of these, as well as rock, such as: Hello Like You My Immortal Your Star Missing All That I'm Living For Sweet Sacrifice Weight of the World Going Under The Veronicas: All I Have Heavily Broken In Another Life Someone Wake Me Up My Chemical Romance has lots of good rock songs, and so does Switchfoot.

Answer 5

Let's start with the basics:
Beethoven's symphonies
Mozart's Jupiter
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and Nutcracker
Why not some classical guitar?
Fernando Sor
Carcassi Op. 60 N.3
Francisco Tarrega's Lagrima

Answer 6

If you like Vivaldi, definitely try Bach. I, however, prefer romantic stuff like Rachmaninoff. His piano concertos #2 and #3 are some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. More artists: Shostakovich, Beethoven (choral fantasy is gorgeous, as are the piano trios), Liszt, Debussy, Scarlatti, Telemann, Mozart....

Answer 7

Here's just a small list of songs i played on the piano and KNOW are good:

--> Alla Turca (Sonata in A Major, Third Movement) (by Mozart)
--> Fantasia No. 5 in F (By "Georg Philipp Telemann")
--> All seven of the Bagatelles (By Beethoven)
--> Fantaisie-Impromptu (By Chopin)
--> Sonata in F (By "Narciso Casanovas")
--> Moments musicaux (a collection of 6 short pieces By Schubert)
--> Prelude (by "Reinhold Gliere")
--> Reverie (by Debussy)
--> Fur Elise (By Beethoven)
--> Moonlight Sonata (By Beethoven)
--> too many more to list!!!!!

Answer 8

1. Mozart Piano Concerto #21 in C major, k. 467
2. Mozart piano concerto # 6 in Bflat major k.238
3. Mozart Piano Concerto #19 in F major k. 459

Answer 9

Dance of the Knights by Sergey Prokofiev (from Romeo and Juliet). This one is a favorite of my 9 year old son.

Answer 10

Chopin: Heroic Polonaise played by the great Vladimir Horowitz! (As good as this piece will ever sound short of being played by Chopin!) This piece is electrifying!