how about another ridiculous question: If there was only one symphony that could survive a catastrophe that would erase all other symphonies, which one would you preserve?
@@MelodiousHeart1 Agree, fantastic, all the more since most favor the NY Lenny's. I've got all 3 LB's, this one's glorious & gripping, not to mention Janet Baker! Also love the Klemperer. My current top pick's probably the live Tennstedt with Yvonne Kenny from 1989 with LPO. Matches LB's immersive excitement w/out the slightly churchy acoustic on the LSO (unless there's a new release?). Thanks.for bringing us all out.
The Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 is my "stranded on a desert island for the rest of my life" choice. The second movement brings me to tears no matter how many times I hear it.❤
@@barbaraleidich1564 Dude same here. The ending part of the second movement literally.brings me to tears every time. The strings combined with the soft pulsing piano is just unbelievable. That song helped me through so many things. It's totally my stranded on a desert island song too.
@@barbaraleidich1564 I feel the same about the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. The first two pieces can be replaced with other pieces, but the Rachmaninoff piece can't be replaced.
@@barbaraleidich1564 I agree, 100%! Twenty years ago, asked a woman on a first date to a concert that included the Rach' 2. [Yes, I confirmed that she liked classical music, before asking!] She was a bit freaked when she saw me brush tears from my eyes during the 2nd movement. Later, I learned that she was interested in me because I'm a broad shouldered, tall 'lumber sexual' type of guy [before that moniker was part of the lexicon]. An emotional reaction to such beautiful music didn't fit her image of whom _she_ thought I was. Good to learn those things early on. Rach' 2 Emperor Piano Concerto Beethoven's 7th Symphony [The reason I fell in love with Classical Music.] or Lark Ascending or Scheherazade or New World Symphony or Mahler Symphony # 1 or Mendelsohn's String Octet Be well & Best regards, Gottfried
@@gottfriedschuss5999 Wonderful story! I gather the relationship didn't go anywhere after that? The first time I heard the Rachmaninoff was at a Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Concert. I was dating the principal cellist who brought me to the concert. We were both music majors at a nearby college. They had me at the opening chord! I have the score written for 2 pianos and play some excerpts here and there. I am in awe of the concert pianists I have watched perform this!
I'm wondering how many people who have responded to this are professional musicians. I am not a musician at all--tried but quickly learned I didn't have much natural talent. I heard classical music my whole life growing up and got very interested in my last 2 yrs of high school and have kept on going. I'm 70 now. It's so nice to talk about "my kind of music" with others for a change. I tend to love the romantic composers and the loud and boffo stuff most, and I do love a great coda. Brahms is my all-time favorite, but Dvorak and Beethoven are high on the list. I'm trying to get into Bruckner--he seems to be the in-between guy for Brahms to Mahler to my ear---but I just can't handle Schoenberg, Bartok, and the atonal/12-tonal stuff. I have to have a tune! Anyhow, I'm just interested in the types of people who care enough about our music to comment here and if I am the only total non-musician or if I am among like folks who love music as much as me but can't play it either!
@Texas Judi, I'm with you all the way concerning classical music. I did study it a little as a kid back in high school, but that was pretty elementary stuff really. It did give me a liking for Mussorgsky (Night on a Bare Mountain; Pictures at an Exhibition) and introduced me to the choral stuff via Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria. Of course my musical tastes have varied over time and these days you'll find me also listening to the likes of Leonard Cohen or Eva Cassidy, perhaps some BB King and through to the Canadian rock legends, Rush and of course from your neck of the woods the biggest little old band in the world, ZZ Top. Where I live we have a purpose-built concert hall which sits on acoustically dampening springs to isolate it from the outside world and there's many a cultural feast to be had there. I took my old aunt there once along with my missus (who is a classical music newbie) to attend the festival of organ music. Now the hall itself is basically built around the huge pipe organ and hearing Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor played on that leviathan made a lasting impression. I do appreciate that current technology allows for this interchange too, with a stranger from what I'm guessing is the other side of the Pond from me. Keep enjoying the music eh? It's one of life's joys...
@@mikecook7530 When people ask me what kinds of music I like, I tell them classical and 1960's rock and roll. Weird mix, but that's me. I spent most of my school years in Europe and heard the Bach on an organ in a cathedral built in the 1600's in Holland. You can't even imagine the difference that makes, with the acoustics like they are when Bach wrote it. The T&F in D minor is my favorite. It completely envelops you. Happy listening!
Texas Judi I’m not a musician, I don’t play anything but a few chords off a guitar. Music is like a cocaine or heroin to me. I close my eyes and I feel high like I’m in tranced when I listen to classical music or metallica.
Texas Judi I am totally with you. No musician but always been guided by the old masters. My father was a real symphony and opera fanatic and on weekends played his records (the black ones) all day long. I am entirely into Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky. But I'm open to anything else. I also love the baroque masters Handel, Albinoni, Vivaldi and Bach's Organ works, that drive tears into my eyes. Always. But recently I came to the video linked below by chance and was instantly excited. th-cam.com/video/ojBYW3ycVTE/w-d-xo.html What a talented gifted artist is this man. I truly admire him. Greetings to Texas
If I was trying to have a variety of music I would pick: Heifetz Mandelson Concerto (the copy I has is from a cheap compilation from older recordings), Furtwängler's Beethoven 3 (I think from the early 50s), Gould Goldberg variations. There are over a dozen things making the top 3 so performances make the difference, before I heard the Furtwangler change in pace and dynamics the 3rd was not in my top 20. I sat through a live Chicago Symphony performance of Mahler's 9th conducted by Tilson Thomas, listening to that symphony, even the recording I owned by the CSO and Solti was a mental slog of noises, his emphasis on the romantic and themes changed my attitude and fortunately CSO made one of the performances accessible on their web sight.
This video is so outstanding, so beautiful and amazing, this is what classical music is all about. My heart is very happy with those tunes. Thank you for sharing.♥️🌹💐
Even at the age of 18, I had not heard Rachmaniev's piano concerto no 2, the first time I heard it was so moved that I was crying for 30 minutes, it still moves me just like the first time I heard it. How talented, it's impressive
I answered this months ago when it showed up in my TH-cam feed. My take away from perusal of most recent replies is how many choices we have! Last time I took it upon myself to revisit others choices and was amply rewarded with many hours of wonderful music during the lockdown. Stay well everyone.
1.Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 by Cho-Seong Jin (Especially 2nd movement!) 2.Ravel Piano Concerto In G Major (Also I prefer 2nd movement) Maybe my liking for classical music is kind of music that makes me relaxed and can be drawn a charming spectacle when i just sit on a chair, look at any scene with Woods, clouds on gloomy weather. Ooh~ It's so good to imagine! 3.Bruch Violin Concerto In G minor by Hilary Hahn Honestly was too tough to choose my favorite music to 3, but i did it!! Thank you for uploading every video XD
Fantastic selection! I also LOVE the three pieces you mentioned. I love Seong-Jin Cho but haven't heard his performance of the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1. Will have to listen to it soon.
I am partial to Chopin, as a pianist, as well as other romantic composers. But I would need The concerto with Chopin's solo piano, nocturnes, ballades etc and Lizst Liberstraum.
@@MelodiousHeart1 Understood. Music can create so many feelings in a person that it's almost impossible to just pick three pieces, and not want more. So many great composers and pieces.
I almost always end up with one of your postings. Exquisite selections. Thank you, again, for all you do in compiling gems that touch the mind, heart and soul. I think the goal of art it to take you somewhere. These pieces do that for me.
1. Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' 2. Bach - St. Matthew Passion 3. Wagner - Tristan und Isolde Very tough choices and these are not necessarily my 'favourite' pieces but are ones that over my lifetime I could get more enjoyment from compared to short and simple pieces. Works that just missed out are: Bach's Goldberg Variations, Art of Fugue or WTC, a lot of his choral work could get on here such as his masses, Albeniz's Iberia Suite is also a master work, Mendelssohn's Saint Paul is a beautiful work along with the likes of Brahms' German Requiem and of course Mozart's Requiem. I love many operas, Mozart, Verdi, Rossini etc. but being one of the most complex and deep works I chose Tristan und Isolde so after many listens I would still be untangling it. Eroica is a masterpiece and is in my opinion unrivaled by any other symphony, it transcends the form but some honourable mentions are Mahler 2, 6, and 8, Bruckner 8, and 9, Beethoven 6, 7, and 9, Mozart 41, Shostakovich 5, Berlioz Symphonie-Fantastique... I could go on but that's enough reading.
Wow, I can see that you have an extensive knowledge in classical music! I love many of the pieces you mentioned, but there are also some that I haven't experienced before. Thank you for your time and an exceptional comment! I really appreciate it.
Chopin's Ballade no.1 in G minor (Op 23), an incredible and emotional ride. Trying to play this at the moment :> Chopin's Ballade no.3 in A flat major (Op 47), it's just beautiful, as the piece slowly transcend to insanity. Mendelssohn Violin concerto in E minor (Op 64), wonderful, calming, and AmAzInG
1. Rachmaninff - Piano Concerto 2, 2. Sibelius - Violin Concerto, 3. Schubert - Unfinished Symphony 8, and as a bonus for the unfinished piece by Schubert I would add "Vocalise" by Rachmaninoff...
Beethoven - Ninth Symphony. Tchaikovsky - First Piano Concerto. Sibelius - Violin Concerto. The first two are constants. Number three changes almost daily.
You are kidding dear Kim! Which are my fav three?? Exactly these ones! Needless to say that you did a perfect choice for each compositon. If I had done this video I would have taken the same excerpts. The only technical difference is I would have sorted the composers in chronological order.. but that is irrelevant! Thank you for this totally enjoyable video! With gratitude... Cheers, Eddy.
Wow, it is, indeed, amazing that we both choose exact same pieces out of so many great ones! Sorting the pieces in chronological order is a good idea. I just sorted them in order of my preference. You're welcome, and thank you for the great comment! I always appreciate your words on my videos.
I love the variety of responses too. I've been learning many great pieces that I never heard before from them. We surely are lucky that we can enjoy as much classical music as we want!
1 Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto, 2nd movement. 2 Beethoven Emperor Concerto 2nd movement. 3 Mozart piano concerto 21 andante. 1 and 3 played by Anna Fedorova. 2 played by Lang Lang.
Oh, I love these 2nd movements so much! Lang Lang's performance of the Emperor Concerto is divine. I just watched Fedorova's performance, that was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the great input!
Even to ask which 3 classical composers would already be too much to ask; to ask for 3 classical _pieces?_ You might as well ask me which 3 breaths I would like to breath for the rest of my life.
Symphony no 6 Beethoven, 1st piano concerto Shostokovich & ...........who knows. When I was young I bought a cd of Shostakovich piano concertos 1 & 2 in the cheepo bin in Woolworths, I still play it 40ish years later. and love it far more than versions by people you may have heard of. Longer ago than that , the first classical vinyl album I bought (in Boots, Western Road, Brighton, UK) was Grieg's Peer Gynt, the other side had symphonic dances, I didn't play them much but every time one turns up on radio3 I ask myself what that gorgeous tune is, and then the presenter tells me... PAY ATTENTION you've owned this music for nearly 50 years.
Steve Muscato WOW, your story triggered a memory, a good one. I remember buying an LP of Borodin 2nd Symphony from a tiny hole in the wall shop on Cherry Street in central Birmingham within earshot of the thunder of the presses of the Birmingham Post. That was in the 1960s I still have the LP and many more treasured recording, I bought them with me when I came to the USA in 1970 when I was hired by a US Corporation for my almost 10 years of main frame computer experience. After 49 years here in the USA I still remember that wonderful little shop, thanks to you. Best wishes.
Toscanini, when asked what one opera he would choose to have with him on a desert island, replied that if he were restricted to only one opera, he would walk out into the ocean and drown himself.
There's only ONE - Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto in C Minor. Especially the 2nd movement. It is SUBLIME. Feeds my SOUL. Fell in love with it fifty years ago and have been working on it ever since! Will never quit. Will never be able to play it as the professionals do, but just being able to play it at ALL is such a joy. Hearing it is heavenly.
I started listening to this piano concerto when I was in my teens babysitting for a couple that had it on a record. I am now 73 yrs. old and still love it today.
Thank you so much for the wonderful comment! Out of hundreds of pieces I adore, Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto is the only one that always stays on top. It's also one of very few multi-movement pieces that I absolutely love all movements. It must be great to be able to play it!
I was a teen in the 70's (yeah I got to see a LOT of great concerts) and didn't care for classical until I saw a program , maybe on pbs, with John Williams who I only knew from scoring most movies of the time. In the program he explained how music moves emotions. He explained how he used that to score films and he went through many classicals to further demonstrate how point. When that program was over I couldn't get enough of classical. I found Vivaldi's Four Seasons on a cassette mixed in with Eric Clapton, David Bowie and pink Floyd when I was given my uncle's tapes after he passed away around 1977. I wore that tape out.
Only three pieces for the rest of my life would be a truly sad state of affairs, unbearably difficult to pick. I'm tempted to go for 3 symphonies, as they're probably my favorite format, but how can I give up string quartets and other chamber music? How can I give up all piano works? How can I give up Bach? In the end, I feel like I have to pick some variety, but also stay true to what I totally enjoy most. Although I'd probably pick differently each time I'd be asked, today it's: Mahler 2 (hearing it live was life changing, and I definitely need some vocal music) Brahms' Symphony 1 (just has this strange hold on me that I can't shake) Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 (probably my favorite piano piece, though I may be influenced by hearing it in that video) There are so many great pieces, though, that I'd never feel complete again. I listened to Mahler 9 earlier today, and never hearing it again would be a tragedy. Same goes for Beethoven's symphonies and string quartets, Bach's vocal music and fugues, Tchaikovsky and Brahms' violin concertos, and too many other pieces to name.
I just realized that I didn't respond to your exceptional comment. I agree, I will also miss so many other great music. Luckily, we will never have to choose just 3. Thank you very much for the great comment, I truly appreciate it!
I love them too! ❤ But I equally love so many other pieces by many other composers! Wouldn't be able to say which 3 or 5 are my best. Whenever I want to listen to some classical music, I choose something that would be in accord with my mood and state of mind. So it could be Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Rakhmaninov, Chaikovsky, my favorite opera arias or anything else in the world! But yes, I love these pieces too and am never tired of listening to them again and again!❤ Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome, and thank you for the wonderful comment! I also love many pieces equally and my favorites change often by the mood and state of mind I'm in, except the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. I'm glad that you love the 3 I chose too! 🙂
I'm an ordinary man. Sue me. 1. Beethoven - Symphony No 7, 2nd movement. 2. Rodrigo -- Concierto de Aranjuez. 3. Elgar - Nimrod (Enigma Variations). Some may not consider these the most esoteric, refined or even noteworthy...don't care. These beautiful pieces of music turned my life around in one way or another and at various times. If any of us could produce just one piece of art as moving as these, the world would be a better place.
you dont need to listen to esoteric, refined or even noteworthy music. I hate when people tell me to listen to music i dont want to. If i want to listen to rach symphony 2 or dvorak 9 i will, people tell me they are too overplayed, syrupy but i dont care. i listen to what i want. Just as you should my Jonathan
Really enjoyed watching your lovely video. Really hope you are well and having a great Wednesday. Love your music 🎶. Many thanks from Chris and Jane ❤🎉
I think my top 3 would be 1. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 2. Brahms Violin Concerto, 3.Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto. These pieces were what shaped my perception of music and I feel truly blessed to have grown up listening to pieces that elicit such profound emotions even in the mind of an adolescent. The Rachmaninoff was the first piece that I truly cried listening to. Something about that haunting beauty elicited a nostalgic feeling, as though i'd been listening to it for years long before I even came across it. The Brahms showed me the true meaning of a slow buildup to an incredible climax in a piece. I initially dreaded the stern passages leading up to the romantic peak, almost considered it boring at times, but eventually it became an incomparable experience where the sternness of the first section of the piece suddenly transitioned into the vibrant culmination of a romantic melody. The Tchaikovsky was an almost amusing encounter, as i would always skip past the first three tracks on the Tchaikovsky CD that I listened to, those tracks being the 3 movements of the piano concerto. The reason behind skipping these was that my brother played the Tchaikovsky Violin concerto for various competitions while i was a child. I loved the piece and would listen to it every night, and one night i didn't skip past those three pieces. It was truly an interesting way to discover one of the defining pieces of my musical perspective.
I know exactly what you mean about Rachmaninoff's concerto. The first movement especially has so many moments that evoke such a deep feeling of sorrow that I cry every time I hear it. I can't think of another piece that can do that to me, and on a consistent basis. One of my favourite piano concertos is written by Michel Camilo. It’s a shame so few people know about it. The second movement is very beautiful and emotional: th-cam.com/video/FjrYbe_fzq4/w-d-xo.html But I would suggest listening to the first movement as well. It's very jazzy.
In contemplating the title of the video, I was thinking that my list would include at least one piano concerto. Now, this of course is a highly personal thing and kind of a no- brainer for me. There is just something about the Brahms #2 that has always connected very deeply with me. But that said, the two chosen here are very easy choices (for me) as the natural runners up. This was about as far as I had gone in my thinking when clicked on the video. Although mine would certainly differ, great list! These are all old dear friends.
I cannot listen to Rachmaninoff Number 2 as background music. It grabs me by the lapels, sits me down, and commands my undivided attention. A Colossus of the musical repertoire.
inspiration of the moment (ask tomorrow, my answer will probably be different) Sibelius : violin concerto Bach : Johannes passion Stravinsky : rite of spring
so glad that emperor concerto and piano concerto 2 is in your list! Mine would be probably: 1) Mahler 2nd(Obviously) 2) Rachmaninoff 2nd symphony 3) Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto(wanted to say all of them, but I've got no choice)
If I were to make a video with 10 pieces, Mahler's 2nd would definitely be included. I also LOVE Rachmaninoff's 2nd, especially the 3rd movement. Fantastic selection! And you could still say all of them. :-)
@@Roh0io Oh, that's a great idea! I love many of the pieces from the Impressionist era. I will make it in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the suggestion.
Castillo Piano Composition Mahler, is NOT OBVIOUS to me. But that is MY OPINION the Tchaikovsky 4, 5, 6th Symphonies, Brahms 1, 2, 3 and 4th Symphonies and Vaughan Williams 1st Symphony are ALL OBVIOUSLY THE GREATEST IN MY OPINION. Sorry.
That's not fair, these pieces have multiple movements lol, but I would have to say Beethoven violin concerto, Paganini B minor concerto, and Liszt B minor sonata Edit: but I also love Sibelius E minor symphony ughh
Hahaha...I know it's not fair, I so wanted to do 5 or 7 pieces, as it was extremely difficult to select only 3 pieces out of hundreds of my favorites. I absolutely adore all 4 pieces you mentioned! Great selection!!
Melodious Heart great, you must! Although the recording is a little bad. You’d soon forget about it once you hear him play. There are many wonderful pianist who have played this piece well yet still not to the likes of Richter. Here’s the link. It’s from his ‘59 performance with the Warsaw philharmonic orchestra under Stanisław Wisłocki. m.th-cam.com/video/5fzGXaFQloc/w-d-xo.html And thanks for the video. Loved the selection of pieces.
@@MelodiousHeart1 the most genius pieces i have ever heard..... No composer was as genius as Beethoven and Franz Liszt. Of course Bach was the first, but these 2 took it to the last level
My list: 1. A Requiem (either Mozart's or Verdi's) 2. A Symphony (either Bruckner 5/7/8, or Beethoven 9) 3. A Concerto (either Rach Piano 2, or Tchai Piano 1)
So many, so many..... Sibelius Symphony No.2, Saint Saens Organ (#3) Sym, Dvorak New World, Hovhaness Mysterious Mountain, Schubert's "Great" #9 etc, etc. There's just too much good music out there to just name a few. So happy to have a wide range of orchestral music from which to choose! I wish never to lose my sense of hearing.......
Other than the Symphony No. 9, I haven't listened to the complete Bach or Wagner works, but I know they are remarkable works. Thank you for the great input!
1. Mendelssohn - Violin concert e-minor 2. Verdi - La Traviata 3. Tchaikovskyi - Symphony "Manfred"... 4. Rachmaninoff - Piano concert nr. 2 (oh yeah) 5. Tchaikovskyi - Hymn of the Cherubim 6. Mozart - Don Giovanni ("Don Giovanni a cenar teco") 7. Benedetto Ferrari (C. Monteverdi) - Pur ti miro 8. J. S. Bach - Erbarme dich (Matthäuspassion) 9. I. Albéniz - Leyenda (Asturias) 10................. 2546184. G. Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia....
1st. khachaturian, spartacus & phrygia, pas de deux 2nd. rimsky-korsakoff, scheherazade, can't decide between 1st and 2nd movement 3rd. bach, well tempered clavier, prelude no. 22
The more one knows the classical music repertoire, the more difficult, and less meaningful becomes this question. I must confess though my astonishment at those contributors who feel the violent chugging of Stravinsky’s “Sacre du Printemps” to be the musical strains they would prefer to accompany them to the end of their days!
The question I asked was not supposed to be meaningful at all. It was just for fun, and I actually didn't even think that so many people would answer. But I'm glad they did, since I have been learning so many great pieces I didn't know before. It's also been very interesting to see how people have different taste in classical music, and I respect others' taste. It's been wonderful and quite educational for me.
1. Bach - Air. For when I wake up. 2. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement. Cause life has made me rather bitter. 3. Chopin - Nocturne op. 9 No.2 - For when I sleep.
I can choose at least 10 (it's impossible to choose only 3): Tomaso Albinoni - Adagio; Antonio Vivaldi - L'inverno (Winter); W.A. Mozart - Lacrimosa (Requiem); Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5; Joaquín Rodrigo - Concerto d'Aranjuez; Henry Purcell - Overture The Gordian Knot Untied; Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont Overture; Ludwig van Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata; Niccolò Paganini - Caprice No. 24; Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise.
#1, without equal for me, is "The Blue Danube Waltz". #2, "Light of the Seven" from "Game of Thrones" soundtrack. #3, "Barbarian Horde" from "Gladiator" soundtrack.
These are three beautiful pieces of three amazing composers. For me, though, it would be like choosing from the stars in the sky. I can't narrow it down to three.
1. The Lark Ascending - Vaughn Williams 2. The Planets Suite - Holst 3. Then...a tie between Fantasia on a Theme or Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus" both by Vaughn Williams Haha but this is just SO FAR as I'm still pretty new to the world of classical music but these pieces have really inspired and impacted my life in so deep of ways already
Your choice is really distinguished....excellent....I just love British composers. When you mention The Planets by Holst, which interpretation would it be? I particularly like the London Philharmonic conducted by Solti from 1979. Also, do you know "The Perfect Fool" by Holst? It's beautiful.... And when you like Vaughan-Williams, listen to "An Oxford Elegy"....
@@robertuskoppies444 I will definitely look those two recommendations up! Thanks for them! And honestly, I am so uneducated when it comes to interpretations by different orchestras but I do believe the first time I listened to The Planets it was a recording of the London Philharmonic
Gad MH, how we 'hear alike'! But why just 3?! I feel like i'm leaving children behind... This brings up the old parlor game of "If you were stranded on a desert island, which books/albums would you wish to have with you?" My three, because it choose any others, i'd be filled regret: 1. Beethoven's 9th symphony [equal to 2 by most composers] 2. His "Emperor" piano concerto 3. Grieg's piano concerto
:-) "I feel like I'm leaving children behind" ~ I like how you put it, and I know what you mean. It was extremely difficult to choose just 3 out of hundreds of pieces I absolutely love, including Beethoven's 9th Symphony and Grieg's Piano Concerto.
I can't argue with the original selection, but only 3? I'd go mad. I wish I could add Montiverdi's 1610 Vespers, Philip Glass Violin Concerto, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.. I could go on and on!
I've been studying classical music for 70 years. In my time Beethoven's Archduke Trio was named three times as the most beautiful of all time. Secondly would be Act 1 of Tosca, and thirdly the Adagio from from Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony. Add the Intermezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana as a bonus.
After reading thru all of the lists on this thread, I am very impressed with the quality of the choices folks have put forward. You all really know your stuff. Hats off to you, Ladies & Gentlemen
At the end of the year listen to NYs classical radio 105.9 and you'll see some very lively debate when they run their top 100 classical pieces of all time. FYI Beethoven's 9th has topped the list for I don't know how many years now. Certainly since I've been listening.
@@davidabart I live in Vegas and unfortunately u can't pick up any decent Classical channels.(if course u can listen to a channel on the Cable tv)but I will try and track that NY channel down,via an App maybe?.In the mean time I listen to the UK"s Classic FM..U might want to check that out,it"s free&has very few interruptions ,with most presenters"drying up"and playing some beautiful music..Just an little free trivea from a cultural Desert 🏜️
maybe a little unorthodoxwith the last pick, but mine would be: 1.)Gershwin’s Rhapsody in blue 2.)Rachmaninov’s piano concerto no. 1 in c# minor 3.)Saint-Saëns Danse Bacchanale
1). Rachmaninov Piano Cto 2 (especially 2nd movement). Alexis Weissenberg piano. Karajan conducting BPO 2) Wagner's Tristan und Isolde 3) Bach Air on G Strings
Divine selection!! I'm not familiar with Alexis Weissenberg or Karajan conducting the Rachmaninoff Piano Cocnerto No. 2, so I found it on TH-cam and watched it, and absolutely LOVED it. I'm glad that you mentioned it. Thank you.
how about another ridiculous question: If there was only one symphony that could survive a catastrophe that would erase all other symphonies, which one would you preserve?
Lol, actually, your question is not as ridiculous as mine. For me, it will be Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection".
@@MelodiousHeart1 Played by...?
@@issadad London Symphony Orchestra with Leonard Bernstein.
@@MelodiousHeart1 Agree, fantastic, all the more since most favor the NY Lenny's. I've got all 3 LB's, this one's glorious & gripping, not to mention Janet Baker! Also love the Klemperer. My current top pick's probably the live Tennstedt with Yvonne Kenny from 1989 with LPO. Matches LB's immersive excitement w/out the slightly churchy acoustic on the LSO (unless there's a new release?). Thanks.for bringing us all out.
Brahms 2nd (Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony)
Use this like button as Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto
The Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 is my "stranded on a desert island for the rest of my life" choice. The second movement brings me to tears no matter how many times I hear it.❤
@@barbaraleidich1564 Dude same here. The ending part of the second movement literally.brings me to tears every time. The strings combined with the soft pulsing piano is just unbelievable. That song helped me through so many things. It's totally my stranded on a desert island song too.
@@barbaraleidich1564 I feel the same about the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. The first two pieces can be replaced with other pieces, but the Rachmaninoff piece can't be replaced.
@@barbaraleidich1564 I agree, 100%! Twenty years ago, asked a woman on a first date to a concert that included the Rach' 2. [Yes, I confirmed that she liked classical music, before asking!] She was a bit freaked when she saw me brush tears from my eyes during the 2nd movement. Later, I learned that she was interested in me because I'm a broad shouldered, tall 'lumber sexual' type of guy [before that moniker was part of the lexicon]. An emotional reaction to such beautiful music didn't fit her image of whom _she_ thought I was. Good to learn those things early on.
Rach' 2
Emperor Piano Concerto
Beethoven's 7th Symphony [The reason I fell in love with Classical Music.] or Lark Ascending or Scheherazade or New World Symphony or Mahler Symphony # 1 or Mendelsohn's String Octet
Be well & Best regards,
Gottfried
@@gottfriedschuss5999 Wonderful story! I gather the relationship didn't go anywhere after that?
The first time I heard the Rachmaninoff was at a Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Concert. I was dating the principal cellist who brought me to the concert. We were both music majors at a nearby college. They had me at the opening chord!
I have the score written for 2 pianos and play some excerpts here and there. I am in awe of the concert pianists I have watched perform this!
So far I've narrowed it down to 297 pieces, needs more work.
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Same here, 297 or so classical. Then there is my (long) list of jazz favorites, and oh! Some of that Prog Rock has to be in there...
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1. Rach 2 ....2. Carmina Burana....3. Beethoven 9 simphony. Thanks to all who post, I have realized about many beautiful pieces to listen again.
this is REAL music. That's why it has lasted 100's of years
Unlike some modern songs that die out after a few months.
That attitude is what causes the uninitiated to think of "Classical" Music as elitist and obtuse. There are only two types of music, good and bad.
I'm wondering how many people who have responded to this are professional musicians. I am not a musician at all--tried but quickly learned I didn't have much natural talent. I heard classical music my whole life growing up and got very interested in my last 2 yrs of high school and have kept on going. I'm 70 now. It's so nice to talk about "my kind of music" with others for a change. I tend to love the romantic composers and the loud and boffo stuff most, and I do love a great coda. Brahms is my all-time favorite, but Dvorak and Beethoven are high on the list. I'm trying to get into Bruckner--he seems to be the in-between guy for Brahms to Mahler to my ear---but I just can't handle Schoenberg, Bartok, and the atonal/12-tonal stuff. I have to have a tune! Anyhow, I'm just interested in the types of people who care enough about our music to comment here and if I am the only total non-musician or if I am among like folks who love music as much as me but can't play it either!
@Texas Judi, I'm with you all the way concerning classical music. I did study it a little as a kid back in high school, but that was pretty elementary stuff really. It did give me a liking for Mussorgsky (Night on a Bare Mountain; Pictures at an Exhibition) and introduced me to the choral stuff via Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria. Of course my musical tastes have varied over time and these days you'll find me also listening to the likes of Leonard Cohen or Eva Cassidy, perhaps some BB King and through to the Canadian rock legends, Rush and of course from your neck of the woods the biggest little old band in the world, ZZ Top.
Where I live we have a purpose-built concert hall which sits on acoustically dampening springs to isolate it from the outside world and there's many a cultural feast to be had there. I took my old aunt there once along with my missus (who is a classical music newbie) to attend the festival of organ music. Now the hall itself is basically built around the huge pipe organ and hearing Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor played on that leviathan made a lasting impression.
I do appreciate that current technology allows for this interchange too, with a stranger from what I'm guessing is the other side of the Pond from me.
Keep enjoying the music eh? It's one of life's joys...
Like you Brahms is in my blood. Yet so many others are as well.
@@mikecook7530 When people ask me what kinds of music I like, I tell them classical and 1960's rock and roll. Weird mix, but that's me. I spent most of my school years in Europe and heard the Bach on an organ in a cathedral built in the 1600's in Holland. You can't even imagine the difference that makes, with the acoustics like they are when Bach wrote it. The T&F in D minor is my favorite. It completely envelops you. Happy listening!
Texas Judi I’m not a musician, I don’t play anything but a few chords off a guitar. Music is like a cocaine or heroin to me. I close my eyes and I feel high like I’m in tranced when I listen to classical music or metallica.
Texas Judi I am totally with you. No musician but always been guided by the old masters. My father was a real symphony and opera fanatic and on weekends played his records (the black ones) all day long. I am entirely into Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky. But I'm open to anything else. I also love the baroque masters Handel, Albinoni, Vivaldi and Bach's Organ works, that drive tears into my eyes. Always.
But recently I came to the video linked below by chance and was instantly excited.
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What a talented gifted artist is this man. I truly admire him.
Greetings to Texas
1. Rachmaninoff - Piano concerto number 2
2. Edvard Grieg - Piano concert number 1
3. Beethoven - Kreutzer Sonate
GREAT selection!! Thank you very much!
If I was trying to have a variety of music I would pick: Heifetz Mandelson Concerto (the copy I has is from a cheap compilation from older recordings), Furtwängler's Beethoven 3 (I think from the early 50s), Gould Goldberg variations. There are over a dozen things making the top 3 so performances make the difference, before I heard the Furtwangler change in pace and dynamics the 3rd was not in my top 20. I sat through a live Chicago Symphony performance of Mahler's 9th conducted by Tilson Thomas, listening to that symphony, even the recording I owned by the CSO and Solti was a mental slog of noises, his emphasis on the romantic and themes changed my attitude and fortunately CSO made one of the performances accessible on their web sight.
It’s best to note that grieg only made 1 concerto, so it is best that it be referred to as the “concerto in a minor” and not “griegs concerto no 1”
Only three? Madness. There’s so much sheer magnificence and beauty available, it’s impossible to decide.
I agree that there's so much beautiful and magnificent music available. Luckily, we never have to choose just three.
This video is so outstanding, so beautiful and amazing, this is what classical music is all about. My heart is very happy with those tunes.
Thank you for sharing.♥️🌹💐
Even at the age of 18, I had not heard Rachmaniev's piano concerto no 2, the first time I heard it was so moved that I was crying for 30 minutes, it still moves me just like the first time I heard it. How talented, it's impressive
1) Mozart Concerto for clarinet (to wake up)
2) Brahms Hungarian Dance n5 (to live through the day)
2) Debussy Clair de Lune (to go to sleep)
I answered this months ago when it showed up in my TH-cam feed. My take away from perusal of most recent replies is how many choices we have! Last time I took it upon myself to revisit others choices and was amply rewarded with many hours of wonderful music during the lockdown. Stay well everyone.
Thank you for the wonderful comment! You stay well, too.
1. Liebestraum no3 - Liszt
2. Concerto no2 - Rachmaninoff
3. Ballade no1 in G minor - Chopin
Very reassuring to see so many folks with such sophisticated tastes in classical music!
"Sophisticated tastes", indeed. I've been discovering so many great works from them, it's been wonderful!
I concur.
1. Bach Goldberg Variations
2. Mozart Piano Concerto 20 in D minor
3. Beethoven 9th Symphony
Excellent list!! Thank you for watching and for the comment.
Definitely Mozart's Piano Concerto in Dm Number 20.
Vivaldi's Sacred Choral Music.
Beethoven's Pathetique
have you heard Angela Hewitt's record of the Goldberg Variations? - fabulous!
@@peterjongsma2754 I LOVE the Mozart and Beethoven pieces, but not familiar with Vivaldi's. Will check it out. Thank you.
1.Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 by Cho-Seong Jin (Especially 2nd movement!)
2.Ravel Piano Concerto In G Major (Also I prefer 2nd movement)
Maybe my liking for classical music is kind of music that makes me relaxed and can be drawn a charming spectacle when i just sit on a chair, look at any scene with Woods, clouds on gloomy weather.
Ooh~ It's so good to imagine!
3.Bruch Violin Concerto In G minor by Hilary Hahn
Honestly was too tough to choose my favorite music to 3, but i did it!!
Thank you for uploading every video XD
Fantastic selection! I also LOVE the three pieces you mentioned. I love Seong-Jin Cho but haven't heard his performance of the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1. Will have to listen to it soon.
Oh yes, for the second movement of Chopin's piano concerto No. 1. I imagine angels playing that...
I am partial to Chopin, as a pianist, as well as other romantic composers. But I would need The concerto with Chopin's solo piano, nocturnes, ballades etc and Lizst Liberstraum.
@@pianoman0609 Chopin is one of my top 3 composers, along with Beethoven and Schubert.
@@MelodiousHeart1 Understood. Music can create so many feelings in a person that it's almost impossible to just pick three pieces, and not want more. So many great composers and pieces.
I almost always end up with one of your postings. Exquisite selections. Thank you, again, for all you do in compiling gems that touch the mind, heart and soul. I think the goal of art it to take you somewhere. These pieces do that for me.
Absolutely agree with election No.1 & 3, and you have made me to rediscover this monumental Beethoven :)
Beethoven is the greatest mind and soul of music who ever visited this planet! Let 2020 be one hell of a celebration!!!
I'm glad that you agree with my 2 selections, and also glad that I made you rediscover the great Beethoven piece. :-)
@@vidarbonsak7855 I love what you said about Beethoven. He is my absolute favorite composer of all time!
The "Emperor" is my favorite piece.
1. Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
2. Bach - St. Matthew Passion
3. Wagner - Tristan und Isolde
Very tough choices and these are not necessarily my 'favourite' pieces but are ones that over my lifetime I could get more enjoyment from compared to short and simple pieces. Works that just missed out are: Bach's Goldberg Variations, Art of Fugue or WTC, a lot of his choral work could get on here such as his masses, Albeniz's Iberia Suite is also a master work, Mendelssohn's Saint Paul is a beautiful work along with the likes of Brahms' German Requiem and of course Mozart's Requiem. I love many operas, Mozart, Verdi, Rossini etc. but being one of the most complex and deep works I chose Tristan und Isolde so after many listens I would still be untangling it. Eroica is a masterpiece and is in my opinion unrivaled by any other symphony, it transcends the form but some honourable mentions are Mahler 2, 6, and 8, Bruckner 8, and 9, Beethoven 6, 7, and 9, Mozart 41, Shostakovich 5, Berlioz Symphonie-Fantastique... I could go on but that's enough reading.
Wow, I can see that you have an extensive knowledge in classical music! I love many of the pieces you mentioned, but there are also some that I haven't experienced before. Thank you for your time and an exceptional comment! I really appreciate it.
Omg how could I not have thought of Mozart's Requiem! Great mistake...
@@enelabe Mozart's Requiem was one of many pieces that I had a very difficult time leaving out from this list.
Chopin's Ballade no.1 in G minor (Op 23), an incredible and emotional ride. Trying to play this at the moment :>
Chopin's Ballade no.3 in A flat major (Op 47), it's just beautiful, as the piece slowly transcend to insanity.
Mendelssohn Violin concerto in E minor (Op 64), wonderful, calming, and AmAzInG
I absolutely love the pieces you have selected and also love how you described them. Thank you for the wonderful comment!
1. Rachmaninff - Piano Concerto 2,
2. Sibelius - Violin Concerto,
3. Schubert - Unfinished Symphony 8,
and as a bonus for the unfinished piece by Schubert I would add "Vocalise" by Rachmaninoff...
Now that's a great selection.
Beethoven - Ninth Symphony.
Tchaikovsky - First Piano Concerto.
Sibelius - Violin Concerto.
The first two are constants. Number three changes almost daily.
You are kidding dear Kim! Which are my fav three?? Exactly these ones! Needless to say that you did a perfect choice for each compositon. If I had done this video I would have taken the same excerpts. The only technical difference is I would have sorted the composers in chronological order.. but that is irrelevant! Thank you for this totally enjoyable video! With gratitude... Cheers, Eddy.
Wow, it is, indeed, amazing that we both choose exact same pieces out of so many great ones! Sorting the pieces in chronological order is a good idea. I just sorted them in order of my preference. You're welcome, and thank you for the great comment! I always appreciate your words on my videos.
Satie: Gymnopedie n.1
Shostakovich: Piano Trio N.2 in E minor, Op.67
Liszt: La Campanella
Thank you so much for the remarkable selection!! I really appreciate it.
love the variety of responses: clearly three is not enough, but would 100 do? unlikely. Lucky us who can enjoy them all!!!
I love the variety of responses too. I've been learning many great pieces that I never heard before from them. We surely are lucky that we can enjoy as much classical music as we want!
I can't imagine ever limiting my self to 3 or even 300! I'm pleased to say such madness will never happen.
Just love it again,
wonderful music...i love it
Best regards, Lolo
Hello Lolo, I didn't recognize your channel name, but it's wonderful to have your visit. Thank you.
Just a blessing for the souls and the ears!
Thank you so very much my dear friend for sharing all this magic with us!
It's always a joy to have you on my channel, Katerina. Thank you!
1.Mahler symphony no.2 (Resurrection)
2. Bruckner symphony no.8
3. Brahms symphony no.1
Bonus: Bach mass in B minor.
1 Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto, 2nd movement.
2 Beethoven Emperor Concerto 2nd movement.
3 Mozart piano concerto 21 andante.
1 and 3 played by Anna Fedorova. 2 played by Lang Lang.
Oh, I love these 2nd movements so much! Lang Lang's performance of the Emperor Concerto is divine. I just watched Fedorova's performance, that was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the great input!
#1 Piano Concerto #2 (S. Rachmaninoff), #2 Symphony #9 (Beethoven), #3 St Matthew Passion (Bach).
Great list! You are the second person who mentioned Matthew Passion, which I'm not familiar with. I should check it out soon. Thank you!
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.
Mozart’s Piano Concerto number 21
The Aria Una Furtiva Lagrima from Donizetti’s L’elisor d’amore sung by Jussi Bjorling.
Now you mentionBjőrling I haves to add the duet In the Depths of the Temple by Bjőrling & Robert Merrill
1 - The Lark Ascending - simply beautiful
2 - Moonlight Sonata
3 - Theme from Schindler's List
1.Mahler symphony 5
2.Sibelius violin concerto
3.Mozart requiem in d minor
Exceptional choices!! Thank you!
Rite of Spring
Dvorak 9
Symphonie Fantastique
Thank you for the fantastic list! I appreciate it.
Even to ask which 3 classical composers would already be too much to ask; to ask for 3 classical _pieces?_ You might as well ask me which 3 breaths I would like to breath for the rest of my life.
Haha, I can relate. I'm struggling to even get my list down to 50
Beautiful video. Sounds great. 👏👍🎶
Symphony no 6 Beethoven, 1st piano concerto Shostokovich & ...........who knows. When I was young I bought a cd of Shostakovich piano concertos 1 & 2 in the cheepo bin in Woolworths, I still play it 40ish years later. and love it far more than versions by people you may have heard of. Longer ago than that , the first classical vinyl album I bought (in Boots, Western Road, Brighton, UK) was Grieg's Peer Gynt, the other side had symphonic dances, I didn't play them much but every time one turns up on radio3 I ask myself what that gorgeous tune is, and then the presenter tells me... PAY ATTENTION you've owned this music for nearly 50 years.
Thank you for the story that brought a smile on my face. I really appreciate your comment. My sincere wishes to you.
Steve Muscato WOW, your story triggered a memory, a good one.
I remember buying an LP of Borodin 2nd Symphony from a tiny hole in the wall shop on Cherry Street in central Birmingham within earshot of the thunder of the presses of the Birmingham Post.
That was in the 1960s I still have the LP and many more treasured recording, I bought them with me when I came to the USA in 1970 when I was hired by a US Corporation for my almost 10 years of main frame computer experience.
After 49 years here in the USA I still remember that wonderful little shop, thanks to you.
Best wishes.
My first classical record I bought in 1966. Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite.
Toscanini, when asked what one opera he would choose to have with him on a desert island, replied that if he were restricted to only one opera, he would walk out into the ocean and drown himself.
There's only ONE - Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto in C Minor. Especially the 2nd movement. It is SUBLIME. Feeds my SOUL. Fell in love with it fifty years ago and have been working on it ever since! Will never quit. Will never be able to play it as the professionals do, but just being able to play it at ALL is such a joy. Hearing it is heavenly.
I started listening to this piano concerto when I was in my teens babysitting for a couple that had it on a record. I am now 73 yrs. old and still love it today.
Thank you so much for the wonderful comment! Out of hundreds of pieces I adore, Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto is the only one that always stays on top. It's also one of very few multi-movement pieces that I absolutely love all movements. It must be great to be able to play it!
今回も良い動画でした！楽しみました！
次回も楽しみに待っています！👀
I was a teen in the 70's (yeah I got to see a LOT of great concerts) and didn't care for classical until I saw a program , maybe on pbs, with John Williams who I only knew from scoring most movies of the time. In the program he explained how music moves emotions. He explained how he used that to score films and he went through many classicals to further demonstrate how point. When that program was over I couldn't get enough of classical. I found Vivaldi's Four Seasons on a cassette mixed in with Eric Clapton, David Bowie and pink Floyd when I was given my uncle's tapes after he passed away around 1977. I wore that tape out.
1. Chopin nocturne in C sharp minor
2. Elgar cello concerto in E minor
3. Dvorak symphony no 9
Such a divine selection, I love them all! Thank you!
1. Beethovan's 9th
2. Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto
3. Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Excellent selection!! Thank you for the input, I appreciate it.
@@MelodiousHeart1 Thanks and you're welcome.
Very very nice! very emotional! Thank you for sharing. Thumb up!
3 very good choices. I would have to consider a couple of Chopin pieces.
Only three pieces for the rest of my life would be a truly sad state of affairs, unbearably difficult to pick. I'm tempted to go for 3 symphonies, as they're probably my favorite format, but how can I give up string quartets and other chamber music? How can I give up all piano works? How can I give up Bach?
In the end, I feel like I have to pick some variety, but also stay true to what I totally enjoy most.
Although I'd probably pick differently each time I'd be asked, today it's:
Mahler 2 (hearing it live was life changing, and I definitely need some vocal music)
Brahms' Symphony 1 (just has this strange hold on me that I can't shake)
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 (probably my favorite piano piece, though I may be influenced by hearing it in that video)
There are so many great pieces, though, that I'd never feel complete again. I listened to Mahler 9 earlier today, and never hearing it again would be a tragedy. Same goes for Beethoven's symphonies and string quartets, Bach's vocal music and fugues, Tchaikovsky and Brahms' violin concertos, and too many other pieces to name.
I just realized that I didn't respond to your exceptional comment. I agree, I will also miss so many other great music. Luckily, we will never have to choose just 3. Thank you very much for the great comment, I truly appreciate it!
Mahler's Second Symphony
Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto
Chopin's First Ballade
Lmao for me rach 3 and 4>2 and Chopin ballades 2 and 4>1. Mahler 2 is good but so is 5
Ketexon, You listed all 3 of my top favorite pieces! Thank you!
I love them too! ❤
But I equally love so many other pieces by many other composers!
Wouldn't be able to say which 3 or 5 are my best.
Whenever I want to listen to some classical music, I choose something that would be in accord with my mood and state of mind. So it could be Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Rakhmaninov, Chaikovsky, my favorite opera arias or anything else in the world!
But yes, I love these pieces too and am never tired of listening to them again and again!❤
Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome, and thank you for the wonderful comment! I also love many pieces equally and my favorites change often by the mood and state of mind I'm in, except the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. I'm glad that you love the 3 I chose too! 🙂
Sometimes I wonder if anyone out in the world is listening to what I am at the same time. In that moment, I want to know who I'm connecting with..
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I just watched the video and commented on it. :-)
I'm an ordinary man. Sue me.
1. Beethoven - Symphony No 7, 2nd movement.
2. Rodrigo -- Concierto de Aranjuez.
3. Elgar - Nimrod (Enigma Variations).
Some may not consider these the most esoteric, refined or even noteworthy...don't care. These beautiful pieces of music turned my life around in one way or another and at various times.
If any of us could produce just one piece of art as moving as these, the world would be a better place.
you dont need to listen to esoteric, refined or even noteworthy music. I hate when people tell me to listen to music i dont want to. If i want to listen to rach symphony 2 or dvorak 9 i will, people tell me they are too overplayed, syrupy but i dont care. i listen to what i want. Just as you should my Jonathan
@@tidnid1869 where's the emoticon for a grateful bow?
Thank you.
Thanks for the exceptional selection! I also love them, especially the 1 & 2 pieces.
Really enjoyed watching your lovely video. Really hope you are well and having a great Wednesday. Love your music 🎶. Many thanks from Chris and Jane ❤🎉
I think my top 3 would be
1. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2
2. Brahms Violin Concerto,
3.Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto.
These pieces were what shaped my perception of music and I feel truly blessed to have grown up listening to pieces that elicit such profound emotions even in the mind of an adolescent. The Rachmaninoff was the first piece that I truly cried listening to. Something about that haunting beauty elicited a nostalgic feeling, as though i'd been listening to it for years long before I even came across it. The Brahms showed me the true meaning of a slow buildup to an incredible climax in a piece. I initially dreaded the stern passages leading up to the romantic peak, almost considered it boring at times, but eventually it became an incomparable experience where the sternness of the first section of the piece suddenly transitioned into the vibrant culmination of a romantic melody. The Tchaikovsky was an almost amusing encounter, as i would always skip past the first three tracks on the Tchaikovsky CD that I listened to, those tracks being the 3 movements of the piano concerto. The reason behind skipping these was that my brother played the Tchaikovsky Violin concerto for various competitions while i was a child. I loved the piece and would listen to it every night, and one night i didn't skip past those three pieces. It was truly an interesting way to discover one of the defining pieces of my musical perspective.
I know exactly what you mean about Rachmaninoff's concerto. The first movement especially has so many moments that evoke such a deep feeling of sorrow that I cry every time I hear it. I can't think of another piece that can do that to me, and on a consistent basis.
One of my favourite piano concertos is written by Michel Camilo. It’s a shame so few people know about it. The second movement is very beautiful and emotional:
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But I would suggest listening to the first movement as well. It's very jazzy.
In contemplating the title of the video, I was thinking that my list would include at least one piano concerto. Now, this of course is a highly personal thing and kind of a no- brainer for me. There is just something about the Brahms #2 that has always connected very deeply with me. But that said, the two chosen here are very easy choices (for me) as the natural runners up. This was about as far as I had gone in my thinking when clicked on the video. Although mine would certainly differ, great list! These are all old dear friends.
I cannot listen to Rachmaninoff Number 2 as background music. It grabs me by the lapels, sits me down, and commands my undivided attention. A Colossus of the musical repertoire.
That's exactly how I feel about the Rachmaninoff PC 2.
inspiration of the moment (ask tomorrow, my answer will probably be different)
Sibelius : violin concerto
Bach : Johannes passion
Stravinsky : rite of spring
Excellent sharing dear friend, thank you so much 🎶🙏🎼Love and light 🌟🌟🌟
Thank you, Siya!
1.Richard Strauss , 4 Last Songs with Gundula Janowitz
2.Gustav Mahler , Symphony #2
3.Antonin Dvorak , New World Symphony
Thank you for the fantastic selection!! I really appreciate it.
so glad that emperor concerto and piano concerto 2 is in your list!
Mine would be probably:
1) Mahler 2nd(Obviously)
2) Rachmaninoff 2nd symphony
3) Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto(wanted to say all of them, but I've got no choice)
If I were to make a video with 10 pieces, Mahler's 2nd would definitely be included. I also LOVE Rachmaninoff's 2nd, especially the 3rd movement. Fantastic selection! And you could still say all of them. :-)
A top 5 would include Rachmaninoff's 2nd Symphony & Mahler's 6th Symphony.
@@MelodiousHeart1 I'm very glad you like them! And can you make a compilation of impressionist pieces? Its okay if you dont want to
@@Roh0io Oh, that's a great idea! I love many of the pieces from the Impressionist era. I will make it in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the suggestion.
Castillo Piano Composition Mahler, is NOT OBVIOUS to me.
But that is MY OPINION the Tchaikovsky 4, 5, 6th Symphonies, Brahms 1, 2, 3 and 4th Symphonies and Vaughan Williams 1st Symphony are ALL OBVIOUSLY THE GREATEST IN MY OPINION.
Sorry.
This comment section is pure gold
Well said!
eeeyeah
I agree!
Such beautiful pieces of music, such a nice edit, thank you so much for sharing this amazing video 🎻 🎼 💯 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Thank you for such a nice comment, I appreciate it!
@@MelodiousHeart1 it is an absolute pleasure 😁 🙏
That's not fair, these pieces have multiple movements lol, but I would have to say Beethoven violin concerto, Paganini B minor concerto, and Liszt B minor sonata
Edit: but I also love Sibelius E minor symphony ughh
Hahaha...I know it's not fair, I so wanted to do 5 or 7 pieces, as it was extremely difficult to select only 3 pieces out of hundreds of my favorites. I absolutely adore all 4 pieces you mentioned! Great selection!!
Fair or not, I agree with others, a multi-movement piece or even an opera is still "of a piece".
I was going to list the Brandenburg Concerti but restrained myself to just one.
1. Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto (Played by Sviatoslav Richter)
2. Bruckner’s 8th Symphony
3.Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony
Thank you for the magnificent selection! Richter is one of my favorite pianists but haven't heard his Rach 2nd yet. Will go listen to it.
Melodious Heart great, you must! Although the recording is a little bad. You’d soon forget about it once you hear him play. There are many wonderful pianist who have played this piece well yet still not to the likes of Richter. Here’s the link. It’s from his ‘59 performance with the Warsaw philharmonic orchestra under Stanisław Wisłocki.
m.th-cam.com/video/5fzGXaFQloc/w-d-xo.html
And thanks for the video. Loved the selection of pieces.
Hungarian rhapsody 2
Appasionata 3rd movement.
Beethoven 9th symphony
Great selection, thank you! I adore all the pieces you mentioned.
@@MelodiousHeart1 the most genius pieces i have ever heard..... No composer was as genius as Beethoven and Franz Liszt. Of course Bach was the first, but these 2 took it to the last level
Waldstein! Pathetique!
My list:
1. A Requiem (either Mozart's or Verdi's)
2. A Symphony (either Bruckner 5/7/8, or Beethoven 9)
3. A Concerto (either Rach Piano 2, or Tchai Piano 1)
1. b-minor Mass by JS Bach
2. 9th Symphony by Anton Bruckner
3. St. John Passion by JS Bach
Thank you for the magnificent selection!! I really appreciate your comment.
Mine would be 1. Dvořák - New World Symphony
2. Holst - The Planets
3. Dvořák - Slovanic Dances
This
1) Beethoven's 6th Symphony "Pastoral", 2) Dvorak Symphony 9 "New World, 3) Handel's 'Messiah'
So many, so many.....
Sibelius Symphony No.2, Saint Saens Organ (#3) Sym, Dvorak New World, Hovhaness Mysterious Mountain, Schubert's "Great" #9 etc, etc. There's just too much good music out there to just name a few. So happy to have a wide range of orchestral music from which to choose! I wish never to lose my sense of hearing.......
1. Mass In B Minor - Johann Sebastian Bach
2. Der Ring des Nibelungen - Richard Wagner
3. Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Choral" - Ludwig van Beethoven
Completely agree with you, not only the best but the longests :)
Other than the Symphony No. 9, I haven't listened to the complete Bach or Wagner works, but I know they are remarkable works. Thank you for the great input!
1. Mendelssohn - Violin concert e-minor
2. Verdi - La Traviata
3. Tchaikovskyi - Symphony "Manfred"...
4. Rachmaninoff - Piano concert nr. 2 (oh yeah)
5. Tchaikovskyi - Hymn of the Cherubim
6. Mozart - Don Giovanni ("Don Giovanni a cenar teco")
7. Benedetto Ferrari (C. Monteverdi) - Pur ti miro
8. J. S. Bach - Erbarme dich (Matthäuspassion)
9. I. Albéniz - Leyenda (Asturias)
10.................
2546184. G. Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia....
richard strauss - death and transfiguration
vaughan williams - symphony no 5
mahler - symphony no 3
Nice. My 3 are Scheherazade, the New World and Grieg’’s piano concerto in A Minor , with Rachmaninov 2 an honourable mention. Close!
GREAT selection! Thank you.
Rachmaninoff piano concerto no.2 is a must for me as well! And Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor, Chopin ballade no.4
I also LOVE Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and Chopin Ballade No. 4! Thank you.
YES!!! about the Rachmaninoff piano concerto no. 2! An all time favorite of mine,
Excellent choices
1st. khachaturian, spartacus & phrygia, pas de deux
2nd. rimsky-korsakoff, scheherazade, can't decide between 1st and 2nd movement
3rd. bach, well tempered clavier, prelude no. 22
Great selection! I haven't heard the music from Spartacus, but I know Khachaturian composed many beautiful pieces. Thanks for the list.
The more one knows the classical music repertoire, the more difficult, and less meaningful becomes this question. I must confess though my astonishment at those contributors who feel the violent chugging of Stravinsky’s “Sacre du Printemps” to be the musical strains they would prefer to accompany them to the end of their days!
The question I asked was not supposed to be meaningful at all. It was just for fun, and I actually didn't even think that so many people would answer. But I'm glad they did, since I have been learning so many great pieces I didn't know before. It's also been very interesting to see how people have different taste in classical music, and I respect others' taste. It's been wonderful and quite educational for me.
1. Bach - Air. For when I wake up.
2. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement. Cause life has made me rather bitter.
3. Chopin - Nocturne op. 9 No.2 - For when I sleep.
Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (Piano or orchestra, I don’t mind)
Mahler - Symphony 5
Mahler 5 is my favorite symphonic work! Awesome choice
1- Vaughan Williams Lark Ascending
2- Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances 1st movement
3- Stravinsky Firebird Suite
I can choose at least 10 (it's impossible to choose only 3):
Tomaso Albinoni - Adagio;
Antonio Vivaldi - L'inverno (Winter);
W.A. Mozart - Lacrimosa (Requiem);
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5;
Joaquín Rodrigo - Concerto d'Aranjuez;
Henry Purcell - Overture The Gordian Knot Untied;
Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont Overture;
Ludwig van Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata;
Niccolò Paganini - Caprice No. 24;
Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise.
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, Op. 35
Dvorak - Symphony no 9 - 2nd movement
Debussy - Clair de lune
Mass in B Minor- Bach
Daphnis et Chloe- Ravel
5th Symphony-Shostakovich
Chopin - Nocturne op 9 no. 2
Debussy - Claire de lune
Satie - gymnopedie no. 1
This but moonlight instead of gymno
@@joaquin5028 and the ballade no 1 instead of the nocturne
#1, without equal for me, is "The Blue Danube Waltz". #2, "Light of the Seven" from "Game of Thrones" soundtrack. #3, "Barbarian Horde" from "Gladiator" soundtrack.
These are three beautiful pieces of three amazing composers. For me, though, it would be like choosing from the stars in the sky. I can't narrow it down to three.
1. Shostakovich string quartet no. 8
2. Brahms Violin Concerto
3. Bruch Violin Concerto
Love your selection of the three exceptional string works!! Thank you for the comment!
Never ever saw anyone whose musical tastes are so similar to my own. Scary.
This video is what twoset was talking about cool cool
I'm glad you mentioned it, as I just watched the video. :-)
Even were it possible to make such a list, it would likely change in any single listener's mind from week to week.
1. The Lark Ascending - Vaughn Williams
2. The Planets Suite - Holst
3. Then...a tie between Fantasia on a Theme or Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus" both by Vaughn Williams
Haha but this is just SO FAR as I'm still pretty new to the world of classical music but these pieces have really inspired and impacted my life in so deep of ways already
Your choice is really distinguished....excellent....I just love British composers. When you mention The Planets by Holst, which interpretation would it be? I particularly like the London Philharmonic conducted by Solti from 1979.
Also, do you know "The Perfect Fool" by Holst? It's beautiful....
And when you like Vaughan-Williams, listen to "An Oxford Elegy"....
@@robertuskoppies444 I will definitely look those two recommendations up! Thanks for them! And honestly, I am so uneducated when it comes to interpretations by different orchestras but I do believe the first time I listened to The Planets it was a recording of the London Philharmonic
Number one and number three for the theme on Thomas Tallis had me smiling big as in a huge yeah.
Gad MH, how we 'hear alike'! But why just 3?! I feel like i'm leaving children behind...
This brings up the old parlor game of "If you were stranded on a desert island, which books/albums would you wish to have with you?"
My three, because it choose any others, i'd be filled regret:
1. Beethoven's 9th symphony [equal to 2 by most composers]
2. His "Emperor" piano concerto
3. Grieg's piano concerto
:-) "I feel like I'm leaving children behind" ~ I like how you put it, and I know what you mean. It was extremely difficult to choose just 3 out of hundreds of pieces I absolutely love, including Beethoven's 9th Symphony and Grieg's Piano Concerto.
I can't argue with the original selection, but only 3? I'd go mad. I wish I could add Montiverdi's 1610 Vespers, Philip Glass Violin Concerto, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.. I could go on and on!
1. Beethoven piano concerto No. 1
2. Dvorak Cello concerto b-minor
3. Tschaikowsky violin concerto d-major
Oh, I absolutely love the three pieces! I think you are one of the very few who mentioned Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1. Thank you!!
I've been studying classical music for 70 years. In my time Beethoven's Archduke Trio was named three times as the most beautiful of all time. Secondly would be Act 1 of Tosca, and thirdly the Adagio from from Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony.
Add the Intermezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana as a bonus.
It is better to assume that each person will try to preserve 3 pieces that way at the end we will have saved all those irreplaceable
pièces.
#3. Mahler's 2nd Symphony
#2. Beethoven's 9th.
#1 Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral. Must be done by a wind band. Preferrably Eastman Wind Ensemble.
After reading thru all of the lists on this thread, I am very impressed with the quality of the choices folks have put forward.
You all really know your stuff.
Hats off to you, Ladies & Gentlemen
I agree. I've been learning so many great pieces I hadn't known before from the commentators here.
At the end of the year listen to NYs classical radio 105.9 and you'll see some very lively debate when they run their top 100 classical pieces of all time. FYI Beethoven's 9th has topped the list for I don't know how many years now. Certainly since I've been listening.
What sparked my interest in classical music was Emerson Lake and Palmer.
@@davidabart I live in Vegas and unfortunately u can't pick up any decent Classical channels.(if course u can listen to a channel on the Cable tv)but I will try and track that NY channel down,via an App maybe?.In the mean time I listen to the UK"s Classic FM..U might want to check that out,it"s free&has very few interruptions ,with most presenters"drying up"and playing some beautiful music..Just an little free trivea from a cultural Desert 🏜️
@@tonyfrancesco3701 It was Genesis for me, though it was to strengthen an aready existing interest in classical music, as well as folk, and jazz.
maybe a little unorthodoxwith the last pick, but mine would be:
1.)Gershwin’s Rhapsody in blue
2.)Rachmaninov’s piano concerto no. 1 in c# minor
3.)Saint-Saëns Danse Bacchanale
1). Rachmaninov Piano Cto 2 (especially 2nd movement). Alexis Weissenberg piano. Karajan conducting BPO
2) Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
3) Bach Air on G Strings
Divine selection!! I'm not familiar with Alexis Weissenberg or Karajan conducting the Rachmaninoff Piano Cocnerto No. 2, so I found it on TH-cam and watched it, and absolutely LOVED it. I'm glad that you mentioned it. Thank you.
@@MelodiousHeart1 It;s available on HD tracks as a high resolution download (96/24) and sounds amazing on the right HiFi system.
1. Chopin Ballade 4
2. Rach Piano Concerto 2
3. Tchaikovsky Symphony 6
1. Tchaikovsky violin concerto
2. Paganini caprice no.24
3. Listz la campanella
Nice list
Indeed, it's a great list!! Thank you!