Favorite classical music

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I love listening to classical music on the radio but hardly have any on my computer because I never know the composers or piece titles. What are some of your favorite pieces?

Here are some I like:
Cello Concerto I - Elgar
Adagio for strings - Barber
Nocturne in F minor - Chopin
There is a Balm in Gilead - Dawson

[urbanspaceman]

Most of the classical music I like was either written for, or featured in, film soundtracks, so I generally reference it by the movie it comes from, but a few of my favourites are (bear with me):

John Dunbar Theme - John Barry (from 'Dances With Wolves')
The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman (from 'The Piano')
9th Symphony - Schubert
Main Title from 'Last of the Mohicans' - Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman
Cavalleria Rusticana - Pietro Mascagni (from 'Raging Bull')
A Fistful of Dollars - Ennio Morricone
Also sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss
The Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss
(both from '2001: A Space Odyssey')
Now We Are Free - Hans Zimmer (from 'Gladiator')

I love the majority of Zimmer's music in 'Gladiator' and 'The Thin Red Line'

And to be completely obvious, virtually anything by John Williams and Bernard Herrmann (composed a lot of the scores for Hitchcock's films)

Oh, and more contemporary stuff too. I love the Main Title Deconstruction from 'Planet of the Apes' by Danny Elfman.

I love Adagio for Strings too, and yes I did first hear it at the end of 'Platoon'!

[shyaussiegal]

urbanspaceman said:

I love the majority of Zimmer's music in 'Gladiator' and 'The Thin Red Line'

I really enjoy alot of Hans Zimmer's music... there's a spanish classical piece called 'Nyah' that was featured in the film Mission Impossible 2... absolutely love that musical piece!

[Evarie Fayore]

shyaussiegal said:

urbanspaceman said:

I love the majority of Zimmer's music in 'Gladiator' and 'The Thin Red Line'

I really enjoy alot of Hans Zimmer's music... there's a spanish classical piece called 'Nyah' that was featured in the film Mission Impossible 2... absolutely love that musical piece!

Oh wow! I absolutely LOVE Hans Zimmer's compositions as well! John Williams, Klaus Badelt and Danny Elfman receive honourable mentions

Currently, my favourite songs are 'The Kraken' from Pirates of the Caribbean 2, 'Vespertilio Firefly' from Batman Begins and 'Neodaemmerung' from the Matrix Revolutions.

I like my music big and dramatic ;D

[Bodhi]

I consider Beethoven's 9th Symphony to be the greatest work of classical music ever written.

[skyhint]

Fur Elise. My boyfriend plays it on piano.

[Naptaq]

There is an interesting, informative and humorous series called 'Top 10 Composers Ever' that I've enjoyed very much. The series is also a great introdoction to classical music.

The Top 10 composers ever - Number 10:


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Number 1

[pepsi]

In order


1.Ponchielli Dance Of The Hours
2.Beethoven Für Elise
3.Bach Cello Suite No. 1
4.Pachelbel Canon In D
5.Beethoven Moonlight Sonata
6.Gardel Por Una Cabeza



But what I love most, is medieval music.

Also, this song that brings back so many memories, it's just so beautiful. It's called, Love is Blue.