Your favourite Classical Music Piece.

[[Kira Must Die]]

Damn, ninja'd by the OP.

But yeah, mine would be Gymnopedie No. 1, as well, especially when put together with the other two.

 

[bastardofmelbourne]

Beethoven's 7th (specifically the larghetto, I think it's called). I used to listen to that over and over whenever I needed to study; it's repetitive, but in a good way.

Also Chopin's Nocturne in F Minor. Case in point;

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I squee'd.

Edit: Some people in this thread mentioned Air. That is also awesome! This is hard.

 

[Akytalusia]

4'33" by john cage. there will never be a greater song produced by mortal men.

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

I absolutely adore Edvard Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King".

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Especially the ten seconds in which it goes from subtle to everybody-play-as-loud-and-crazy-as-you-can.

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

If my avatar is anything to go by then this one should be easy:

Spoiler: Antonin Dvorak's - New World Symphony, 4th movement

Whenever I hear this, all I'll think about is a titanic punch-up between two Godlike beings on the moon.

 

[WWmelb]

No love for Dvorak?

His 9th is probably my favourite classical thingy. i'm not music scholar though, just love that thing


edit: ninjad while i was finding a youtube vid to link lol

 

[anthony87]

I don't know a hell of a lot about classical beyond the obvious ones so I'm gonna go and put this down while not entirely sure if it's even one of the obvious ones or not...

 

[x EvilErmine x]

Spoiler: Well it is not classical, more like opera maybe? but it's awesome non the less

And

Spoiler: How can you not love this one? Also Farscape did there own kick ass version of it for one of the episodes but i can't find that one so you all have to settle for the original

Also

Spoiler: Not classical as such but still slightly relevant

 

[PieMagazineReviews]

Requiem, Dies Irae from Verdi.

I love it by how very fucking massive, brutal and incomprehensible it sounds.

With you on that one.

 

[Fisher321]

Most definitely this

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I'm not sure why I like sad/depressing songs so much. Anyone else have anything similar to this?

 

[War Penguin]

Farandole, by Bizet

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That opening demands so much power! Then it just becomes so light, rhythmic, and fun!

 

[Fijiman]

Well you have to like "Ride of the Valkyries"

Agreed. And who doesn't want to go on a virtual rampage while listening to that song? Of course, I've also always liked Flight of the Bumblebee.

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[M K Ultra]

I absolutely adore Edvard Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King".

Spoiler: I don't know if you have heard of Apocalyptica but they did a... cover

that's pretty wild.

 

[adamsaccount]

The thieving magpie, thanks to a clockwork orange

 

[BreakfastMan]

Why, the only classical music piece that matters: Arpeggios from Hell.

 

[Godsfists]

Spoiler: Bach Chaconne, played by me

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Well, because I was watching Torchwood, I failed to get the inb4 Moonlight Sonata.
Eh, oh well.
I can't choose so I'm going to have to go with every one of Chopin's Nocturnes.
I think for most of these I prefer Janusz Olejniszak's renditions best, but for the Opus 55 No. 1 I prefer Rubinstein's. It's just so perfectly done...

Spoiler: 4 favorite Nocturnes

It's a shame his Nocturne Opus 55 in F Minor (My previous favorite) was ruined by being in the Witcher 2 commercial...

I can't stand Rachmaninoff, too much going on to fully enjoy the piece.

EDITED: Not sure why I wrote South Park, meant Torchwood.
2nd EDIT: Also not sure why I wrote Rubinstein in the 2nd part, meant Rachmaninoff. Oh man, I need to get some sleep.

 

[Dr.Susse]

There are so many great ones like In the hall of the mountain king; All of Beethoven's cello stuff; The thieving Magpie; Hungarian rhapsody.

But I can't go past the musical brilliance of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. It is a jazz infused love letter to New York and every time I hear it, it just makes me feel so happy.

 

[Malty Milk Whistle]

I'm gonna add The Planets by Holst.
All of them.
Every.
One.

 

[Tragedy's Rebellion]

Kind of ironic since Liszt is all about shallow virtuosity, but some of his pieces are my favorite in the whole classical repertoire. This is my favorite, because it showcases the amazing and awe inspiring sound of the piano. Before I heard this I didn't even know the piano could sound like that.