Favorite classical pieces

[Banquo's Ghost]

As noted in the other thread, my very favourite piece is Allegri's Miserere. The authentic voice of God.

I'm also extremely fond of Ungar's Ashokan Farewell, used as the theme for Ken Burn's Civil War documentaries. Haunting and beautiful.

For reflective moods, I love Albinoni's Adagio in G minor. Such longing, such deep melancholy. I have a recording of it with trumpet rather than organ, and it is sublime.

Of course, this is from a man who collects Requiems.

[Fragony]

How did you end up so cheerful That is a great piece indeed but it really makes me want to hit things with a hammer for some reason. If you like requiems (is there anyone who doesn't write requiem wrong on first try?? Same with dungeon, always have to look it up) check out second one in my previous post, best part of a deutsche requiem (DAMNIT again) by Brahms. You will probably like this one too;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ywyRbaMHg

[Banquo's Ghost]

How did you end up so cheerful That is a great piece indeed but it really makes me want to hit things with a hammer for some reason. If you like requiems (is there anyone who doesn't write requiem wrong on first try?? Same with dungeon, always have to look it up) check out second one in my previous post, best part of a deutsche requiem (DAMNIT again) by Brahms. You will probably like this one too;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ywyRbaMHg

Both are real favourites. I hadn't come across the Scholl version though, so thanks for that.

[Ramses II CP]

Mozart's String Quartet no. 19, k. 465 'Dissonant'

Look this up and listen to it. Sometimes a limiting format can force a composer to exceptional brilliance. I think the limits of the string quartet did so for Mozart here.

Bach... everything. Esp. Goldburg Variations, The Art of Fugue, both books of the WTC, BWV 812 (D minor) and 815 (E-flat major) from The French Suites, urgh, a lifetime worth of brilliantly listenable music just from one man.

Liszt's Totentanz.

Faure's Pavane.

Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King.

Mussorgsky's whole Pictures at an Exhibition.

Wagner's Flying Dutchman Overture.

Chabrier's Espana.

Brahm's Hungarian Dance #5.

J. Strauss's Pizzicato Polka.

Tried to pick favorites from a variety of different moods and styles there, but if you asked me next week I'd probably have a completely different list below the top two.