Best classical music on Reddit
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#1
Beethoven
5.0
(13)
"I listened to Eroica stoned forever ago and I was in shock at how incredibly moving it was."
"Try some of Beethoven's piano sonatas. #5 has affinities with the 5th symphony, same key signature and has an edgy intensity."
"It sounds like you would enjoy symphonic poems. Beethoven's Symphony 6 'Pastoral '."
"Beethoven’s 3rd symphony.the 2nd movement especially, the famous funeral march."
"If you like Beethoven 5, you could stay with him and try his 9th symphony. Meets all of your criteria; dramatic, vast, and intense."
"Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 - Ludwig van Beethoven."
"Any one of the 16, but you can start with the op. 59 quartets"
"I really liked Eroica."
"Beethovens 5th and 9th."
"Beethoven's 5th concerto for piano played by Krystian Zimerman."
#2
Bach
5.0
(6)
"Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - organ version, preferably by E. Power Biggs, Virgil Fox, or Cameron Carpenter."
"For musical complexity, you could try Bach (stress on polyphony) or Brahms (stress on compositional complexity)."
"Bach's cello suites (especially No. 1 in G Major)."
"Bach: St. Anne's Fugue BWV 552"
"Some of my favorites come from Baroque. Bach Double Violin Concerto."
"Bach's cello suites are wonderful, especially #1."
#3
Mahler
5.0
(5)
"You may enjoy Mahler's symphonies 2, 6, and 3."
"You should try Mahler 2,5 and 8 Tchaikovsky 5 (horn solo specially) and 6."
"Mahler is excellent for insomnia."
"Listening to Mahler 9 now. Bernstein/NYPO (my favorite)."
"Personally exploring each of the Mahler’s symphonies is fun."
#4
Wagner
5.0
(4)
"I would recommend Wagner."
"I would suggest Das Rheingold, it's 'only' a bit longer than a typical Hollywood film nowadays."
"Wagner- Ride of the Valkyries"
"Wagner/Tausig transcription of Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries."
#5
Shostakovich
5.0
(4)
"Start with the symphonies, but there is a huge amount of music, much of it very good"
"Shostakovich 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 14 (I like them all TBH)"
"I am a huge fan of Grigori Kosintsev's King Lear, with music by Shostakovich."
#6
Rachmaninoff
5.0
(3)
"My favorites are Rachmaninoff’s Etudes-Tableaux Op.39 and his Sonata #2"
"My favorites are Rachmaninoff’s Etudes-Tableaux Op.39 and his Sonata #2"
"Rachmaninoff prelude in C# minor!"
#7
Ravel
5.0
(3)
"Tzigane by Ravel."
"For orchestral sonics (subtle but complex soundscapes) I'd recommend something like Ravel's Daphnis et Chloë."
"Ravel quartet"
#8
Marc-André Hamelin
5.0
(3)
"Some of Hamelin’s compositions that I have enjoyed: Variations on a Theme by Paganini"
"Some of Hamelin’s compositions that I have enjoyed: Chopin’s Minute Waltz in Seconds."
"Some of Hamelin’s compositions that I have enjoyed: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys"
#9
Mozart
5.0
(3)
"Mozart 'Haydn' quartets"
"Mozart: Concerto for flute and Harp - second movement"
"Amadeus."
#10
Chopin
5.0
(3)
"(love theme from the Truman show)"
"Rach 3 of course."
"Chopin being the GOAT."
#11
Debussy
5.0
(3)
"Sirenes Claude Debussy very trippy."
"Debussy quarter"
"Claire de Lune - Debussey."
#12
Jean Sibelius
5.0
(2)
"I would highly recommend sibelius"
"I'd suggest Sibelius and Nielsen."
#13
Pachelbel
5.0
(2)
"This piece is famous, but for good reason."
"I have an 8+ hr playlist all versions I could find of Pachelbel's Canon in D major."
#14
Haydn
5.0
(2)
"I have been really enjoying Haydn string quartets lately."
"There are tons of good string quartet pieces: Haydn op 20, op 33, op 76"
#15
Johannes Brahms
5.0
(2)
"I would highly recommend brahms"
"Schicksalslied by Brahms. It’s incredible and made me think of Mahler’s second when I first heard it!"
#16
Franz Schubert
5.0
(2)
"I would highly recommend schubert"
"For dramatic songs, the standard recommendation is probably Erlkönig by Franz Schubert."
#17
Tchaikovsky
5.0
(2)
"Tchaikovsky: Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet."
"Tchaikovsky - Waltz of The Flowers"
#18
Verdi
5.0
(2)
"Check out Verdi’s and Rossini’s they have great excitement melody and panache."
"Verdi’s Requiem."
#19
J.S. Bach
5.0
(2)
"A piece that immediately springs to mind because I am playing it on mandolin right now is JS Bach - Bouree In E Minor."
"Brandenburg Concertos - JS Bach."
#20
Franz Liszt
4.5
(2)
"I would highly recommend liszt"
"If you particularly like the very complicated Rach and Chopin piano pieces, Liszt isn't a bad way to go."
#21
Vivaldi
4.5
(2)
"I used to listen to Vivaldi four seasons. Worked really well."
"The few sections of the 4 seasons by Vivaldi can work."
#22
Florence Price
5.0
(1)
"Would highly recc Florence price!!!"
#23
Ottorino Respighi
5.0
(1)
"Recommend these particularly: Ottorino Respighi - The Pines of Rome"
#24
Dusks
5.0
(1)
"They blew me away."
#25
Rossini
5.0
(1)
"Rossini."
#26
Mieczysław Weinberg
5.0
(1)
"Mieczysław Weinberg chamber music and symphonies, especially nos. 2 & 21 with Gidon Kremer."
#27
Igor Stravinski
5.0
(1)
"Recommend these particularly: Igor Stravinski - The Firebird Suite"
#28
Hugo Alfvén
5.0
(1)
"If especially like orchestra with choir you should definitely give his Symphony No. 4 a chance."
#29
Samuil Feinberg
5.0
(1)
"Feinberg Piano concerto no.1, Janacek piano sonata, Dukas piano sonata."
#30
Ann Southam
5.0
(1)
"I particularly like "Glass Houses" for Solo Piano."
#31
Pablo de Sarasate
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend sarasate"
#32
The Rest is Noise
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend The Rest is Noise, by Alex Ross."
#33
Camille Saint-Saëns
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend saint saens"
#34
Alexina Louie
5.0
(1)
"If you like minimalism, then Alexina Louie's great too."
#35
Galina Ustvolskaya
5.0
(1)
"Dark and desperate, with this feeling of helplessness."
#36
Brahms
5.0
(1)
"Brahms 1 and 3"
#37
Messiaen
5.0
(1)
"May I suggest the works of three composers."
#38
Scriabin
5.0
(1)
"Scriabin is another great early modern composer."
#39
Feinberg
5.0
(1)
"Feinberg Piano concerto no.1, Janacek piano sonata, Dukas piano sonata, and try some Kallinikov symphonies."
#40
Schoenberg
5.0
(1)
"Schoenberg is the first composer who comes to mind."
#41
Antonio Vivaldi
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend vivaldi"
#42
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
5.0
(1)
"I've been listening to a lot of Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977) recently."
#43
Sergei Rachmaninoff
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend rachmaninoff"
#44
Sofia Gubaidulina
5.0
(1)
"Sofia Gubaidulina might be worth a look."
#45
Dvořák
5.0
(1)
"Give dvorak a listen,(7 & 9th symphony are my fave, especially the 7th)"
#46
Carl Nielsen
5.0
(1)
"(wedding song from Aladdin)"
#47
Jascha Heifetz
5.0
(1)
"Best interpretation of it imo."
#48
Claude Debussy
5.0
(1)
"About 10 minutes"
#49
London Symphony
5.0
(1)
"I think my recording is the London Symphony."
#50
Frédéric Chopin
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend chopin"
#51
Mussorgsky
5.0
(1)
"Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Great Gate of Kiev"
#52
Stravinsky
5.0
(1)
"I would suggest also trying to listen to rite of spring, it's very percussive, rhythmic and modern"
#53
Classical Music
5.0
(1)
"Got through my Master's dissertation with this"
#54
Joe Hisaishi
5.0
(1)
"Joe Hisaishi: The New Classic."
#55
Hugo Wolf
5.0
(1)
"Another good dramatic song is Prometheus by Hugo Wolf."
#56
Aram Khachaturian
5.0
(1)
"Masquerade Suite: Waltz - Aram Khachaturian."
#57
John Williams
5.0
(1)
"[John C. Williams] is a wonderful classical guitarist."
#58
WQXR
4.0
(1)
"I started with WQXR because it is local to me in NYC."
#59
Sennheiser
4.0
(1)
"Check out the new Sennheiser 505, they should fit the bill."
#60
Cadenza
3.0
(1)
"I also like the Cadenza 4, but their tone sounds a little off to me."
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