Classical Music

[MerHearted]

Hi, recently I've developed somewhat of an interest in classical music. I really like peaceful songs, not really the loud and powerful ones. I've been listening to Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D and Johann Sebastian Bach's Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude and II. Air. Are there more peaceful songs like these anyone can recommend? Thanks. :wave:

 

[Erika]

Here are some that I like, Vince (you've already taken my favorite with Canon in D):

Adiago Cantabile by Beethoven
Lovedream:No.3 in A by Liszt

Any interest in vocal stuff? Try

The Flower Duet
Pie Jesu

And a bit more upbeat, but beautiful:

Mattinata
Habanera

 

[Mountaineer]

Anything by Claude Debussy... my person favorite is [size=-1]Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun).[/size]

 

[Woody13]

The Four Seasons - Largo (Winter) (Vivaldi)

Canon (Pachelbel)

Air 'On The G String' (J.S. Bach)

Ave verum corpus (Mozart)

Largo (Handel)

Jesus bleibet meine Freude (J.S. Bach)

Clarinet Concerto - Adagio (Mozart)

'Emperor' Concert - Adagio un poco mosso (Beethoven)

Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) (Mascagni)

Violin Concerto No. 1 - Adagio (Bruch)

The Lord Is My Shepherd (Requiem) (Rutter)

Aquarium (Le Carnaval des animaux) (Saint-Sans)

Venus (The Planets) (Holst)

Piano Concerto No 1 in E Minor - Romance (Chopin)

Pie Jesu (Requiem) (Faur)

Romance (The Gadfly) (Shostakovich)

Fantasia on a Theme By Thomas Tallis (Vaughan Williams)

Chanson du matin (Elgar)

'Pastoral' Symphony - Shepherds' Hymn (Beethoven)

'Elvira Madigan' Piano Concerto - Andante (Mozart)

Sheep may safely graze (J.S. Bach)

Keyborad Concerto - No. 5 in F Minor - Largo (J.S. Bach)

Water Music - Air (Handel)

Concerto for lute and two violins - Largo (Vivaldi)

Aria ('Goldberg' Variations) (J.S. Bach)

Piano Concerto - Adagio (Grieg)

Double Violin Concerto - Largo ma non troppo (J.S. Bach)

Beatus vir (Selva morale e spirituale) (Monteverdi)

Etude in E 'Tristesse' (Chopin)

Serenade in E minor - Larghetto (Elgar)

The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams)

Piano Concerto No. 2 - Adagio sostenuto (Rachmaninov)

Adagio for Strings (Barber)

In paradisum (Requiem) (Faur)

String Quintet - Adagio (Schubert)

Bereceuse (Faur)

 

[TiggerBW]

I love classical and am currently picking out pieces to be played at my wedding for the prelude!
Invention No. 13
and
Invention No. 8 (bach)

Prelude no. 1 (well-tempered clavichord) (bach)
I agree with the water music choices above.

I love Tchaikovsky (can't spell) - anything from The Nutcracker

Prelude in C from Rachmaninmoff (can't spell)

Many more! Just can't think of them all!

 

[imagineer boy]

I usually enjoy movie music. Some of them include:

All Harry Potter sound tracks ( Main theme, Fawk's theme, Buckbeak's Flight, and Patronus light are my faves )

All lord of the Rings sound tracks ( the black rider, bridge of Kazad Dum, Rivendell, Lothlorien, Isengaurd unlseashed, Tree beard, Breath of Life, Helm's Deep, and more.... )

All Star Wars soundtracks ( Duel of the Fates, Battle of the Heros, Palpatine's Teachings, Main theme, the Battle Begins all rock! )

Alexander soundtrack ( movie sucked, but Vangelis is the BEST! Fav songs include Young Alexander, Titans, Drums of Gaugamela, Gardens of Delight, and Dream of Babylon. )

POTC: Crossed Swords, and He's a pirate are great.

Edward Scissorhands: Opening Titles, Bedtime story, Suberbia, Ice Dance, Edward the Barber, and the finale are all heart wrenching. Its great!

 

[barnum42]

I go more for the gutsy full on powerful pieces.

But you may find some of the more gentle parts of The Planets by Gustav Holst enjoyable.

 

[Computer Magic]

all my knowledge of high culture classical music comes from bugs bunny cartoons. :lookaroun

 

[diddy_mouse]

i'd say anything mellow by Beethoven (Pastoral is a personal fav.), also Canon in D is a must.

i'm using Joy of Mans Desiring by Bach for my processional at my wedding. very pretty and relaxing.

some of Vivaldis concertos are mellow, anything with a flute, oboe, or clarinet is good.

 

[MerHearted]

Thanks all. I noticed a lot of these songs are in the Ultimate Relaxation Collection so I just bought it.