10 most beautiful and moving pieces of classical music

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10 most beautiful and moving pieces of classical music

10 most beautiful and moving pieces of classical music

Beautiful classical music has the power to soothe and bring solace. Here are ten of the pieces guaranteed to do just that.

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Richard

 

[e.bram]

How about "flight of the jews" in Nabucco?

 

[Luanne]

My very favorite is the second movement of Beethoven's 7th symphony.

 

[CanuckTravlr]

My very favorite is the second movement of Beethoven's 7th symphony.

I'm a big Beethoven fan and agree that the 7th is a wonderful piece, particularly the 'Alegretto', as you mention. But my personal favourite is his 7th Symphony ('Pastoral').

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

My favorite (meaning most beautiful and moving to me) classical piece is the Credo from Charles Gounod's St. Cecilia Mass.

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

I'm a big Beethoven fan and agree that the 7th is a wonderful piece, particularly the 'Alegretto', as you mention. But my personal favourite is his 7th Symphony ('Pastoral').

I think you meant L. V. Beethoven's Symphony #6 in F-major, Opus 68


I can't narrow my preferred powerful music (they all are), but I put this one up there: his Symphony #3 in E-flat major, Opus 55, "Eroica". He wrote it in tribute to French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte, but when NP declared himself the "Emperor Of France", L.V. Beethoven changed it to be for all heroes. Musicologists have studied the music for years, essentially putting the higher instruments as the "good guys" and the lower instruments as the "bad guys". The first movement is the battles, the second movement is a dirge for the victims of the battles, the third is light-hearted celebration for the lives lost, and the final movement is the victory procession and such. Those were not L. V. Beethoven's words, those are the theories of what the movements mean.

I could also put all of P. I. Tchaikovsky's symphonies, but this one is extremely powerful: his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique". Pathetique doesn't mean pathetic, it means pathos, aka strong emotion. His Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian", which refers to Ukraine, powerful for what's going on there now (the symphony includes Ukrainian folk music).

TS

 

[pedro47]

My favorite is Beethoven's Symphony #8 in F-major, Opus 93
I ALLEGRO VIVACCEON BRIO

 

[Luanne]

I'm a big Beethoven fan and agree that the 7th is a wonderful piece, particularly the 'Alegretto', as you mention. But my personal favourite is his 7th Symphony ('Pastoral').

Pastoral is the 6th.

 

[Dori]

Pachelbel Canon in D Major makes me cry every time it is played at weddings.

Dori

 

[BJRSanDiego]

Pachelbel Canon in D Major makes me cry every time it is played at weddings.

Dori

It is one of my favorites too. When I was doing rehab following shoulder surgery, I played it as I was doing the more painful exercises. So when I hear it, it is a reminder of that period, the pain and the progress I was making. BTW I ended up with 100 % recovery.

 

[Luanne]

Pachelbel Canon in D Major makes me cry every time it is played at weddings.

Dori

We had this played at our wedding. When it came time for our daughter to be married she said "Please not Pachelbel's Canon. It's been too overdone for weddings." It is a beautiful piece.

Another one I love is Bach's Cello Suite Number 1 in G Major, especially when performed by Yo-Yo Ma.

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

Pachelbel Canon in D Major makes me cry every time it is played at weddings.

It makes me because that was my late wife's bridal entrance (09/12/09)

TS

 

[CanuckTravlr]

Pastoral is the 6th.

Yup! Thanks for catching that. It was late when I wrote that and I obviously just repeated the 7th!!!

 

[Talent312]

I've read that, if you play Bach’s Bouree in E Minor,
you can hear the forerunner of The Beatles' Blackbird.
Compare. I think it's true.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Pachelbel Canon in D Major makes me cry every time it is played at weddings.

Dori

Me too. Our daughter chose that one for the string quartet we hired at her wedding. It was beautiful.

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

I've read that, if you play Bach’s Bouree in E Minor,
you can hear the forerunner of The Beatles' Blackbird.
Compare. I think it's true.

Johann S Bach's Bouree in E-minor on guitar

TS

 

[Superchief]

My dad always played classical music when I was growing up and I always enjoyed it. I don't know many of the composers or pieces by name, but recognize them when I hear them. My favorite was always Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.

Kansas and Queen are two of my favorite bands and you can really hear the classical influence in their 'songs'. Kansas works are composures with various movements in them. One of my favorites is Lamplight Symphony, which has many symphonic elements.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Godzilla Eats Las Vegas

 

[easyrider]

Pachelbel Canon in D Major makes me cry every time it is played at weddings.

Dori

The only time I ever hear this is at weddings, usually as a wedding march. I notice many people are so happy that they cry a bit during this song, so you are not the only one. It hits men and women both, imo.

Bill