I’ve seen a lot of curious people wanting to dive into classical music but don’t know where to start, so I have written out a list of pieces to listen to depending on mood. I’ve only put out a few, but please add more if you want to. hope this helps y’all out. :)
stereotypical delightful classical music:
- battalia a 10 in d major (biber)
- brandenburg concerto no. 5
- brandenburg concerto no. 3
- symphony no. 45 - “farewell” (haydn)
if you need to chill:
- rondo alla turca
- fur elise
- anitra’s dance
- in the steppes of central asia (borodin) (added by viola-ology)
if you need to sleep:
if you need to wake up:
- morning mood
- summer (from the four seasons)
- buckaroo holiday (if you’ve played this in orch you might end up screaming instead of waking up joyfully)
if you are feeling very proud:
- pomp and circumstance
- symphony no. 9 (beethoven; this is where ode to joy came from)
- 1812 overture
- symphony no. 5, finale (tchaikovsky) (added by viola-ology)
- american (dvořák)
if you feel really excited:
- hoedown (copland)
- bacchanale
- spring (from the four seasons) (be careful, if you listen to this too much you’ll start hating it)
- la gazza ladra
- death and the maiden (schubert)
if you are angry and you want to take a baseball bat and start hitting a bush:
- dance of the knights (from the romeo and juliet suite by prokofiev)
- winter, mvt. 1 (from the four seasons)
- symphony no. 10 mvt. 2 (shostakovich)
- symphony no. 5 (beethoven)
- totentanz (liszt)
- quartet no. 8, mvt. 2 (shostakovich) (added by viola-ology)
- young person’s guide to the orchestra, fugue (britten) (added by iwillsavemyworld)
if you want to cry for a really long time:
- fantasia based on russian themes (rimsky-korsakov)
- adagio for strings (barber)
- violin concerto in e minor (mendelssohn)
- aase’s death
- andante festivo
if you want to feel like you’re on an adventure:
if you want chills:
if you want to study:
- eine kleine nachtmusik
- bolero (ravel)
- serenade for strings (elgar)
- scheherazade (rimsky-korsakov) (added by viola-ology)
- pines of rome, mvt. 4 (resphigi) (added by viola-ology)
if you really want to dance:
- capriccio espagnol (rimsky-korsakov)
- blue danube
- le cid (massenet) (added by viola-ology)
- radetzky march
if you want to start bouncing in your chair:
if you’re about to pass out and you need energy:
if you want to hear suspense within music:
- firebird
- in the hall of the mountain king
- ride of the valkyries
- night on bald mountain (mussorgsky) (added by viola-ology)
if you want a jazzy/classical feel:
if you want to feel emotional with no explanation:
- introduction and rondo capriccioso
- unfinished symphony (schubert)
- symphony no. 7, allegretto (beethoven) (added by viola-ology)
- canon in d (pachelbel)
if you want to sit back and have a nice cup of tea:
pieces that don’t really have a valid explanation:
- symphony no. 40 (mozart)
- cello suite no. 1 (bach)
- polovtsian dances
- enigma variations (elgar) (added by viola-ology)
- perpetuum mobile
pieces that just sound really cool:
- scherzo tarantelle
- dance of the goblins
- caprice no. 24 (paganini)
- new world symphony, allegro con fuoco (dvorak) (added by viola-ology)
if you feel like listening to concertos all day (I do not recommend doing that):
- concerto for two violins (bach)
- concerto for two violins (vivaldi)
- violin concerto in a minor (vivaldi)
- violin concerto (tchaikovsky) (added by iwillsavemyworld)
- cello concerto in c (haydn)
- piano concerto, mvt. 1 (pierne) (added by iwillsavemyworld)
- harp concerto in E-flat major, mvt. 1 (added by iwillsavemyworld)
and if you really just hate classical music in general:
a lot of these pieces apply in multiple categories, but I sorted them by which I think they match the most. have fun exploring classical music!
also, thank you to viola-ology and iwillsavemyworld for adding on! if you would like to add on your own suggestions, please reblog and add on or message me so I can give you credit for the suggestion!
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