Help me make a classical music playlist

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I find I know and love many classical pieces of music but I never remember most of the names when I want to listen to it!

What would go on your playlist?

I'll start:
Edward Elgar - Nimrod

Bach's cello suite no. 1 in g major prelude

Canon in D - Pachelbel

The flower duet from Lakme

Richard Wagner

Beethoven Piano concerto no 2

Bach Partitas

Brahms requiem

Allegri Misere

Handel's Water Music, it's not one piece but it's still beautiful.

Love this thread OP!

Beethoven’s 5th. And 9th!

Vivaldi’s four seasons (spring is my favourite).

Vaughan Williams lark ascending.

In terms of classical music, I tend to favour more recent rather than strictly "Classical" music. From the top of my head;

Mendelssohn - violin concerto in e minor.
Rachmaninov - 3rd piano concerto
Grieg - Peer Gynt/in the hall of the mountain king
Satie - Gymnopedie
Patrick Hawes - Star Gazer
Leonard Bernstein - Rhapsody in Blue

@IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads - ahh the Satie is gorgeous. It’s my calming music

I also enjoy classical music but struggle with the names & knowledge around it. I find Spotify has some good pre-made playlists. I stick one of them on and am quite happy. Maybe the odd few that I'll skip past but in the main, I enjoy it!

Alexander Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia

Bedrich Smetana Ma vlast, vltava (the 2nd movement). I love the whole piece but the first 3 especially

Dvorkak New world symphony, the Scherzo (but again the whole lot)

Faure 'Pavane'

Saint-Saens 'Danse Macabre

Classic FM do a double cd called "Classic FM for Babies", which has a "Sleeping" and "Playing" cd. I don't know if it's still available, or available as a playlist, but it's a very good curation of accessible classical music.

Mozart piano concerto no 21, 2nd movement;
Chopin Nocturne op. 9 No 2;
Chopin Nocturne op. 9 No 1;
Chopin Fantaisie Impromptu;
Beethoven moonlight sonata 1st movement;
Beethoven moonlight sonata 3st movement;
Beethoven Appassionata Piano Sonata No 23 Op 57 - part 3.

I recommend to listen to Arthur Rubinstein recordings for Chopin.

Do you listen to Classic FM OP? It’s a great way to identify what you like.

A few modern suggestions which suit a playlist:
Home by Ola Gjeilo
Adagio on G minor by Albinoni/Giazotto
Por una cabeza by Gardel
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor

Not as modern but I also love Scheherazade Op. 35 by Rimsky-Korsakoff

Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony...

My favourite, which was played during the signing of the register at my wedding and also at my husband’s funeral is Meditation from Thais by Massinet.

‘Quiet City’ suite by Aaron Copland

Vivaldi flute concerto ‘La Notte’ , there is a mind blowing interpretation on YouTube which I will post if I can find it

It’s the Bremer Baroque orchestra with Dorothee Oberlinger playing the recorder instead of flute.

Adiemus by Karl Jenkins

November by Max Richter

Happiness does not wait by Olafur Arnalds

The stars we follow also Meridian by Frederico Albanese

Philip Glass pieces and Einaudi.

Also Vivaldi four seasons, the flower duet.

Faure's Pavane (already mentioned) and Cantique de Jean Racine.

Also already mentioned, Misere Mei - beautiful.

Will add more but should be working!

Gustav Holst - The Planets Suite
Jupiter is my favourite!

Leonard Bernstein - Rhapsody in Blue

Great piece but it’s by George Gershwin.

Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi Four Seasons: Spring

Handel: Zadok the Priest

The Flower Duet from Lakmé

Barber: Adagio for Strings

Oh and if going for some Karl Jenkins, I also recommend Tintinnabulum, as well as pp's Adiemus! Both amazing.