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

I know it's a cliche but Yo Yo Ma playing Bach's Cello Suite 1 will always get me!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qGktDQV3z2w
This is heaven.

Also, Song for Athene, depending upon your taste.

And everything else mentioned above.

Some of my favourites on there.

Sati piano pieces, Gymnopedie and Gnossiene
Canteloube - Songs of the Auvergne
Dvorak string quartet no 12, especially the second movement.

Have a look and a listen to this

@MrsDanversGlidesAgain yes to Dvorak string quartet 12 ( The American)!

Mozart’s Lacrimosa

I can never remember them so go for the Hooked on Classics - They are so old but have loads on there !

I did “A Year of Wonder”, a daily piece of classical music with explanation during lockdown. I keep meaning to start again, but life gets in the way…

There’s a YouTube channel which follows it with the relevant recording.
It introduced me to new favourites, including Glenn Gould’s performance of

Beethoven’s “Emperor” piano concerto.

Vaughn Williams. Variations on Dives and Lazarus.

Not strictly classical, but I listen to a lot of film scores when I'm driving . Currently have the queens gambit on repeat and it's fabulous .

In fact, anything by Dvorak.

Sibelius violin concerto (Hilary Hahn playing).

Vaughan Williams, Dark Pastoral for Cello
Faure, Pavane & In Paradisum
Ola Geilo, Northern lights
Rimsky Korsakov, Scheherazade

Saint Saens organ concerto (listening to it now on Classic FM). An absolute belter.

Speaking of organ concertos - Widor, another belter. And Bach, of course.

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

I see Beethoven Emperor is getting a few mentions; it’s my favourite piano piece

Also: Grieg’s piano concerto (“by Grieg” 😁)

You are me!

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George Butterworth. Banks of green willow

part of that generation who fought in the Great War and never returned.

Second the Vaughn Williams recommendations, but would go with Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis!

Also Stravinsky's Firebird, and Jupiter from the Planets always makes me very happy.

Pearl Fishers’ duet
Syrinx, Debussy
Queen of the Night, Mozart
Horn Concerto no4 Mozart
Beethoven’s 6th Ode to Joy

Mozart - clarinet concerto, esp the second movement
Tchaikovsky - violin concerto
Haydn - cello concerto no 1 in C major
Beethoven - symphonies 5, 7, 9
Chopin - everything piano

Debussy Danse Sacrée and Danse Profane. I want to learn the harp just so I can play those!
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini
George Butterworth Two English Idylls

Widor - Toccata
Shostakivitch - Festive Overture and 2nd Piano Concerto
Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto
Vaughan Williams - Tallis Fantasia and Norfolk Rhapsody

I listen to my classical playlist every night to drift off.

My favourite is Clair de lune - Debussy
Sheep may safely graze - Bach

They often play a Catalan guitar folk song on Classic FM which I adore and must add to my playlist

and absolutely anything by John Barry but they do make me well-up for some reason.

Oh and Home away from Home by James Galway