AIBU to ask for what you think is the most beautiful piece of classical music you have ever heard

[Myworstnightmare123]

I want to put together a playlist for my DD as she has a horrendously difficult time ahead of her (you can search my username to see why) I am hoping it will help her in some way...calm her. Take her mind off things.

Some of mine have been mentioned (Bach Double Violin Concerto, Mozart Requiem and Purcell Dido and Aeneas) but I would add Er Barme Dich from Bach's St Matthew Passion and Purcell's Music for a While, Vedro con milo Diletto by Vivaldi, preferably sung by Philippe Jaroussky, Vivaldi's Concerto for Piccolo, violin and strings crv443 and the Kyrie Eleison from Bach's Mass in B Minor.

Shamelessly place marking

Vltava (possibly not that spelling) is one of my favourites.
I also love 1812 overture. Especially ds' reaction when I showed him a clip of a concert (outside) where they actually used cannons.

The piece that my son composed for his sister to walk down the aisle to a couple of weeks ago. It was called Forever and Always.
Ok so maybe I am a little biased but it was beautiful.

Allegri's Miserere, Barber's Adagio, Pachebel's Canon in D, Handel's Messiah.

Abenlied by Rheinberger

Locus Iste by Bruckner

Ruth Wohl...last bit of Bach St John Passion

Kuda kuda aria from eugene onegin Tchaikovsky.
Bach double violin concerto.
Quintet from marriage of figaro (‘marcelina Marcelina).
Litanies Alain (organ).
Finzi cello concerto.
Vaughan Williams
Ravel string quartets

Nothing new to add. Great thread.

*Any Spotify users... I've added about half of these to a playlist.
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*It's called Mumsnet Classical Favourites.

It should be public and collaborative if anyone wants to add to it!*

Haven’t read the full thread yet (I will!) so not sure if it’s been mentioned but Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel. The simplicity of it just cuts right through me.

Haven’t RTFT so there may be some repeated suggestions but here’s a list of my faves (linked to Spotify)

Neverland- Piano Variation In Blue by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

I Giotto by Ludovico Einaudi

The Snow Prelude No. 5 by Ludovico Einaudi

The Ludlows by James Horner

The Aviators by Helen Jane Long

Spring 1 by Max Richter

And We Will Shine by Dirk Maassen

Divided Path by Sarah Modene (I really love this one)

February by James Spiteri

Five thirty am by Fabrizio Paterlini

Easy To Let Go by James Spiteri

Home by Ola Gjeilo

In Your Eyes by Philip Wesley

Abisko by Andy Kohl

Innocent Heart by Brian Crain

Self-Assured by Louis Landon

I Waited for You by Aaron Zigman

Pachebel Canon is gorgeous. I walked down the aisle to it on my wedding day. Happy memories.😊

I hate all the noise of the city, ( loud people, people on phones, songs in shops, flip flops really annoy me. ) and listen to Mozart's Requim Mass via earphones to keep me relaxed.

That awkward moment when you spend ages clicky linking songs and checking the clicky links work only to find someone started a playlist whilst you were busy doing clicky links!

John Barry

Scene unseen

Unfortunately, I can't find it on you tube but it's the most beautiful piece, I have ever heard, so I really hope someone else can find it.

There are so many beautiful pieces of music mentioned here already. Sending you and your dd my best wishes, OP.

I'll include a few which I haven't seen mentioned but which you might like:

(I especially love the 2nd movement, the Canzonetta)

Vide Cor Meum - Hans Zimmer

Morning by greig
The firebird
Peter and the wolf
Not Enya, it freaks me out.

Peter and the wolf - haven’t listened since a child ‘look mother I can dance I can sing’ excellent.

reaah it is track 8 on this album on amazon.

redbedheadd I couldn't find the playlist searching by its name, I had to search for your Spotify username which is visible in the screenshot you posted. Well done for starting it.

HeronLanyon I don't get any results when I search.

Album is called ‘playing by heart’ it’s also called a ‘soundtrack’ which seems odd ?? Definitely available amazon.co.uk

Here.

This is my bedtime playlist