Rachmaninoff's piano concertos are usually pretty good (a shame that he was quite anti-communist).
Sibelius's Violin Concerto and D minor (his opus 47) is pretty good as well.
Scarlatti's Sonatas have also been great every time I've listened to one of 'em.
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 is also a favorite.
You may have noticed that these songs aren't household names (like "the well-tempered clavier" or the "moonlight sonata") but I'm trying to avoid those for now.
Also, not a composition highlight, but shout-out to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
What are your favorite compositions/symphonies/sonatas/etc. of classical music in general? Can range from anywhere to early baroque to the Soviet composers to the 21st century and so on and so forth.
I would like to start a Philip Glass struggle session in the replies to this post please
Go ahead.
I've been disarmed
Just a little joke, I've seen some classical music threads in other places get derailed by people arguing about Glass and whether or not his music counts as modern classical
Oh okay.
Satyagraha (probably sp) isn’t something I like to listen to, but reading the liner notes pushed me towards learning about gandhi and recognizing that he wasn’t the heroic figure I was taught about in school really at all.
Man I legit listen to bits of satyagraha all the time (I have pretty insufferable taste). The Einstein one is the one I kinda bounce off of
It’s probably got more to do with recognizing it and remembering bad experiences. Played it backwards and it sounds great.