classical music

[jamwan55]

is there a piece of classical music that you like, whether your a fan of classical or not, that makes you stop and you just have to listen to it.
mines is - Debussy, Claire de Lune

[Mortartube]

I'm with you on Claire De Lune, also "The lark ascending" by Vaughn Williams and "Nimrod" by Elgar

[littleoldme]

The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Verdi's opera Nabucco, and the final movement of Beethoven's 6th Symphony (the 'Pastoral' Symphony).

[Cetti]

There's just so many jamwan.

I love The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves and also Samuel Barber's Adagio, but it's Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana that has me closing my eyes and adopting a particularly dopey look.

[SaxyJag]

Mine's a Debussy, too - Syrinx. There's something morosely fascinating about the sense of desolation and loneliness it conveys.

[raysparx]

Cetti, has it spot on the intermezzo,is one of the most beautiful ever written,when I saw Cavalleria performed by the welsh National opera a couple of years ago,I honestly had tears in my eyes,and i am a 6ft building worker,it gets me every time I hear it,I am transfixed by it and just stand there mesmerised. sad git or what!!!

[southerngirl]

I have two absolute favourites - one is Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, the other is Nimrod from teh Enigma Variations by Elgar.