For you PERSONALLY, what 3 (or more) pieces are the MOST DURABLE in.....?

Question

......."terms of repeated hearings: over and over again, year after year"?

And by this, I don't mean any that you listen to day after day; but say spread over the years, those you tend to revert to time and time again, for 'rejuvenation/inspiration/solace or whatever'.

For me? (I'm posting You Tube performance links for all three)

J.S. Bach: "Passacaglia and Fugue in C-minor" BWV - 582. Although elongated but simple theme, still yet expressing the most profound of emotions - the great J.S. at his very best IMHO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZfvlWJbjg

Richard Wagner: Act I (complete) "Tristan und Isolde". Some might think it odd that I would choose Act I over either Act II with its famous 'Love Duet", or Act III with its great Prelude and even more famous concluding "Liebestod". But for me, there's an excitement especially at the Act's conclusion, that I find nowhere else in Wagner; here's the concluding scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9y65GIto4Q

P.I. Tchaikovsky: "The Sleeping Beauty" ballet. This for me is probably my favorite amongst his three - I find the Intro in particular very dramatic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfqQvX8C0Go

Yours?

Alberich

Answer 1

I suppose if I think back over all the years I have been listening to music and ask myself which (top) three have I never tired of and always found something new in, I would probably come up with:



Beethoven - Symphony No 7. A marvel. What more can I say?

Ravel - Daphnis et Chloë. Such a beautiful, complex score, I never tire of letting this music engulf me.

Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring. Nearly exactly 100 years old, this seminal work reveals new things to be even after 40 years of listening to it.

Answer 2

Bach BWV 582

Beethoven Mass in C

Bach BWV 140

Answer 3

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms



Janacek Glagolithic Mass



Verdi Requiem

Answer 4

I certainly agree that Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty Ballet" is a work that gives pleasure. I was introduced to the score when Walt Disney used it in his animated film "Sleeping Beauty" that came out when I was a young boy. At age 65, I still delight in its beauty both on CD and in live performance.



Sibelius' Symphonies 2 and 5 always uplift me as they start out brooding and restless then burst forth in triumph.



Vaughan Williams "Serenade to Music" and "Lark Ascending"

Ravel "Daphnis et Chloe"

Holst "The Planets" and "Suites for Band"

Beethoven "Piano Concerto #3" and "Fidelio"

Richard Strauss "Der Rosenkavalier Suite"

Puccini "Madama Butterfly"

Rossini "Barber of Seville"

Answer 5

Barber's String Quartet in b minor



Schubert's String Quartet no. 14



Dubois' Saxophone Concerto no. 1



Nothing too fancy, but those are the pieces I'm always willing to listen to.

Answer 6

Richard Strauss - Four Last Songs

Schubert - 'Great' C major symphony (no 9)

Vaughan Williams - Symphony No 5.

Answer 7

Bach's Brandenburg Concertos 3, 5, and 6.



... (that was quick)

Answer 8

Ludwig van's "Ode to Joy" excerpt.

Rossini's "William Tell Overture" (OK, so I grew up watching "The Lone Ranger"...)

Strauss' "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"



Common, yes. But still.

Answer 9

The nine sinfonies of Beethoven.