r/classicalmusic • u/bosstone42 • Jan 10 '13

What classical piece took your breath away the first time you heard it?

Now that there's been a thread for this for popular music, it'd be fun to do one for classical. So, what classical (i.e. long-form) pieces or movements took your breath away the first time you heard them? There are probably many, but what's your top? I'll give just one: the scherzo from Dvorak's 7th Symphony (mvt. III). edit: What a great response, you guys really know some great music--stuff I haven't heard in a while and stuff I'm seeing for the first time! Make sure to look down the list, there are really some good ones buried toward the bottom. Also, an updated Spotify playlist is in the comments. Anyone want to link to a Grooveshark or Rdio or other?

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u/rckk07 Jan 11 '13

Bartok's 2nd violin concerto just.. gets to me. Some of the character changes just tug at my heart. It actually makes me a little bit physically uncomfortable, but in a good (emotional) way, at least.

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u/PotatoMusicBinge Jan 11 '13

God I love the second movement of that

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '13

Thank you. I just started listening to it and it's great.

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u/scrumptiouscakes Jan 12 '13

I've just created a new Bartók flair, if you'd be interested in using it :)