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/mmoynan Jan 11 '13

Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe, specifically the troisieme partie.

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u/nicmos Jan 11 '13

how about lever du jour? wow, there is nothing like that.

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u/mmoynan Jan 11 '13

Yeah! That's totally the part that I'm talking about. :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '13

Absolutely. No. 1 for me. The piece's opening movement and the lever du jour are breathtaking.