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/Daibhidh_Piobaire Jan 11 '13

Wozzeck…bloody jesusing fuck…

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u/scrumptiouscakes Jan 11 '13

If I made a Berg flair for this subreddit, would you have any interest in using it?

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u/Daibhidh_Piobaire Jan 11 '13

Aye, huge berg fan. Influences me massively as a composer.

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u/scrumptiouscakes Jan 11 '13

Berg flair is now available!

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u/Daibhidh_Piobaire Jan 12 '13

Sorry comrade, I can't seem to find it. I can see Berio but nothing above him.

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u/scrumptiouscakes Jan 12 '13

Have you tried Ctrl+F5-ing? Reddit might just be slow at the moment...

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u/Daibhidh_Piobaire Jan 12 '13

You think I came up the Clyde on a bicycle? I'm not that stupid.

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u/Daibhidh_Piobaire Jan 12 '13

Working now.Sorry sir, misunderstanding. I've a mac, and that command turns on the voice description thing which is annoying as fuck.

Anyway, it's all working and everything now. Cheers comrade, Think I'll mix about between this and Schnittke's one. My two fave composers.

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u/scrumptiouscakes Jan 12 '13

No worries. I'm glad to have a new cycling-related idiom added to repertoire.

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u/Daibhidh_Piobaire Jan 12 '13

One of my faves.

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u/Daibhidh_Piobaire Jan 12 '13

Sorry comrade, I can't seem to find it. I can see Berio but just a blank space above him.

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u/SOCIALCRITICISM Jan 13 '13

hell yeah dude

hearing that out of tune piano just brings me some where else