orz
King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men
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from what i've seen, there seems to be a lack of good classical music recs on this forum. here are some of my favorites. many greys recommend Beethoven/Mozart, but i personally find Classical era pieces unbelievably boring. if you don't usually listen to classical as a genre, some of these may prove boring initially but if you want some hype shit start with Shostakovich's 5th/Mahler's 1st (4th movement for both) or Shostakovich's 10th 2nd movement. if you have the attention span to listen somewhat attentively to a piece for 30-50 min all of these are great (tone poems are shorter). feel free to add to this list.
Symphonies:
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 & 10
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Mahler Symphony No. 1 & 2
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Dvorak Symphony No. 7 & 8
Tone Poems:
Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration / Four Last Songs
Richard Strauss Alpine Symphony
Concerti:
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Korngold Violin Concerto
Brahms Violin Concerto
Symphonies:
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 & 10
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Mahler Symphony No. 1 & 2
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Dvorak Symphony No. 7 & 8
Tone Poems:
Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration / Four Last Songs
Richard Strauss Alpine Symphony
Concerti:
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Korngold Violin Concerto
Brahms Violin Concerto
