# Help me make my Spotify classical playlists? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 9, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984 "2022-10-09T19:32:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/21 "2022-10-12T00:39:40Z")
Another Renaissance composer I like is John Dowland, both instrumental and vocal. [Ieva Baltmiskyte plays Frog Galliard by John Dowland (renaissance lute) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx6PWnpSyOk&list=RDMM&start_radio=1) [John Dowland - Now o now / Frog Galliard - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bYi7TY4bNE&list=RDMM&index=2) And to add to the Vivaldi list, the Lute Concerto in D major: [Vivaldi - Chamber Concerto for Lute in D Major RV93 - YouTube](https://youtu.be/AO9YC-CLTFI) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/22 "2022-10-12T10:08:41Z")
> [@Moonrise](#): > > **Monteverdi** > > - _Lamento della Ninfa_ Great to meet another fan of this, and would totally recommend it for anyone’s Spotify list (but make sure you include the introductory and concluding sections too). That said, if you’re already a fan of the piece, you really need to see/hear this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bXEAwV4UdY8/maxresdefault.jpg "Lamento della wookiee (Monteverdi + STAR WARS)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXEAwV4UdY8) Also, another vote for the Pergolesi _Stabat mater_ (really the whole thing, but the first movement is a good excerpt). And for Bach, I’d add the [first movement of his St John Passion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJWjdc0DFFI) as well (“Herr, unser Herrscher”). ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/23 "2022-10-12T10:19:53Z")
Oh yes, that really gripping opening. Come to think of it, Christmas begins with _Jauchzet! Frohlocket!_ On a completely different tack, how about some Arvo Pärt - _Spiegel im Spiegel_, and _Fratres_ for starters. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/24 "2022-10-12T11:39:50Z")
I forgot this one : Grieg - _Wedding Day at Troldhaugen_ (Surprised it hasn’t been mentioned yet !) ---
**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/25 "2022-10-12T17:17:25Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > That said, if you’re already a fan of the piece, you really need to see/hear this: Thanks ! On a completely unrelated note, this reminds me of all the wildly creative videos that popped up daily in the spring of 2020, during the first weeks of Covid. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/26 "2022-10-12T18:34:33Z")
My Classical station on Pandora should give you some ideas. > **[Classical Radio](https://www.pandora.com/station/2746788042867492915)** > > Listen to Classical Radio on Pandora Scroll down for tracks given thumbs up. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/27 "2022-10-12T18:46:25Z")
Seconding John Dowland (composer). Arranger/performer [Julian Bream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Bream#Discography). I’ll often just do a random playlist of his material and get hours of variety listening. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/28 "2022-10-12T18:59:01Z")
In case the Pandora link doesn’t work for people: In addition to Mozart, Rossini, and Ravel, the station was spawned from [Juan José Castro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Jos%C3%A9_Castro), [Silvestre Revueltas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvestre_Revueltas), and Eugenio Toussaint. [Toussaint leaned more into jazz but he composed some classical as well.](https://www.eugeniotoussaint.com/en/bio/index.php) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/29 "2022-10-13T00:37:13Z")
Handel – _Music for the Royal Fireworks_ (“no fiddles” version) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/30 "2022-10-13T03:52:04Z")
Tomas Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium Bach: chorale prelude BWV 639 - Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Bach: Fugue in G major, BWV 577 (“Jig”) Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582 Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major “Aeolian harp” Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 90, D. 899 Liszt: Un sospiro (concert etude) Debussy: 3 nocturnes for orchestra Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, suite no. 2. A version with a chorus is a _must_. Or just the whole ballet. You’ll like it. Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, group 3 (for women’s voices, harp accompaniment) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/31 "2022-10-13T18:33:53Z")
Michael Haydn: Turkish March in C Major, MH 601 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YMct6Rbunso/maxresdefault.jpg "M. Haydn: Turkish March in C Major, MH 601") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMct6Rbunso) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/32 "2022-10-13T19:32:37Z")
Handel’s Sarabande: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/klPZIGQcrHA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgYyg9MA8=&rs=AOn4CLCC_OM8Va0KtMrUPOTZncl4ulneNg "Haendel - Sarabande") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klPZIGQcrHA) The majestic yet chilling 4th movement of Handel’s Sarabande was used to great effect as a leitmotif in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic period drama, _Barry Lyndon_. See it now, if you haven’t done so. Also, from _Barry Lyndon_, Schubert’s Piano Trio in E flat, op. 100 (Second movement) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/R7ixGAOwCiQ/hqdefault.jpg "Barry Lyndon, Trio op 100 (Schubert)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ixGAOwCiQ) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/33 "2022-10-19T16:20:59Z")
Two small gems for a slow playlist: Massenet, Meditation from _Thais_, longer version [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gw6vB_hUPKE/maxresdefault.jpg "Clara-Jumi Kang: Massenet, "Thais" Meditation (Encore)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw6vB_hUPKE) and abridged [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/718UdiQh0CQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Massenet: Thaïs: Méditation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=718UdiQh0CQ) Mascagni, Intermezzo from _Cavalleria Rusticana_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BIQ2D6AIys8/maxresdefault.jpg "(HD 1080p) Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIQ2D6AIys8) ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984/34 "2022-10-19T16:59:54Z")
Some to consider: Opera - Rigoletto/Verdi, The Pearl Fishers/Bizet Modern - Huapango/Moncayo Romantic - On the Steppes of Central Asia/Borodin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984.md?page=1)