# Reccomend some good Classical music pieces.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 30, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783 "2003-07-30T00:27:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783/21 "2003-08-01T00:34:15Z")

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(“Beetchoven”? What kinda typo is that?!? Am I roasting beechwood now or something? I meant ol’ Ludwig Van, of course.)

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**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783/22 "2003-08-01T03:56:11Z")

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Beethoven-symphony no.3 “eroica”  
Mozart-symphonies 38-41, horn concertos, posthorn serenade,  
Piano concertos  
Haydn-symphonies 49, 93, 94, 96,100, 103  
Brahms-symphonies 1-4, violin sonatas

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783/23 "2003-08-05T06:29:02Z")

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Try some classical guitar solos. John Williams & Andre Segovia are the 2 names that come to mind.

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**Author:** ![miscee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@miscee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miscee)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783/24 "2003-08-05T06:41:19Z")

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Try Samuel Barber’s ‘Adagio for Strings’.

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783/25 "2003-08-06T15:11:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by miscee \*  
> \*\*Try Samuel Barber’s ‘Adagio for Strings’. \*\*

Just be sure to keep some Kleenex[TM] brand tissues handy if you do. This is the piece of music they used during the opening title and closing credits of _Platoon._

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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783/26 "2003-08-06T17:41:31Z")

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Any recomendations for Deilius or Philip Glass?

I’ll put a vote in for this surprising classical work

Frank Zappa - The Yellow Shark

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**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783/27 "2003-08-06T18:22:04Z")

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Delius - there’s another composer (like Holst) I should have included in my list. I’d recommend On hearing the first cuckoo in spring.

Glass - I like him, but not everone’s cup of tea. Songs from liquid days would be an interesting starter.

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-classical-music-pieces/191783/28 "2003-08-07T01:19:50Z")

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If you’re gonna do Philip Glass, you’ve gotta also do Steve Reich. _The Desert Music_ is pretty awesome for its first 10 seconds or so.

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