{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "I\u2019ve seen a lot of curious people wanting to dive into classical music but don\u2019t know where to start, so I have written out a...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/164110042972/", "html": "<p><a href=\"http://violaboss.tumblr.com/post/118386511440/ive-seen-a-lot-of-curious-people-wanting-to-dive\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">violaboss</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote><p>I\u2019ve seen a lot of curious people wanting to dive into classical music but don\u2019t know where to start, so I have written out a list of pieces to listen to depending on mood. I\u2019ve only put out a few, but please add more if you want to. hope this helps y\u2019all out. :)</p><p><b>stereotypical delightful classical music:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9DJpaxT7wg\" target=\"_blank\">battalia a 10 in d major (biber)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V7oujd9djk\" target=\"_blank\">brandenburg concerto no. 5</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLj_gMBqHX8\" target=\"_blank\">brandenburg concerto no. 3</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YhtR43eNEs\" target=\"_blank\">symphony no. 45 - \u201cfarewell\u201d (haydn)</a><br/></li></ul><p><b>if you need to chill: </b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quxTnEEETbo\" target=\"_blank\">rondo alla turca</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mVW8tgGY_w\" target=\"_blank\">fur elise</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcEnSITNaGM\" target=\"_blank\">anitra\u2019s dance</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnHBdKEiTrk\" target=\"_blank\">in the steppes of central asia (borodin)</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li></ul><p><b>if you need to sleep:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU\" target=\"_blank\">moonlight sonata</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZfoK25lnY\" target=\"_blank\">swan lake</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJKRAPAQTHA\" target=\"_blank\">corral nocturne</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WhWDCw3Mng\" target=\"_blank\">sleep (eric whitacre)</a> <i>(added by <a class=\"tumblelog\" href=\"http://tmblr.co/muB_T4blms2hDVr2bCiqzvA\" target=\"_blank\">thelonecomposer</a>)</i><br/></li></ul><p><b>if you need to wake up:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCEzh3MwILY\" target=\"_blank\">morning mood</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY1p-FmjT1M\" target=\"_blank\">summer</a> (from the four seasons)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSMmwOqo0rY\" target=\"_blank\">buckaroo holiday</a> (if you\u2019ve played this in orch you might end up screaming instead of waking up joyfully)</li></ul><p><b>if you are feeling very proud: </b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moL4MkJ-aLk\" target=\"_blank\">pomp and circumstance</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3217H8JppI\" target=\"_blank\">symphony no. 9</a> (beethoven; this is where ode to joy came from)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbxgYlcNxE8\" target=\"_blank\">1812 overture</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jchu0lRfifE\" target=\"_blank\">symphony no. 5, finale (tchaikovsky)</a><i> (added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b_rwtDlUXA\" target=\"_blank\">american (dvo\u0159\u00e1k)</a></li></ul><p><b>if you feel really excited:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ajQYANLiug\" target=\"_blank\">hoedown (copland)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XT72VAk1M0\" target=\"_blank\">bacchanale</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjpLxlSMJPo&amp;feature=iv&amp;src_vid=KY1p-FmjT1M&amp;annotation_id=annotation_337806\" target=\"_blank\">spring </a>(from the four seasons) (be careful, if you listen to this too much you\u2019ll start hating it)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MRvDGd02mA\" target=\"_blank\">la gazza ladra</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z42GrmR4U2Y\" target=\"_blank\">death and the maiden (schubert)</a></li></ul><p><b>if you are angry and you want to take a baseball bat and start hitting a bush: </b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmq1cpcglQ\" target=\"_blank\">dance of the knights</a> (from the romeo and juliet suite by prokofiev)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZCfydWF48c\" target=\"_blank\">winter, mvt. 1 (from the four seasons)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po5vTycfZTk\" target=\"_blank\">symphony no. 10 mvt. 2</a> (shostakovich)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z4KK7RWjmk\" target=\"_blank\">symphony no. 5</a> (beethoven)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nVmFlSV1ok\" target=\"_blank\">totentanz (liszt)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjvTTfbpWjY\" target=\"_blank\">quartet no. 8, mvt. 2 (shostakovich)</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waP1N446Zb0\" target=\"_blank\">young person\u2019s guide to the orchestra, fugue</a>\u00a0(britten) <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpuIsBI76iCHG8r_7-phj7w\" target=\"_blank\">iwillsavemyworld</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU9_uAb7pZs\" target=\"_blank\">symphony no. 5 mvt. 4<i> </i>(shostakovich)</a><i><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU9_uAb7pZs\" target=\"_blank\"> </a>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpfHeQnqyygmkN87BsZDb2A\" target=\"_blank\">eternal-cadenza</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5poSw7tFLB4\" target=\"_blank\">marche slave (tchaikovsky)</a><i> (added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpfHeQnqyygmkN87BsZDb2A\" target=\"_blank\">eternal-cadenza</a>)<br/></i></li></ul><p><b>if you want to cry for a really long time: </b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB0IHPGuTFo\" target=\"_blank\">fantasia based on russian themes</a> (rimsky-korsakov)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGMwNe9WWmE\" target=\"_blank\">adagio for strings</a>\u00a0(barber)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwW4oruwyJU\" target=\"_blank\">violin concerto in e minor</a> (mendelssohn)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBwxG20Umc\" target=\"_blank\">aase\u2019s death</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VRw9N9OlPo\" target=\"_blank\">andante festivo</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7UZhorAki4\" target=\"_blank\">vocalise (rachmaninoff)</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mG8B94AYpBSHtIh-umV_5Rg\" target=\"_blank\">tropicalmunchakoopas</a>)</i><br/></li></ul><p><b>if you want to feel like you\u2019re on an adventure:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU1X3Wut-k0\" target=\"_blank\">an american in paris (gershwin)</a><br/></li></ul><p><b>if you want chills:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM\" target=\"_blank\">danse macabre</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lAV4I5-Fpc\" target=\"_blank\">russian easter overture</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsI0yTC7bic\" target=\"_blank\">egmont overture</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mH2jwKu2EXLZveDgzKXNaig\" target=\"_blank\">shayshay526</a>)</i><br/></li></ul><p><b>if you want to study:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1FSN8_pp_o\" target=\"_blank\">eine kleine nachtmusik</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5eF-oePNw0\" target=\"_blank\">bolero</a> (ravel)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lAV4I5-Fpc\" target=\"_blank\">serenade for strings</a> (elgar)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPtqRjirC6o\" target=\"_blank\">scheherazade (rimsky-korsakov)</a>\u00a0<i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMeXzqTfNcY\" target=\"_blank\">pines of rome, mvt. 4 (resphigi)</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li></ul><p><b>if you really want to dance:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rqwvMMxeA8\" target=\"_blank\">capriccio espagnol</a>\u00a0(rimsky-korsakov)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTYymbbEL4\" target=\"_blank\">blue danube</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRLNVleeyYA&amp;list=PLHCGEGF5nMYD5EjijCcoQMwdL8bGFYp8F&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\">le cid (massenet)</a>\u00a0<i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eab_eFtTKFs\" target=\"_blank\">radetzky march</a><i><br/></i></li></ul><p><b>if you want to start bouncing in your chair:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExEZdFAM2lg\" target=\"_blank\">hopak (mussorgsky)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DNGMoMNLRY\" target=\"_blank\">les toreadors (from carmen suite no.1)</a><br/></li></ul><p><b>if you\u2019re about to pass out and you need energy:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ47Tc4jDi0\" target=\"_blank\">hungarian dance no. 1</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9WkkQ\" target=\"_blank\">hungarian dance no. 5</a></li></ul><p><b>if you want to hear suspense within music:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlCzpkpQ3qs\" target=\"_blank\">firebird</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLp_Hh6DKWc\" target=\"_blank\">in the hall of the mountain king</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRU1AJsXN1g\" target=\"_blank\">ride of the valkyries</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5pnoSgIuVo\" target=\"_blank\">night on bald mountain (mussorgsky)</a>\u00a0<i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li></ul><p><b>if you want a jazzy/classical feel:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEOo28lsbc\" target=\"_blank\">rhapsody in blue</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmCnQDUSO4I\" target=\"_blank\">jazz suite no. 2 (shostakovich)</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpfHeQnqyygmkN87BsZDb2A\" target=\"_blank\">eternal-cadenza</a>)</i><br/></li></ul><p><b>if you want to feel emotional with no explanation:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0ajM7aL-Vc\" target=\"_blank\">introduction and rondo capriccioso</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mnrHf7p0jM\" target=\"_blank\">unfinished symphony</a> (schubert)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCHREyE5GzQ\" target=\"_blank\">symphony no. 7, allegretto (beethoven)</a><i>\u00a0(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA-2hl1Vbc\" target=\"_blank\">canon in d (pachelbel)</a><i><br/></i></li></ul><p><b>if you want to sit back and have a nice cup of tea:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRRtmrjWsPE\" target=\"_blank\">st. paul\u2019s suite</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-RTI-H2oI\" target=\"_blank\">concerto for two violins (vivaldi)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL53UFzkFdQ\" target=\"_blank\">l\u2019arl\u00e9sienne suite</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Xdlgii-Rc\" target=\"_blank\">concierto de aranjuez</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mG8B94AYpBSHtIh-umV_5Rg\" target=\"_blank\">tropicalmunchakoopas</a>)</i><br/></li></ul><p><b>pieces that don\u2019t really have a valid explanation:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTc1mDieQI8\" target=\"_blank\">symphony no. 40 (mozart)</a><br/></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQLXRTl3Z0\" target=\"_blank\">cello suite no. 1 (bach)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWU1uj9WmOM\" target=\"_blank\">polovtsian dances</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-TWH9iD7Uw&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=51s\" target=\"_blank\">enigma variations (elgar)</a>\u00a0<i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nbydsjzhfs\" target=\"_blank\">perpetuum mobile</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPRWshWq9E4\" target=\"_blank\">moto perpetuo</a> (paganini)<i><br/></i></li></ul><p><b>pieces that just sound really cool:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BsSfKl2B0g\" target=\"_blank\">scherzo tarantelle</a><br/></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lACoAxJkfO8\" target=\"_blank\">dance of the goblins</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ307sM0t-0\" target=\"_blank\">caprice no. 24</a> (paganini)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHqtJH2f1Yk\" target=\"_blank\">new world symphony, allegro con fuoco (dvorak)</a><i> (added by\u00a0<a>viola-ology</a>\u200b)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWgOyIkOm2E\" target=\"_blank\">le tombeau de couperin</a><i> (added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mG8B94AYpBSHtIh-umV_5Rg\" target=\"_blank\">tropicalmunchakoopas</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LOFhsksAYw\" target=\"_blank\">carnival of the animals</a><i> (added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/msCE1RLBfG-tFJUPaakB1GQ\" target=\"_blank\">shadowraven45662</a>)<br/></i></li></ul><p><b>if you feel like listening to concertos all day (I do not recommend doing that):</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4LFjuWvwzw\" target=\"_blank\">concerto for two violins (bach)</a><br/></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-RTI-H2oI\" target=\"_blank\">concerto for two violins (vivaldi)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTPiZup0QmM\" target=\"_blank\">violin concerto in a minor (vivaldi)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhjwbIwGOQg\" target=\"_blank\">violin concerto</a>\u00a0(tchaikovsky) <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpuIsBI76iCHG8r_7-phj7w\" target=\"_blank\">iwillsavemyworld</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpS_u5RvMpM\" target=\"_blank\">violin concerto in d minor (sibelius) </a><i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpfHeQnqyygmkN87BsZDb2A\" target=\"_blank\">eternal-cadenza</a>)<br/></i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR93w-IhVZU\" target=\"_blank\">cello concerto in c (haydn)</a><i><br/></i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIegXq0iN4g&amp;list=PL9QPZ9WEIIv7wEUIwNyJCE9U0fUaauULQ\" target=\"_blank\">piano concerto, mvt. 1 (pierne)</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpuIsBI76iCHG8r_7-phj7w\" target=\"_blank\">iwillsavemyworld</a>)</i></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV8c3SUfncA\" target=\"_blank\">harp concerto in E-flat major, mvt. 1</a> <i>(added by <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpuIsBI76iCHG8r_7-phj7w\" target=\"_blank\">iwillsavemyworld</a>)</i></li></ul><p><b>and if you really just hate classical music in general:</b></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTEFKFiXSx4\" target=\"_blank\">4\u203233\u2033 (cage)</a></li></ul><p>a lot of these pieces apply in multiple categories, but I sorted them by which I think they match the most. have fun exploring classical music!</p><p>also, thank you to <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mhmUxglDIujIdbA-ou8woZw\" target=\"_blank\">viola-ology</a>, <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpuIsBI76iCHG8r_7-phj7w\" target=\"_blank\">iwillsavemyworld</a>, <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mH2jwKu2EXLZveDgzKXNaig\" target=\"_blank\">shayshay526</a>, <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mpfHeQnqyygmkN87BsZDb2A\" target=\"_blank\">eternal-cadenza</a>, <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/mG8B94AYpBSHtIh-umV_5Rg\" target=\"_blank\">tropicalmunchakoopas</a>, <a href=\"http://tmblr.co/msCE1RLBfG-tFJUPaakB1GQ\" target=\"_blank\">shadowraven45662</a>, and <a class=\"tumblelog\" href=\"http://tmblr.co/muB_T4blms2hDVr2bCiqzvA\" target=\"_blank\">thelonecomposer</a> for adding on! if you would like to add on your own suggestions, please reblog and add on or message me so I can give you credit for the suggestion!</p></blockquote>"}