Oh Classicals

I need somebody to recommend some classical music for myself to get. I need some good study music. :)

So, fire away. :D

In b4 Mozart's Requiem

Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony, particularly mvt. 4

the soundtrack to gta vice city. classic 80's :p and studying with classical music doesn't work if the music pisses you off

Gustav Holst's The Planets, Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra, and several of Beethoven's symphonies (especially 3, 5, and 9) have always been favourites of mine.

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber

4'33" by John Cage

The Well Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach is one of the greatest treasures in all of western history. Also check out Die Kunst Der Fuge (The art of the fugue)

Mozart's symphonies no. 31, 39, 40, and 41 are absolutely stellar. Especially 31 and 41.

If you like those, check out Haydn. His symphonies are fantastic. Arguably better than Mozart's. And there are more than 100, too. Try giving no. 101 a listen.

Beethoven has already been mentioned so I wont repeat what was said. But his 6th symphony is my favorite and his 7th is beyond incredible. Also, his 'Choral Fantasy' is Beethovens first attempt with the ideas that inspired his 9th symphony. It's by far my favorite Beethoven work and I feel that the choral parts outdo the 9th symphonies choral section. However, the 9th has better instrumental music. (Also, don't forget about his string quartets)

And while we are on the subject of symphonies, Dvorak's 9th is beyond words.

While I love Scriabin to death, I don't think his music is any good for studying. :p Check it out anyway. Op. 11 is a good one to get started with.

Franz Liszt, he's like Beethoven on crack. Renowned as the greatest technical pianist of the Romantic era. His music is difficult to perform so there are not as many people in the world today that can truly perform his work. His scores were so complex and his style was so passionate that it was said they had to wheel in a second piano during his performances cause he would destroy the piano with his virtuoso :D

If you must strictly adhere to the Classical era, I suggest Joseph Haydn. His an excellent composer who is constantly overlooked and left in the shadows of Mozart and Beethoven. His style retains the reserve quality of the Baroque period but you can feel the passion that lies beneath his music.

And while we are on the subject of symphonies, Dvorak's 9th is beyond words.Yes

Don't know much about the classicals, but have always been a Vivaldi fan... No clue which one is best or whatnot, but this is prob one of his most common pieces.

File:01 - Vivaldi Spring mvt 1 Allegro - John Harrison violin.ogg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:01_-_Vivaldi_Spring_mvt_1_Allegro_-_John_Harrison_violin.ogg)

Pärt's Fratres
Górecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

Seems like everyone else has the baroque and romantic periods down. :p So I'm going to stray elsewhere into 20th Century Classical.

Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra (Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Fritz Reiner) (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bela_bartok/concerto_for_orchestra__chicago_symphony _orchestra_fritz_reiner_/)
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/glenn_branca/the_ascension/)*, Symphony No. 1 (Tonal Plexus) (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/glenn_branca/symphony_no__1__tonal_plexus_/)
John Cage - Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/john_cage/sonatas_and_interludes_for_prepared_pian o__maro_ajemian_/) (easily his most accessible work in comparison to the experimentation of Indeterminacy or his Variations concert, some real cash use of prepared piano)
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/philip_glass/koyaanisqatsi/)
Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/arvo_part/tabula_rasa_f1/)
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/steve_reich/music_for_18_musicians/), Different Trains/Electric Counterpoint (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/steve_reich/different_trains__kronos_quartet____elec tric_counterpoint__pat_metheny__f1/) (easily one of my favorite composers; his work is truly and utterly mesmerizing)
Terry Riley - In C, A Rainbow in Curved Air (we have a thread on him here)
Arnold Schönberg - Anything, he's amazing
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Gesang der Jünglinge / Kontakte (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/karlheinz_stockhausen/gesang_der_junglinge___kontakte/)
Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
Edgard Varèse - The Complete Works (Asko Ensemble; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly) (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/edgard_varese/the_complete_works__asko_ensemble__royal _concertgebouw_orchestra_riccardo_chaill y_/)
Iannis Xenakis - Electro-Acoustic Music (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/iannis_xenakis/electro_acoustic_music_f1/)

Also, hell yeah to Dvorak's 9th.

*The Ascension isn't necessarily a modern classical album at all; its more of a no wave album. The Ascension though is his best work beyond doubt and shows precursors to his more realized classical sound, his creation of guitar orchestras, and post-rock music in itself.

it's not excactly classical but Yanni's music is very good. More fast paced, maybe not the best for studying but you could give it a try.

Listen to Yanni-Renegade on youtube, you might like it

Dvorak's 12th? Mars, Habanera, O Fortuna, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, etc.

Canon in D by Pachabel