aesmael#100. Indiana Jones (Film Series): "Raiders March" - Williams, John
This would never be my favourite, but what a start! Those horns, that march, it's time for action
#99. Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess - Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
This is lovely, but I don't think it belongs here. Not doing much for me.
#98. West Side Story: "America" - Bernstein, Leonard
I used to like this a lot more but now I don't really care for it. A couple of American writers putting disdain for Puerto Rico into the mouths of a bunch of Puerto Rican characters. Maybe it's time that I watch it again
#97. Fuck you. Skip
Shameful that people are still exposing children to this
#96. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto - Rachmaninov, Sergei
Genius. Should have been much higher. Top 20 material, I reckon. Just listen to it! That piano and the answering strings reaches something deep inside me.
Exhausting in the best way
#95. Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59 'Für Elise' - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Probably the first piece I fell in love with, and the only one I have learned to play any of. Dear to my heart but is it really one of the "greatest of all time"? Maybe. It's beautiful for sure.
I was listening to this piece for unrelated reasons just a few days ago, on a project exploring Beethoven's piano music.
#94. Danse macabre, Op. 40 - Saint-Saëns, Camille
I considered voting for this one. It is delightfully dancey. If you like the soundtrack to those boy wizard movies, consider Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns instead. I will be off swaying with the violin regardless
#93. I Giorni (The Days) - Einaudi, Ludovico
I don't know this piece. But that is some beautiful solo piano, wow. Chills. A lot of why I listen to these countdowns is to discover new music; this is a fantastic find!
#92. Breakfast at Tiffany's: "Moon River" - Mancini, Henry
I haven't yet seen Breakfast at Tiffany's, which is perhaps why this one leaves me cold. It's just a song. A lovely song, but nothing special to me.
#91. The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 'Fingal's Cave' - Mendelssohn, Felix
An all-time favourite. Kicking myself for forgetting to vote for it. The way the music swells and rolls as the waves… I could just cast myself into the sea and be carried away forever
#90. Má Vlast: II. Vltava (Die Moldau) - Smetana, Bedřich
Beautiful, full of eddies and strong sweeping currents. A much better performance than the one I am familiar with. I wouldn't vote for it but I respect it
#89. Ave verum corpus, K618 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
"Small, and perfect, and beautiful". That's how the listener call-in described it, and she's right. What a perfect crystal of music. Hold it in your palm, turn it about on all sides, marvel at the way the light glints and sparkles. I feel refreshed.
#88. Appalachian Spring: Suite VI. As at first - Copland, Aaron
Having long heard people gush about Appalachian Spring, I have struggled to get what the fuss is about.
I think I am beginning to understand—wow! What a bright and beautiful bit of magic. Spring indeed.
#ABCC100GOAT, #Classic100, #ABCClassic100, #ABCClassic100Goat
This would never be my favourite, but what a start! Those horns, that march, it's time for action
#99. Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess - Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
This is lovely, but I don't think it belongs here. Not doing much for me.
#98. West Side Story: "America" - Bernstein, Leonard
I used to like this a lot more but now I don't really care for it. A couple of American writers putting disdain for Puerto Rico into the mouths of a bunch of Puerto Rican characters. Maybe it's time that I watch it again
#97. Fuck you. Skip
Shameful that people are still exposing children to this
#96. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto - Rachmaninov, Sergei
Genius. Should have been much higher. Top 20 material, I reckon. Just listen to it! That piano and the answering strings reaches something deep inside me.
Exhausting in the best way
#95. Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59 'Für Elise' - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Probably the first piece I fell in love with, and the only one I have learned to play any of. Dear to my heart but is it really one of the "greatest of all time"? Maybe. It's beautiful for sure.
I was listening to this piece for unrelated reasons just a few days ago, on a project exploring Beethoven's piano music.
#94. Danse macabre, Op. 40 - Saint-Saëns, Camille
I considered voting for this one. It is delightfully dancey. If you like the soundtrack to those boy wizard movies, consider Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns instead. I will be off swaying with the violin regardless
#93. I Giorni (The Days) - Einaudi, Ludovico
I don't know this piece. But that is some beautiful solo piano, wow. Chills. A lot of why I listen to these countdowns is to discover new music; this is a fantastic find!
#92. Breakfast at Tiffany's: "Moon River" - Mancini, Henry
I haven't yet seen Breakfast at Tiffany's, which is perhaps why this one leaves me cold. It's just a song. A lovely song, but nothing special to me.
#91. The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 'Fingal's Cave' - Mendelssohn, Felix
An all-time favourite. Kicking myself for forgetting to vote for it. The way the music swells and rolls as the waves… I could just cast myself into the sea and be carried away forever
#90. Má Vlast: II. Vltava (Die Moldau) - Smetana, Bedřich
Beautiful, full of eddies and strong sweeping currents. A much better performance than the one I am familiar with. I wouldn't vote for it but I respect it
#89. Ave verum corpus, K618 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
"Small, and perfect, and beautiful". That's how the listener call-in described it, and she's right. What a perfect crystal of music. Hold it in your palm, turn it about on all sides, marvel at the way the light glints and sparkles. I feel refreshed.
#88. Appalachian Spring: Suite VI. As at first - Copland, Aaron
Having long heard people gush about Appalachian Spring, I have struggled to get what the fuss is about.
I think I am beginning to understand—wow! What a bright and beautiful bit of magic. Spring indeed.
#ABCC100GOAT, #Classic100, #ABCClassic100, #ABCClassic100Goat
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