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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday December 16 2015, @10:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the falling-on-deaf-ears dept.

I suppose I should not have been surprised.

I got home from work a few days ago just as a performance by the New York Philharmonic of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World" came onto the radio. I actually had a break in my busy schedule and was able to listen to it uninterrupted from start to finish. I especially enjoy the introduction of certain 'passages' that reappear later as well as the tension as the piece builds to a huge fanfare.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and remarked on this in our IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel. Not only did several people recognize it, there was a sudden discussion of people's favorite classical works and a suggestion that I should post a story to the main site.

Other favorites of mine include:

In retrospect, a well-performed piece of classical music is like a well-written piece of software. Everything just flows together. Intricate passages combine into something much greater than its constituent parts.

So, fellow Soylentils, what are your favorite classical works? As performances vary in quality and there are many recordings out on the internet, it would be very much appreciated if you included a link to a free (libre) copy if you know of one that you think others would enjoy.


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  • (Score: 2) by tadas on Thursday December 17 2015, @03:39PM

    by tadas (3635) on Thursday December 17 2015, @03:39PM (#277714)

    Was Carlos the one who did Switched on Bach and others (though the others I'm remembering are probably me-too albums.

    He (at the time) did "Switched on Bach, and "The Well-Tempered Synthesizer". Loved both then, love them now

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