Timelessly beautiful classical masterpieces. Recommended classical music.
A showcase of stunningly beautiful classics, all at once!
There are so many beautiful pieces in classical music, aren’t there?
This time, I’ve selected works that are especially beautiful—“classics that are just too beautiful.”
It’s a lineup of masterpieces that have been passed down through a long history.
When you think of beautiful classical music, many people imagine something calm and refreshing, but I’ve also picked pieces not only for solo piano but also for voice and full orchestra.
Now then, please take your time and enjoy!
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Masterpieces of Classical Music That Are Too Beautiful. Recommended Classical Music (71–80)
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64Felix Mendelssohn
A work that, along with Beethoven’s Op.
61 and Brahms’s Op.
77, is hailed as one of the three great violin concertos.
The sweet, plaintive, and emotionally charged opening melody for solo violin is so famous that many people have likely heard it at least once.
It combines both joy and melancholy, and its bright, brilliant yet gentle and expressive beautiful melodies leave a lasting impression.
Nocturne No. 1Frederic Chopin
“Nocturne” is called “yasoukyoku” (night piece) in Japanese.
Chopin’s nocturnes are said to be strongly influenced by the Irish composer John Field.
They often use a technique in which the right hand sings a sweet, sentimental melody over a stereotypical left-hand accompaniment.
It is as if the endlessly flowing, luscious melodies are written down just as they pour forth, making these works the ones that best reflect the side of Chopin known as the “poet of the piano.” With their dimly lit mood and exquisitely romantic, beautiful melodies, they are very accessible and approachable pieces.
Nocturne No. 2, Op. 9 No. 2Frederic Chopin
Among Chopin’s 21 Nocturnes, this is the most famous.
The left hand maintains the same accompaniment pattern throughout, over which the right hand sings the melody.
The beautiful melody is aria-like, and Chopin—who loved vocal music—actively incorporated contemporary operatic aria performance practices into piano playing.
Owing to its captivating beauty, numerous arrangements for violin, cello, and voice, among others, were produced after Chopin’s death.
Air on the G StringJ.S.Bach
This is an arrangement of the “Air” from the second movement of Bach’s Orchestral Suite No.
3.
The G string refers to the lowest of the violin’s four strings, and because this piece can be performed using only that string, it is known as “Air on the G String.” The original is in D major, but it was transposed in an arrangement by the violinist August Wilhelmj, making performance on the G string alone possible.
Each instrument intertwines with the others while presenting its own beautiful melody; every part takes a leading role, combining to create a richly beautiful sound world.
ariosoJ.S.Bach
It is the second movement of Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto No.
5 in F minor, and its beautiful melody has been arranged for various instruments such as cello, piano, and guitar.
“Arioso” is a musical term in Italian meaning “in a singing style,” and it is also a type of solo vocal style in opera.
This piece uses the same melody as the sinfonia from Bach’s Cantata No.
156, “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe” (“I stand with one foot in the grave”), and thus has the character of a vocal work.