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 (41–50)
Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2Antonín Leopold Dvořák
The breakthrough work of Dvořák, a composer who represents the Czech Republic.
The Slavonic Dances, Op.
46, a set of eight pieces, became so popular that Berlin’s National-Zeitung praised them as “divine, otherworldly naturalness.” This particular piece features melodies overflowing with emotion that create a sentimental atmosphere, while also offering light and charming themes that vividly evoke scenes of people dancing.
With a sweet, folk-like Slavonic sonority imbued with melancholy, it instantly captivates the listener’s heart.
Seaside at Dusk, H.128: No. 3 “The Stormy Seashore”Bohuslav Martinů
This piece depicts waves breaking on a seaside at dusk and the sweep of a blustery wind through deft piano arpeggios.
Composed by Bohuslav Martinů in 1921, it is a short work for solo piano included on the album “Evening on the Sea-shore, H.128 and 3 other pieces.” Within its richly resonant, impressionistic colors, a classical framework—the rondo form—breathes, creating a striking dialogue between nature painting and structural elegance.
Its dynamic development evokes the subtitle “Storm,” and the design, which regains calm after a virtuosic cadenza, leaves a strong impression.
It is a gem for anyone who, in a summertime moment, wishes to immerse themselves in piano music that is both dramatic and refreshingly cool.
Summer MorningHeino Kasuki
This is a piano piece by the Finnish composer Heino Kaski, known as Op.
35-1 “Summer Morning.” The work features a beautifully transparent melody that seems to capture the pure air of a Nordic morning in sound.
Its delicate trills evoke the sparkle of sunlight filtering through leaves, and the gentle yet gradually broadening brightness will refresh the listener’s heart.
It has a cool, invigorating quality that makes you forget muggy heat, and it’s perfect for quietly enjoying music.
Believed to have been composed in the early 1920s, it is also included in pianist Izumi Tateno’s acclaimed album “Piano Works.”
“Jupiter” from the suite “The Planets”Gustav Holst
A piece from The Planets, the representative suite by British composer Gustav Holst.
This suite consists of seven movements, each named after a planet with a corresponding subtitle.
The melody that became famous when singer Ayaka Hirahara released it as “Jupiter” is included in “Jupiter.” In the UK, this melody is known as a patriotic song; with a clarity that resonates in the heart, it continues to captivate many people.
“Ombra mai fu” from the opera “Xerxes”Georg Friedrich Händel
An aria from Act I of Handel’s opera Xerxes.
King Xerxes I of Persia, resting comfortably in the shade of a tree, sings of his love for the plane tree’s shade, declaring that never before has there been such dear, gentle, and pleasant shade.
It’s a piece that evokes dappled sunlight, a gentle breeze, and the enveloping comfort of a soothing canopy of leaves.
SicilienneGabriel Urbain Fauré
A chamber music piece composed by Fauré in 1898.
The title Sicilienne refers to a dance that originated in 17th–18th century Sicily, Italy.
The work not only features a beautiful melody but is also rhythmic, employing many dotted rhythms.
The piece was later arranged for orchestra as part of the incidental music for the play Pelléas et Mélisande, where it is used as accompaniment when the two protagonists declare their love by a fountain.
Ave MariaFranz Peter Schubert
Alongside Gounod/Bach’s and Caccini’s Ave Maria, it is regarded as one of the world’s three great Ave Marias.
Its lyrics are taken from the epic poem The Lady of the Lake by the Scottish poet Walter Scott.
Within the story of The Lady of the Lake, the character Ellen Douglas—known as the Lady of the Lake—who is being pursued by the king, softly intones a prayer to the Virgin Mary, and those words became the lyrics.
Its beautiful melody conveys the earnestness of the prayer and is deeply compelling.