[Classical] Classical music BGM. Recommended classical music as background music for work and study.

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1Edward Elgar

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It is a march composed by the British composer Edward Elgar.

The piece is famous for its exhilarating, powerful character, and it is even used at events like school sports days in Japan.

Elgar completed only five pieces himself, but in the early 21st century an unfinished No.

6 was added, bringing the set to its completed form.

Love’s GreetingEdward Elgar

Elgar / Salut d’amour, Op. 12

This is a piece composed early in the career of the British composer Edward Elgar.

It is said to be a love piece that Edward, whose marriage faced opposition from those around him due to differences in religion and social status, dedicated to his wife, Caroline Alice Elgar.

Several versions survive, including for solo piano, piano and violin, and small orchestra.

Gentle and affectionate, this work has a calming effect, and when played as background music for work or study, it can help enhance concentration.

Carmen Suite: PreludeGeorges Bizet

“Prélude” from the opera Carmen — Bizet

This is a work by the French composer Georges Bizet.

It was composed as the prelude to the opera Carmen.

With its lively rhythm and familiar, accessible melody, it’s one of those pieces you often hear in commercials.

Since Carmen tells a story centered on bullfighting and romance, the music is characterized by a tempo and passion that reflect those themes.

Because of its brisk pace and the imagery of a battle between a bull and a human, it’s often used at school sports days for power events like sprints and relays.

Many people also play it as background music for tasks or studying to boost their energy.

Listening to fast-tempo music can make you feel like you’re working faster, doesn’t it?

Heaven and Hell (The Gallop of Hell)Jacques Offenbach

Heaven and Hell (The Gallop of Hell)

It is an operetta composed by Jacques Offenbach, a composer born in Germany.

Its official title is Orpheus in the Underworld, but in Japan it is known as Heaven and Hell.

Thanks to its exhilarating, uplifting style, it is often used at events like school sports days and is widely familiar to the general public as a classic masterpiece.

Tritsch-Tratsch-PolkaJohann Strauss II

Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka – Johann Strauss II

It is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II of Austria.

It is said that Johann wrote it to mock magazines that carried gossip about him after the family of Olga Smirnitsky, whom he met in Saint Petersburg, opposed their marriage.

Polka of the HuntJohann Strauss II

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It is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II.

Johann, who often arranged music that appeared in his operettas into polkas and waltzes, derived this piece from “Oh, My Steed,” a number from the operetta Cagliostro in Wien, composed in 1875.

Symphony No. 1, Op. 68Johannes Brahms

Brahms: 1. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Stanisław Skrowaczewski

There are many people who love classical music and want to really dive into symphonies as background music for work or studying, right? How about Brahms’s Symphony No.

1 in C minor? Completed in 1863 when Brahms was 43, it was his first symphony.

He began composing it after hearing Schumann’s Manfred Overture at age 22, but it’s said that his deep respect for and awareness of Beethoven caused the work to take 21 years to complete.

The result, however, is highly acclaimed—German conductor Hans von Bülow even called it “Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony.” Among Brahms’s four symphonies, this one is particularly popular.