Classical masterpieces. Recommended classical music.
Classical music created by various musicians over a long history.
From pieces whose beautiful melodies bring peace of mind to those whose grandeur overwhelms you, the range is truly diverse.
With so much out there, many people may feel, “I want to listen, but I don’t know where to start.”
For you, we’ve picked out some recommendations to get you started—“Begin with these!”
Please take a moment to enjoy the world of classical music that continues to be loved across the ages.
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Classical masterpieces. Recommended classical music (61–70)
Pavane for a Newborn PrincessCharles-Henry
Characterized by an elegant and serene melody, this piece is filled with joy and hope celebrating the birth of new life.
Despite its brief duration of about 1 minute and 25 seconds, it demands delicate touch and expressive nuance.
The key to performance lies in conveying the work’s grace and joy through subtle changes in phrasing and dynamics.
Often featured in piano education settings, it is recommended for those wishing to cultivate expressiveness or seeking an encore piece for a recital.
In May 2023, a concert including this piece was held at the Paris Conservatoire, captivating the audience.
Like a melodyJohannes Brahms
This work, set to a poem by Klaus Groth, a friend of Johannes Brahms, is characterized by a warmly embracing quality.
The wide intervals within the phrases and skillful modulations lend the piece delicacy and depth.
Its melody, deeply intertwined with the poem’s content, conveys an attempt to express emotions and thoughts beyond words through the power of music.
Beginning with broad, arpeggiated progressions and unfolding into long-breathed, beautiful melodic lines, this piece is recommended for those who wish to explore the deepest emotions of the heart through music.
Composed in 1886 and published in 1888, this song, written when Brahms was 53, has continued to be cherished by many performers and audiences.
Suite bergamasque, No. 3: Clair de LuneClaude Debussy
The third piece from Claude Debussy’s Suite bergamasque, Clair de Lune, is considered his most famous work.
It is frequently featured in concerts and used as background music in visual media.
This exquisitely beautiful piano piece evokes a dreamlike scene where the moon’s gentle light emerges in the night sky.
In terms of tempo and note density, it isn’t particularly difficult, but conveying the piece’s unique atmosphere is a formidable challenge.
You could even say that real practice begins only after you’ve finished reading the score.
Be sure to focus on the beauty of the sound and the calm, flowing lines as you practice.
Concerto for Percussion and OrchestraAndré Jolivet
A piece by Jolivet—dubbed the “Jekyll and Hyde of music” for his work spanning avant-garde to commercial music—in which his Varèse-like obsession with percussion explodes.
Incidentally, when he visited Japan, he reportedly got so hooked on pachinko and slot machines that he even composed a “Pachinko for Two Pianos” (a straightforward work of contemporary music).
No. 153 from Mikrokosmos: Six Dances in Bulgarian RhythmBartók Béla
An upbeat and cool piece for solo piano, packing a 3+3+2 rhythmic structure and an unforgettable melody into just over a minute and a half—simple yet filled with a mysterious sense of exhilaration.
It’s the very last piece in the etude collection called “Mikrokosmos.”
Introduction and Rondo CapricciosoCamille Saint-Saëns
A piece written for Sarasate, who was a renowned violinist and a distinguished composer of his time.
Since Sarasate was from Spain, it overflows with passionate melodies and dance-like rhythms.
Above all, the violin unleashing soaring high notes is just so cool!
The Swan from The Carnival of the AnimalsCamille Saint-Saëns
One of the fourteen pieces in The Carnival of the Animals, a suite composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, a leading French composer.
Among the movements featuring animals like lions and elephants, The Swan shines like a jewel of the cello repertoire.
It appears at the very end, after the lively animals.
Over a piano accompaniment that evokes the surface of a lake, the cello portrays a swan gliding gracefully, scattering droplets as it swims.
Beloved for its beautiful melody, it is the most popular piece in the suite.
