Cool classical masterpieces. Recommended classical music.
A showcase of awesome classical masterpieces, all in one place!
From super-cool staples to slightly lesser-known, stylish pieces, we’ve picked a wide range.
We’re featuring not only piano solo works from the classics to more recent pieces, but also orchestral masterpieces performed by large ensembles.
We’ve selected classical works that are thrilling to listen to and make performances look cool too—from film-score-like pieces and RPG battle-scene vibes to avant-garde sounds reminiscent of progressive rock!
Be sure to read to the end!
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12 Etudes No. 12 “Pathétique”Alexander Scriabin
This piece is dramatic and striking, featuring the intense repeated chords and leaps characteristic of Scriabin.
It was one of Scriabin’s own favorites, and he is said to have performed it often.
The development from the somewhat calmer middle section to the fierce climax is powerful.
String Quartet in G minorClaude Debussy
A supremely melodious tune with a thrilling development that never lets the audience drift off.
Debussy is renowned for his beautiful piano works, but this string quartet is also a masterpiece.
It possesses a sharpness that one could hardly imagine from his famous piano pieces.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, known as a wizard of the piano and famed for his phenomenal virtuosity, was tall with very large hands—quite an unusual figure for his time.
Hungarian Rhapsody No.
2 begins with a slow, dignified introduction.
It’s fascinating how it starts with a sense of darkness and weight, then transforms into something light and agile.
The piece feels thrilling, like reading a story.
The main melody is probably something everyone has heard at least once.
It’s a work packed with substance and a delight to listen to.
Dance of the Seven VeilsRichard Georg Strauss
Salome, a reinterpretation of Oscar Wilde’s play as an opera, includes the Dance of the Seven Veils, which in the New Testament appears as the dance associated with John the Baptist.
Strauss approached this not as a biblical scholar, but as a Romantic artist, expressing it with an uninhibited stance that defies the rigid values of Scripture.
As in Romantic literature and painting, the piece is characterized by a bold and somewhat macabre style.
Its striking introduction with timpani and cymbals, as well as the sharply articulated contrasts in dynamics that are clear even at low volume, foreshadow the impending upheaval of the avant-garde—an aspect that would later resonate with Schoenberg.
Cool classical masterpieces. Recommended classical music (81–90)
Prelude, Op. 28 No. 16Frederic Chopin
Chopin’s 24 Preludes are said to have been greatly influenced by Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.
As with Bach, the 24 preludes are written using all twenty-four keys of the well-tempered system.
Each piece is extremely concise, yet within that brevity a stream of beautiful musical ideas flows continuously and pours directly into the listener’s heart.
After six abruptly striking sforzando chords, a torrent of sixteenth notes races by with tremendous force; for just over a minute, the music sprints at full tilt—fierce yet irresistibly stylish.
English Suite No. 2J.S.Bach
Even among Bach’s meticulously refined works, the English Suites possess a poised, razor-sharp coolness.
Bach’s music is effortlessly stylish without ornamentation, yet the simpler the piece, the more it tests a performer’s true ability.
It seems that playing this work with real flair requires considerable skill.
diabolical suggestionSergei Prokofiev
It’s the finale of the Four Pieces.
Those precarious modulations keep you on edge as you listen… yet it never becomes sloppy—the sonorities stay refined and tight.
This exquisite sense of balance is what makes Prokofiev so remarkable.
If you could play this, it would be incredibly cool.