Classical Music for Summer: A Selection of Cool and Refreshing Masterpieces
What scenes come to mind when you think of summer?
A sparkling blue sea, dazzling white sands under the blazing sun, mountains dressed in vivid green…
Even in sticky, sweltering heat, doesn’t picturing a refreshing landscape make the heat feel just a little more bearable?
In this article, we’ll introduce classic works that are perfect for summer and will help expand those images even further.
Let’s spend this summer feeling refreshed, accompanied by exquisite classical music that creates a cool, breezy atmosphere.
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Classical Music for Summer: A Selection of Cool and Refreshing Masterpieces (81–90)
Symphony No. 4, Movement IRobert Schumann
Schumann completed his Symphony No.
1 between January and February 1841, and in March he composed works including an overture and the piece that would become the first movement of his Piano Concerto.
Furthermore, starting in June, he began composing the symphony later designated as No.
4, which he presented as a gift to his wife Clara on her birthday, September 13.
String Quartet No. 4, BVN 215, “Sommerdage” (Summer Days): III. Sostenuto – Allegro, scherzosoRued Langgaard
This piece is “String Quartet No.
4, BVN 215, ‘Sommerdage’ (Summer Days): III.
Sostenuto – Allegro, scherzoso” by Rued Langgaard, a composer and organist active in the 20th century.
He was a tragic composer who only began to be recognized by the public 16 years after his death.
The lustrous strings are beautiful, weaving a bittersweet, melancholic harmony.
Symphony No. 2, First MovementSibelius
After taking an extended several-month trip to Italy with his family, Sibelius began composing his Symphony No.
2 in the summer of 1901.
The brilliant sonorities found throughout the symphony are thought to reflect sketches he made during that journey, capturing the atmosphere of Italy and the Mediterranean and incorporating it into the work.
2 Pieces: Summer NocturneThe Chamber Players of Canada
This is a piece titled “Summer Nocturn,” composed by Canadian film composer Eldon Rathburn and performed by the music ensemble Chamber Players of Canada.
It fully showcases the wide expressive range characteristic of a film composer.
The dynamics across the piece unfold like the narrative arc of a film—with a clear beginning, development, twist, and conclusion—drawing the listener in.
Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Japanese summers are just so stifling.
Because of the high humidity, summers in Japan are harder to get through than in many other countries, and I think many people don’t have a great impression of them.
In times like that, why not cool off with some music? Mozart’s famous Serenade No.
13 in G major, K.
525, is an extremely well-known work, with a brilliant and elegant tone throughout.
Since it’s often used in media for cooking shows and gourmet report segments, it would probably be a great fit for barbecues and the like.
