From classic to the most. Most famous classical music
Someone thinks that classical music is too boring and will certainly fall asleep as soon as it is turned on, while someone, on the contrary, gets real pleasure from listening to classical works. And for such people, there is nothing better than a ticket to a concert of some famous symphony orchestra to enjoy this incomparable feeling of live music live. So, our today's article is devoted rather to the second category of people. However, even if you consider yourself to be one of the first - do not be immediately disappointed - try to look at this music in a new way, it is possible that it will suit your current mood perfectly.
List of the most famous pieces of classical music
1. Ludwig van Beethoven " Moonlight Sonata", 1801
This work was first heard by the audience in the summer of 1801. Surely you have ever heard either the melody itself or its name. However, few people know that the original work was called "Almost Fantasy" and was dedicated to the young student of Beethoven. And the name by which the melody is known today was invented by one music critic after the death of the composer himself.
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Turkish March", 1783
This is one of the parts of Sonata No. 11. By the way, the title "Turkish March" is also not the original version. Initially, the work was called "Turkish Rondo". However, since it was insanely popular among Turkish musicians, they later renamed it the Turkish March. In addition, this name was assigned to it also because it contains a sufficient number of percussion, which is typical for Turkish Janissary orchestras.
3. Franz Schubert "Ave Maria"
As the composer himself admitted, he was not going to write such a religious composition. Initially, this work was written for the poem "Lady of the Lake" by W. Scott. But later, a few years after the writing of this work, an unknown musician set the Ave Maria prayer to the music of Schubert.
4. Frederic Chopin "Fantasy Impromptu"
This melody was written in the midst of the Romantic era. Chopin dedicated it to his friend and was forbidden to publish it anywhere. However, his friend disobeyed Chopin's instructions and, five years after the death of the great composer, nevertheless decided to publish his work. The reason for such a strict order regarding the publication of the melody was that the composer himself considered his work too similar to the work of Beethoven's student. However, apart from the author, no one considered this most popular melody a plagiarism.
5. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Flight of the Bumblebee"
The history of the creation of this ingenious work is quite simple. The composer was a frank fan of Russian fairy tales. This feature of his led to the creation of an opera based on the fairy tale by A.S. Pushkin "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", part of which is the most virtuoso work "The Flight of the Bumblebee".
6. Niccolo Paganini "Caprice No. 24"
This is the last of the caprices composed by the great violinist. Initially, each of the caprices was composed only in order to hone the skill of playing the violin. In the future, many music critics considered Caprice No. 24 the most difficult work to play on the violin, which still has no equal.
7. Claude Debussy "Moonlight"
This work can rightfully be considered one of the most popular today. It was used to some extent in 120 films. This wonderful melody was written by the composer under the impression of a poem by the French poet Paul Verlaine.
If you enter only the first characters of the name into any search engine, you will receive more than three million links to this famous composition. And this is quite understandable. This work, also known as "Bagatelle in A Minor", is probably one of the most recognizable tunes today, even if the listener does not know either its name or the name of the composer. The work was written in 1810, when Beethoven was already practically deaf. The name "Fur Elise" is still fraught with mystery. So it is still not known exactly who exactly this composition is dedicated to. Some believe that this is actually just the name "Teresa" illegibly written in the composer's drafts, namely Teresa Malfatti, the woman whom Beethoven wanted to marry, but was refused. According to other sources, it may have been the nickname of Elisabeth Röckel, an opera singer and close friend of Beethoven. One way or another, the composition "To Elise" excites the hearts of many, regardless of to whom the composer dedicated it.
"Turkish Rondo", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rather, better known as the "Turkish March", this work is an integral part of Mozart's unrivaled repertoire.
It was written in 1783 and is not really a separate work, but only the third and last movement of Sonata No. 11. The reason why the work was named that way is because of the consonance with the Turkish Janissary orchestra. Like any military marching music, "Turkish Rondo" is characterized by a powerful sound of percussion. It was quite popular not only in the 17th century, but in modern Turkey.
Hail Mary, Franz Schubert
In fact, the 28-year-old Schubert did not intend to compose such a deeply reverent religious composition commissioned by the Church. The well-known Latin prayer "Ave Maria" inspired an unknown musician to set its text to the music of Schubert many years after the appearance of the music itself. Franz Schubert originally wrote the music for an excerpt from Walter Scott's poem The Lady of the Lake. It was called "The Third Song of Ellen" and depicted the heroine of the poem, praying to the Virgin Mary for help. The success of the musical passage was so great that the composer himself could not recover from the amazement and emotions that overwhelmed him. Unfortunately, only three years remained to enjoy success - Schubert died at the age of 31.
"Moonlight Sonata", Ludwig van Beethoven
In the sunny Hungarian summer of 1801, another work by Beethoven was born, which was to become famous all over the world. Today, the name "Moonlight Sonata" is perhaps familiar to almost everyone, young and old. Initially, the composition was called "Almost Fantasy" or simply "Piano Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor" and was dedicated to the composer's young student Countess Juliette Guacardi, with whom he was deeply in love at that time. Unfortunately, their wedding did not take place due to the disagreement of the countess's parents. And yet, that doesn't explain the song's name, does it. The "moon", appearing in the title, was once seen by the poet Ludwig Relshtab over the Swiss Lake Lucerne. Over time, the name was assigned to the melody and in this form has come down to our days. As was the case with many composers of the time, the sonata was not published until after Beethoven's death.
"Moonlight" from "Suite Bergamas" by Claude Debussy
Poetry connoisseurs will first of all recognize the poem of the same name by Paul Verlaine in the title of this work. So it is, because this work is a consequence of inspiration. brilliant composer lines of a poem by a French poet. The literal translation from French - ‘moonlight’ - speaks of the extraordinary softness and touchingness of the melody. This is a perfect example of how music should affect the soul, not the mind, which is the essence of the avant-garde idea that influenced Debussy's style at that time. The work "Moonlight" (also called "Sentimental Walk") has become so popular that the number of films in which it sounds has reached 120, among them the films "Ocean's Eleven" and "Twilight".
Impromptu Fantasy, Frederic Chopin
As you probably noticed, almost every great work was originally dedicated to someone or something. This ‘fantasy’ is no exception. The genius of romantic music Frederic Chopin decided to dedicate his composition to his close friend Julian Fontana. And it was in the hands of Fontana that the fate of the work passed after the death of Chopin. Julian published the work in 1855, disobeying the instructions of a friend who was vehemently opposed to any publication of Fantasia. There was a special reason for Chopin's reluctance to publicize his work. Some time after composing the Fantasia, Chopin analyzed it and realized that the melody was very reminiscent of both Moscheles' Impromptu and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. And being accused of plagiarism would be one of the worst career consequences for a 24-year-old composer of his stature.
"Wedding March", Felix Mendelssohn
No wedding march ever written was performed for 150 consecutive years at virtually every wedding ceremony, including royal ones. Undoubtedly, Mendelssohn thus left his mark on history. The first bride to walk down the aisle to the sound of this march was none other than Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Victoria Adelaide Marie Louise. In 1858 she said yes to Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia. However, the young Mendelssohn did not set himself such a goal when composing the work - he simply admired Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and was going to write music for it at the age of 17. In addition to "wedding popularity", this work is also considered a masterpiece of classical music.
Anna Karenina. Lev Tolstoy
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The Master and Margarita. Michael Bulgakov
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Wuthering Heights. Emily Bronte
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Eugene Onegin. Alexander Pushkin
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The cathedral Notre Dame of Paris. Victor Hugo
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Gone With the Wind. Margaret Mitchell
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Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare
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The Great Gatsby. Francis Fitzgerald
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Three Musketeers. Alexandr Duma
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Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandr Duma
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Triumphal Arch. Erich Remarque
One of the most beautiful and tragic love stories in the history of European literature. The story of a refugee from Nazi Germany, Dr. Ravik, and the beautiful Joan Madu, entangled in the "unbearable lightness of being," takes place in pre-war Paris. And the disturbing time in which these two happened to meet and fall in love with each other becomes one of the main characters of the Arc de Triomphe.
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The person who laughs. Victor Hugo
Gwynplaine is a lord by birth, as a child he was sold to gangsters-comprachos, who made a fair jester out of a child, carving a mask of “eternal laughter” on his face (at the courts of the European nobility of that time there was a fashion for cripples and freaks who amused the owners). Despite all the trials, Gwynplaine retained the best human qualities and his love.
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Martin Eden. Jack London
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Sister Kerry. Theodore Dreiser
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American tragedy. Theodore Dreiser
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Outcasts. Victor Hugo
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The adventures of the good soldier Schweik. Yaroslav Gashek
Great, original and hooligan novel. A book that can be perceived both as a "soldier's story" and as a classic work, directly related to the traditions of the Renaissance. This is a sparkling text that makes you laugh to tears, and a powerful call to “lay down your arms”, and one of the most objective historical evidence in satirical literature..
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Iliad. Homer
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St. John's wort. James Cooper
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Doctor Zhivago. Boris Pasternak
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Don Quixote. Miguel Cervantes
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Ivanhoe. Walter Scott
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Headless horseman. Reed Mine
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Dear friend. Guy de Maupassant
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Dead Souls. Nikolay Gogol
The release of the first volume of N. Gogol's "Dead Souls" in 1842 caused a heated controversy among contemporaries, splitting society into admirers and opponents of the poem. “... Speaking of “ Dead souls“- you can talk a lot about Russia ...” - this judgment of P. Vyazemsky explained main reason disputes. The author’s question is still relevant: “Rus, where are you going, give me an answer?”
So, the focus of our attention today is the most famous classical musical works. Classical music has been exciting its listeners for several centuries, causing them a storm of feelings and emotions. It has long become a part of history and is intertwined with the present with thin threads.
Undoubtedly, in the distant future, classical music will be no less in demand, since such a phenomenon in the music world cannot lose its relevance and significance.
Name any classical work - it will be worthy of the first place in any musical hit parade. But since it is not possible to compare the most famous classical musical works among themselves, due to their artistic uniqueness, the opuses named here are presented only as works for acquaintance.
"Moonlight Sonata"
Ludwig van Beethoven
In the summer of 1801, the brilliant work of L.B. Beethoven, who was destined to become famous all over the world. The name of this work, "Moonlight Sonata", is known to absolutely everyone, from old to young.
But initially, the work had the name "Almost Fantasy", which the author dedicated to his young student, beloved Juliet Guicciardi. And the name by which it is known to this day was invented by the music critic and poet Ludwig Relshtab after the death of L.V. Beethoven. This work belongs to one of the most famous musical works of the composer.
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"Turkish March"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This work is the third movement of Sonata No. 11, it was born in 1783. Initially, it was called "Turkish Rondo" and was very popular among Austrian musicians, who later renamed it. The name "Turkish March" was assigned to the work also because it is consonant with Turkish Janissary orchestras, for which the sound of percussion is very characteristic, which can also be traced in the "Turkish March" by V.A. Mozart.
"Ave Maria"
Franz Schubert
The composer himself wrote this work to the poem "The Lady of the Lake" by W. Scott, or rather to its passage, and was not going to write such a deeply religious composition for the Church. Some time after the appearance of the work, an unknown musician, inspired by the prayer "Ave Maria", set its text to the music of the brilliant F. Schubert.
"Fantasy Impromptu"
Frederic Chopin
F. Chopin, the genius of the period of romanticism, dedicated this work to his friend. And it was he, Julian Fontana, who disobeyed the author's instructions and published it in 1855, six years after the composer's death. F. Chopin believed that his work was similar to the impromptu work of I. Moscheles, a student of Beethoven, a famous composer and pianist, which was the reason for the refusal to release the Fantasia-Impromptu. However, no one has ever considered this brilliant work to be plagiarism, except for the author himself.
"Flight of the Bumblebee"
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The composer of this work was a fan of Russian folklore - he was interested in fairy tales. This led to the creation of the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" based on the plot of A.S. Pushkin. Part of this opera is the interlude "Flight of the Bumblebee". Masterfully, incredibly vividly and brilliantly imitated in the work the sounds of the flight of this insect N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.
"Caprice No. 24"
Niccolo Paganini
Initially, the author composed all his caprices solely for the purpose of improving and honing the skill of playing the violin. Ultimately, they brought in violin music a lot of new and unknown before. And the 24th caprice, the last of N. Paganini's composed caprices, carries a swift tarantella with folk intonations, and is also recognized as one of the works ever created for the violin, which has no equal in complexity.
"Vocalise, opus 34, no. 14"
Sergei Vasilyevich Rahmaninov
This work completes the composer's 34th opus, which combines fourteen songs written for voice with piano accompaniment. Vocalise, as expected, does not contain words, but is performed on one vowel sound. S.V. Rachmaninov dedicated it to Antonina Nezhdanova - opera singer. Very often this work is performed on the violin or cello, accompanied by piano accompaniment.
"Moonlight"
Claude Debussy
This work was written by the composer under the impression of the lines of a poem by the French poet Paul Verlaine. The name very clearly conveys the softness and touchingness of the melody, which affects the soul of the listener. This popular work of the brilliant composer C. Debussy sounds in 120 films of different generations.
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Back to the origins
Initially, music created in the era of Classicism was considered classical. This "classic" period has given modernity a lot. At that time, great composers worked, and their works, which passed through the years, overcame the test of time, survived and earned recognition from several generations at once, were called “classics”.
Classic today
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