Classical Music

[happyducky]

I need to get hold of some sombre, haunting even, classical songs. Anybody know any good ones?

[boognish76]

Albinoni's Adagio for Strings is the one I instantly thought of - it's quite a well known piece of music often used in films, tv, etc. Don't know if you'd call it classical but many of the 'songs' on The Piano soundtrack are quite haunting.

[anthomson]

Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No 3 ( Symphony of Sorrowful Songs op 36).

[paulz]

some of the tracks from peer gynt are quite good, particularly "death of Aase"

[woofgang]

pavane for a dead princess, can't remember the composer, it was used as background music on the program butterflies with Wendy Craig (showing my age)

[Andromeda]

Barbers Adagio for Strings is lovely. Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni is gorgeous (it's the music from the old Kleenex adverts -the one with the harp).

Andy

[Kit]

Pavane for a dead princess ("Pavane pur une Infante Defunte") is by Ravel. Also worth listening to: 2nd movement of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto (used in "Brief Encounter"), and the slow movement from Mahler's 5th Symphony (used in "Death In Venice".)

[Tapirman]

Albinoni's Adagio is worth a listen. If you're old enough you'll remember it was the music Wendy Craig used to walk in the park to in 'Butterflies'.

[Tapirman]

Oh! and practically any work by Satie.

[debx]

'Isle Of The Dead' Rachmaninov

[Doodlebug]

Why do you need it? Pavane by Faure is really nice, its quite well known, has probably been in ads and stuff.

[happyducky]

i'll tell you doodlebug. I'm going to compile a cd for my father of classical songs, which represent as many moods as possible (e.g happiness, sadness, anger, love...) Sounds a little corny, huh? Thanks everyone for your suggestions