A personal "7 Wonders of (classical) music"


I was browsing in another forum yesterday, looking at thoughts on performances of the Rachmaninov Vespers and a poster opined that this was, in his opinion, one of the Seven Wonders of Music - a reference to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

This set me thinking - what would I put on such a list - and came up with (in alphabetical order)

Bach Cello Suites
Beethoven 9th Symphony
Beethoven A minor quartet op 132
Elgar Cello Concerto
Mahler 2nd Symphony
Rachmaninov Vespers
Verdi Requiem
 

Clearly I could add another dozen or two works, but this seven first came to mind.

I'd love to see others' lists, and perhaps other threads for Jazz, Rock etc. could be started but I would not know where to begin in those genres.

Also, I have not referenced specific performances.  I'll think about that and try to post those thoughts later.

 

 

retiredaudioguy

All great selections.  A few I would add to the mix would be:

- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (I lean toward the Jascha Heifetz version)

- Holst: The Planets

- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

And don’t laugh, but I always enjoyed this one:

- Emerson (Of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer): Piano concerto #1 

 

No love for Schubert Quintet in C?

Chopin Piano Sonata #3 in Bm

Bach Musical Offering

Bartok Concerto for Orchestra 

Brahms Piano Concerto #2…#1 not bad either!

 

Shostakovich 4th Symphony

Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues

Quartet For The End Of Time Messiaen

Entire Chopin solo piano works

Beethoven 3rd Symphony

Prokofiev Piano Concerto In C Major