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Since plenty of piano, chamber, baroque and orchestral works have been mentioned, here's my suggestion on the 'lessor' known musics.
Beethoven's Symphony No.7. IMO his best symphony and really marks the start of the romantic era.
Cannon in D by Pachebel. Loved by all females. Mendelssohn of the baroque area where the pieces are loved but not as technical and shows no progression.
Camille Saint-Saëns' Le Carnaval des animaux (carnival of animals) and Piano Concerto #2. Carnival of animals is a very very interesting piece where Saint Saen uses music to imitate movements of animals in an carnival.
Paganini's Violin Concerto #1, #2 and 24 caprices. The most talented violinist ever lived and the must have composer in any violin lover's collection. 3rd Movement of #2 was transcribed to piano by Schubert, known as la capenella(sp). The caprices are the standard repertoire for almost all serious violin competitions.
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2. His very famous debut piece after suffering from writer's block depression.
Rossini's overtures, in particular Gulielmo Tell (William Tell). Fritz Reiner has made some wonderful recordings (although pretty old).
Sarasate's Ziguenerweisen. Virtuoso violin piece. Heifetz's recording is the best although his coordination with orchestra is sub par.
Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. Beats any of his symphonies in musicality, IMO.
Some of the even lessor known violin pieces includes violin concerto by Henry Vieuxtemps (#5, #7), violin concerto by Henri Wieniawski (#2), Fritz Kreisler's Liebeslied and Leibesfreud, Saint-sean's Introduction and Rondo Capriciosso
Beethoven's Symphony No.7. IMO his best symphony and really marks the start of the romantic era.
Cannon in D by Pachebel. Loved by all females. Mendelssohn of the baroque area where the pieces are loved but not as technical and shows no progression.
Camille Saint-Saëns' Le Carnaval des animaux (carnival of animals) and Piano Concerto #2. Carnival of animals is a very very interesting piece where Saint Saen uses music to imitate movements of animals in an carnival.
Paganini's Violin Concerto #1, #2 and 24 caprices. The most talented violinist ever lived and the must have composer in any violin lover's collection. 3rd Movement of #2 was transcribed to piano by Schubert, known as la capenella(sp). The caprices are the standard repertoire for almost all serious violin competitions.
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2. His very famous debut piece after suffering from writer's block depression.
Rossini's overtures, in particular Gulielmo Tell (William Tell). Fritz Reiner has made some wonderful recordings (although pretty old).
Sarasate's Ziguenerweisen. Virtuoso violin piece. Heifetz's recording is the best although his coordination with orchestra is sub par.
Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. Beats any of his symphonies in musicality, IMO.
Some of the even lessor known violin pieces includes violin concerto by Henry Vieuxtemps (#5, #7), violin concerto by Henri Wieniawski (#2), Fritz Kreisler's Liebeslied and Leibesfreud, Saint-sean's Introduction and Rondo Capriciosso