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Favourite piece of music

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Lilypops Sat 03-Jul-21 10:24:13

Does anyone have a favourite piece of music that just gives them goosebumps when they hear it? Mine is. Toccata no5. By Vidor. It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I hear this fantastic organ being played. !!

MiniMoon Sat 03-Jul-21 10:35:56

Scheherezade by Rimsky-Korsakov. The whole thing but my favourite piece is The Young Prince and the Young Princess. It's a beautiful, lyrical piece of music.
youtu.be/bEVVr8ScWuU

essjay Sat 03-Jul-21 10:39:28

pachebel canon in d major

Dinahmo Sat 03-Jul-21 11:02:10

Ravel's Piano Concerto in G

The Adgietto from Mahler's Symphony No 5 (Death n Venice music)

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

The above are a sample of a long long list.

Calendargirl Sat 03-Jul-21 11:06:15

Lilypops

Does anyone have a favourite piece of music that just gives them goosebumps when they hear it? Mine is. Toccata no5. By Vidor. It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I hear this fantastic organ being played. !!

I know what you mean!

I have visions of this being played at a grand wedding in a beautiful cathedral, when the bride and her father (I’m being traditional here) are about to start their walk down the aisle at the start of the ceremony.

There is a particular point when they need to set off, think it’s when the cymbals clash!

MerylStreep Sat 03-Jul-21 11:17:18

Too many to mention but this is one of them.
youtu.be/eLZkl5XxYKI

M0nica Sat 03-Jul-21 11:33:27

Beethoven: Pastoral Symphony.

Lilypops Sat 03-Jul-21 12:15:59

Calendargirl

Lilypops

Does anyone have a favourite piece of music that just gives them goosebumps when they hear it? Mine is. Toccata no5. By Vidor. It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I hear this fantastic organ being played. !!

I know what you mean!

I have visions of this being played at a grand wedding in a beautiful cathedral, when the bride and her father (I’m being traditional here) are about to start their walk down the aisle at the start of the ceremony.

There is a particular point when they need to set off, think it’s when the cymbals clash!

Calendar Girl. My daughter walked back down the aisle with her new husband to this. , I think that’s why I get goosebumps. It’s such a wonderful piece of magic music.

Septimia Sat 03-Jul-21 12:19:26

So many.... I like the Vidor and the Pachebel among many, including non-classical. Probably my favourite is Mozart's Clarinet Concerto.

Kate1949 Sat 03-Jul-21 12:28:12

Zadok the Priest

Millie22 Sat 03-Jul-21 12:38:18

MiniMoon
My favourite too. I love the music and the story behind it.

Jaxjacky Sat 03-Jul-21 12:40:57

The Flower Duet, Delibes. First heard it as an instrumental only in The Hunger film.

Nannee49 Sat 03-Jul-21 12:42:52

Just my Imagination the Temptations played endlessly on the morning of my wedding to my lovely late husband 50 years ago today. Bittersweet

fairfraise Sat 03-Jul-21 14:10:31

Just three of mine
Panis Angelicus
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
Sound of Silence.

Blinko Sat 03-Jul-21 14:39:58

Monteverdi, Beatus Vir and Albinoni's Adagio. There are some wonderful pieces around.

M0nica Sat 03-Jul-21 15:22:55

Nannee49 congratulations and sympathy, as you say, bittersweet.

MiniMoon Sat 03-Jul-21 15:25:19

Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia.
Smetana, Moldau.

Oh, there are so many wonderful musical works by such talented, inspired composers.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Sat 03-Jul-21 15:38:16

The theme music to Schindler's List
Everybody Hurts - REM
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Us and Them - Pink Floyd
Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

Calendargirl Sat 03-Jul-21 16:23:37

Nannee49

Just my Imagination the Temptations played endlessly on the morning of my wedding to my lovely late husband 50 years ago today. Bittersweet

flowers

AGAA4 Sat 03-Jul-21 16:50:09

Jupiter Suite by Holst.
Summer Breeze - Isley brothers.
Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

vissos Sat 03-Jul-21 19:19:51

Pearl fishers duet
You'll never walk alone
Layla (music, after the vocals)
Un bel dì vedremo

Nannee49 Sat 03-Jul-21 19:26:20

Thank you MOnica and Calendargirl really appreciated?

Chewbacca Sat 03-Jul-21 19:47:01

Delibes: Lakmè (Flower Duet)

NotAGran55 Sat 03-Jul-21 19:57:50

God Save The Queen

BBbevan Sat 03-Jul-21 19:58:47

Vaughan Williams. Fantasia on a theme but Thomas Tallis