Favourite piece of music

grandMattie - I share your love of Bach, especially St. Matthew Passion. When i was about 15 I sang in a choir which was my introduction to clasical music.
and many more the same as others. especially Beachboys.
gulligranny's first choice - Rachmaninov.
Borodin string quartet no.2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz1b8YZj0f4&list=RDlz1b8YZj0f4&start_radio=1

The Armed Man a Mass for Peace composer Karl Jenkins (2 Cellos).

I also love Barcelona sung by Freddie Mercury and Monserrat Cabal. What a voice she has!

Acker Bilk "Strangers on the shore". Love all things clarinet anyway, but that gets to me the most.

The third movement of Rachmaninov's Second Symphony
Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem
Sanctus from the Armed Man by Karl Jenkins)
The Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly
Sull'aria by Mozart (the piece featured in The Shawshank Redemption
The John Williams music played over the end credits of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which morphs into When You Wish Upon A Star

Really too many to list, and certainly many already mentioned above

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

St. Matthew Passion - J S Bach in fact anything by Bach

Dido’s lament - Henry Purcell
Spem in Alium - Thomas Tallis
Piano concerto no. 1 - Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano concerto no.2 - Dimitri Shostakovich

And many many others.

Bruch violin concerto.

Not my favourite piece of music but it never fails to give me goosebumps is “These are the days of my life” by Queen Freddie’s farewell really. Coincidentally I’m just watching it on Sky Arts tonight so that’s me in bits

youtu.be/6ZmROMci9CQ

The First Time Ever I saw Your Face...The Stereophonics
Chasing Cars....Snow Patrol
Nessun Dorma
Labelled With Love...Squeeze

I could go on and on.

grannysyb

Lucca, both of those were played at my sister in law's funeral last week, she adored opera, and had chosen the music. It was a lovely reminder of a very dear lady.

How wonderful. I’m absolutely not an opera expert but it does touch my heart I have to say.

Cantique de Jean Racine by Faure

Life on Mars - David Bowie. The strings, arranged by Mick Ronson are just sublime. The song never fails to move me, even the first note gives me goosebumps. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKcl4-tcuo&ab_channel=DavidBowie

Flower Duet from Lakme.
Zadok the Priest - such a fabulous build up.
Ave Maria.

Rodrigo

Almost too difficult to choose, but

Eric Satie - Gymnopedies and Gnossiens

Rodrego - Concierto de Aranguez

Vaughan Williams - Lark Ascending

Fleetwoodmac - Albatross

I also love many of the above.

Lucca, both of those were played at my sister in law's funeral last week, she adored opera, and had chosen the music. It was a lovely reminder of a very dear lady.

Un bel di vedremo from madam butterfly

Che Gelida manina from la Bohème.

That’s just off the top of my head.

Vaughan Williams. Fantasia on a theme but Thomas Tallis

God Save The Queen

Delibes: Lakmè (Flower Duet)

Thank you MOnica and Calendargirl really appreciated?

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

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

Nannee49

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

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