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In Russia, literature has its own direction, which is different from any other. The Russian soul is mysterious and incomprehensible. The genre reflects both Europe and Asia, therefore the best classical Russian works are extraordinary, amaze with sincerity and vitality.

the main thing actor - soul. For a person, position in society, the amount of money is not important, it is important for him to find himself and his place in this life, to find truth and peace of mind.

The books of Russian literature are united by the features of a writer who possesses the gift of the great Word, who has completely devoted himself to this art of literature. The best classics saw life not flat, but multifaceted. They wrote about life not of accidental destinies, but of those expressing being in its most unique manifestations.

Russian classics are so different, with different fates, but they are united by the fact that literature is recognized as a school of life, a way of studying and developing Russia.

Russian classical literature was created the best writers from different parts of Russia. It is very important where the author was born, because it depends on his formation as a person, his development, and it also affects the writing skills. Pushkin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky were born in Moscow, Chernyshevsky in Saratov, Shchedrin in Tver. Poltava region in Ukraine is the birthplace of Gogol, Podolsk province is Nekrasov, Taganrog is Chekhov.

Three great classics, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Dostoevsky, were absolutely different from each other people, had different fates, complex characters and great talents. They made a huge contribution to the development of literature, writing their best works, which still excite the hearts and souls of readers. Everyone should read these books.

Another important difference between the books of Russian classics is ridicule of the shortcomings of a person and his way of life. Satire and humor are the main features of the works. However, many critics said that this was all slander. And only true connoisseurs saw how the characters are both comical and tragic at the same time. Such books always touch the soul.

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We present to your attention 100 best books Russian classics. IN full list books included the best and most memorable works of Russian writers. This literature is known to everyone and recognized by critics from around the world.

Of course, our list of top 100 books is just a small part of the best works of the great classics. It can be continued for a very long time.

One hundred books that everyone should read in order to understand not only how they used to live, what were the values, traditions, priorities in life, what they were striving for, but to find out in general how our world works, how bright and pure the soul can be and how valuable it is for a person, for the formation of his personality.

The top 100 list includes the best and most famous works of Russian classics. The plot of many of them has been known since school. However, some books are difficult to understand at a young age, this requires wisdom that is acquired over the years.

Of course, the list is far from complete, it can be continued endlessly. Reading such literature is a pleasure. She not only teaches something, she radically changes lives, helps to realize simple things that we sometimes do not even notice.

We hope you enjoy our list of classic Russian literature books. Perhaps you have already read something from it, but some have not. A great reason to make your personal list of books, your top, which you would like to read.

1. "Symphony No. 5", Ludwig van Beethoven

According to legend, Beethoven (1770-1827) could not come up with an introduction to Symphony No. 5 for a long time. But when he took a nap, he heard a knock at the door, and the rhythm of this knock became the introduction to this work. Interestingly, the first notes of the symphony correspond to the number 5, or V in Morse code.

2. O Fortuna, Karl Orff

The composer Karl Orff (1895-1982) is best known for this cantata with dramatic vocals. It is based on the 13th century poem "Carmina Burana". It is one of the most frequently performed classical pieces around the world.

3. Hallelujah Choir, Georg Friedrich Handel

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) wrote the Messiah in 24 days. Many melodies, including Hallelujah, were later borrowed from this work and began to be performed as independent works. According to legend, Handel had music played by angels in his head. The text of the oratorio is based on biblical stories, Handel reflected the life, death and resurrection of Christ.

4. "Flight of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner

This composition is taken from the opera Valkyrie, which is part of the cycle of operas Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The opera "Valkyrie" is dedicated to the daughter of the god Odin. Wagner spent 26 years composing this opera, and this is just the second part of a grandiose masterpiece of four operas.

5. "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", Johann Sebastian Bach

This is probably the most famous work of Bach (1685-1750) and is often used in films during dramatic scenes.

6. "Little Night Serenade", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756-1791) wrote this legendary 15-minute composition in just a week. It was officially published in 1827.

7. "Ode to Joy", Ludwig van Beethoven

Another Beethoven's masterpiece was completed in 1824. This is the most famous fragment of Symphony No. 9. The most surprising thing is that by that time Beethoven had already become deaf and. nevertheless, he managed to compose such an outstanding work.

8. "Spring", Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - a composer of the Baroque era, in 1723 he wrote four works, each of which personified one season of the year. "The Four Seasons" are still very popular, especially "Spring" and "Summer".

9. "Canon of Pachelbel" (Canon in D major), Johann Pachelbel

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) is a composer of the Baroque era and is considered the most influential composer of this period. He amazed the world with his sophisticated and technical music.

10. Overture from the opera "Wilhelm Tel", Gioacchino Rossini

This 12-minute composition by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) is the last part of a four-movement overture. Other parts are less well known today, but the composition became famous for its use in Disney's Looney Tunes by Warner Brother.

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So, the focus of our attention today is the most famous classical pieces of music. For several centuries classical music has been exciting its listeners, causing storms of feelings and emotions in them. It has long become a part of history and is intertwined with the present with thin threads.

Undoubtedly, in the distant future, classical music will be no less in demand, since such a phenomenon in the musical world cannot lose its relevance and significance.

Name any classic piece - it will be worthy of the first place in any music chart. But since the most famous classical musical works cannot be compared with each other, due to their artistic uniqueness, the opuses named here are presented only as works for acquaintance.

"Moonlight Sonata"

Ludwig van Beethoven

In the summer of 1801, the brilliant work of L.B. Beethoven, who was destined to become famous all over the world. The title of this piece, " Moonlight Sonata”Is known to absolutely everyone, from old to young.

But initially, the work had the title "Almost Fantasy", which the author dedicated to his young student, beloved Juliet Guicciardi. And the name by which it is known to this day was invented by the music critic and poet Ludwig Relshtab after the death of L.V. Beethoven. This work belongs to one of the most famous pieces of music by the composer.

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"Turkish March"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This work is the third part of Sonata No. 11, it was born in 1783. Initially, it was called "Turkish Rondo" and was very popular among Austrian musicians, who later renamed it. The name "Turkish March" was also assigned to the work because it is consonant with Turkish janissary orchestras, for which the sound of drums is very characteristic, which can be traced in the "Turkish March" by V.A. Mozart.

"Ave Maria"

Franz Schubert

The composer himself wrote this work to the poem "The Virgin of the Lake" by W. Scott, or rather to a fragment of it, and was not going to write such a deeply religious composition for the Church. Some time after the appearance of the work, an unknown musician, inspired by the prayer "Ave Maria", put its text to the music of the genius F. Schubert.

"Impromptu Fantasy"

Frederic Chopin

This work of F. Chopin, the genius of the period of romanticism, dedicated to his friend. And it was he, Julian Fontana, who disobeyed the instructions of the author, published it in 1855, six years after the death of the composer. F. Chopin believed that his work is similar to the impromptu of I. Mosheles, a disciple of Beethoven, famous composer and a pianist, which was the reason for the refusal to publish "Fantasy-Impromptu". However, this brilliant work has never been considered plagiarism, except for the author himself.

"Flight of the Bumblebee"

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

The composer of this work was a fan of Russian folklore - he was interested in fairy tales. This led to the creation of the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" on the plot of A.S. Pushkin. Part of this opera is the interlude "Flight of the Bumblebee". Masterly, incredibly vividly and brilliantly imitated in the work the sounds of the flight of this insect N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.

"Caprice No. 24"

Niccolo Paganini

Initially, the author composed all of his caprices solely to improve and hone the skill of playing the violin. Ultimately, they brought a lot of new and unknown things into violin music. And the 24th caprice, the last of the caprices composed by N. Paganini, carries a swift tarantella with folk intonations, and is also recognized as one of the works ever created for the violin, which has no equal in complexity.

"Vocalise, opus 34, no. 14"

Sergei Vasilyevich Rahmaninov

This work concludes the 34th opus by the composer, which combines fourteen songs written for voice with piano accompaniment. Vocalise, as expected, does not contain words, but is performed on one vowel sound. S.V. Rachmaninov dedicated it to Antonina Nezhdanova, an opera singer. Very often this piece is performed on violin or cello, accompanied by piano accompaniment.

"Moonlight"

Claude Debussy

This work was written by the composer under the impression of the lines of a poem by the French poet Paul Verlaine. The name very clearly conveys the softness and touching melody, which affects the soul of the listener. This popular work of the genius composer C. Debussy sounds in 120 films of different generations.

As always, the best music is in our group in contact .

However, every piece on this list is a great one. different reasons and each of them is significant either for the history of music, or for society, or for a particular composer. When you listen to all of them, you will just touch the surface of classical music.

All these compositions are good start for a deeper knowledge of music.
Some of them are very long and have several parts, so listen to at least one part of the whole piece.

Top 50 Classical Music Works

1 Beethoven, Symphony 5, Movement I - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d_4IRMYuE1hI
2. Tchaikovsky, 1812 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d-BbT0E990IQ
3. Beethoven, Symphony 9, Movement IV (Ode to Joy) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d-kcOpyM9cBg
4. Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dNnuq9PXbywA
5. Orff, Carmina Burana - Fortune - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dBNWpZ-Y_KvU
6. Strauss, Blue Danube Waltz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d_CTYymbbEL4
7. Verdi, Requiem - Dies Irae - https://youtu.be/up0t2ZDfX7E
8. Mozart, Requiem - Dies Irae - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dj1C-GXQ1LdY
9. Offenbach Orpheus in Hell - Infernal Gallop - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dokQRnHvw3is
10. Beethoven, 7.th Symphony - Movement II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dmgHxmAsINDk
11. Strauss, Thus spoke Zarathustra - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dSzdziw4tI9o
12. Bizet, Carmen - Chanson de Toreador - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003drRyNi9Qaq9w
13. Ravel Bolero - https://youtu.be/dZDiaRZy0Ak
14. Grieg, Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dxrIYT-MrVaI
15. Wagner, Ring of the Nibelung - Flight of the Valkyries - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dGGU1P6lBW6Q
16. Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet - Montagues and Capulet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d8RFq7cOVDF0
17. Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d3X9LvC9WkkQ
18. Gershwin, Blues Rhapsody - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d6H25ocDrqGs
19. Beethoven, Symphony 5, Movement III - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dgYQ0Zaelmt0
20. Mozart, Requiem - Lacrimosa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dk1-TrAvp_xs
21. Strauss Sr., Radetzky March - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003deab_eFtTKFs
22. Khachaturian, Masquerade - Waltz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dSpqwCUkysCs
23. Sour cream, My homeland - Moldavia rivers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dkdtLuyWuPDs
24. Dvorak Symphony 9, Movement IV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dWoKMkDxIAts
25. Chopin, Revolutionary Etude - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dMk1JQk90UbY
26. Mahler, Symphony 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dURKGIa0b_jI
27. Mozart, Requiem - Requiem Aeternam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dBVnpVqokp5I
28. Vivaldi, Seasons - Winter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dnGdFHJXciAQ
29. Rosas, Above the waves - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dQzCCQZFDkJk
30. Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003diCEDfZgDPS8
31. Mozart Symphony 40 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d-hJf4ZffkoI
32. Canvas, Planets - Mars, herald of war - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dL0bcRCCg01I
33. Beethoven, Symphony 9, Movement II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d9BDlqlhcCIk
34. Chopin, Improptu Fantasy - https://youtu.be/Gus4dnQuiGk
35. Tchaikovsky, Slavic March - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d5poSw7tFLB4
36. Verdi, Aida - Triumphal March - https://youtu.be/EkktfPo0Gqg
37. Shostakovich, second waltz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dmmCnQDUSO4I
38. Grieg, Peer Gynt - Death of the Wasp - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d2aKxf1h5r4g
39. Mozart Symphony 25 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d7lC1lRz5Z_s
40. Pergolesi, Stabat Mater Dolorosa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dmNt13Vw-K6Q
41. Verdi, Nabucco - Va Pensiero (Choir of Jewish Slaves) - https://youtu.be/XttF0vg0MGo
42. Khachaturian, Saber Dance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dgqg3l3r_DRI
43. Dvorak, Slavic dance 8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dVrOosUb0shw
44. Fucik, Enter the Gladiators - https://youtu.be/_B0CyOAO8y0
45. Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d4Tr0otuiQuU
46. \u200b\u200bRossini, Wilhelm Tell Overture - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dc7O91GDWGPU
47. Grieg, piano concerto - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dfKfGDqXEFkE
48. Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dBWerj8FcprM
49. Grieg, Peer Gynt - Morning. Mood - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dwCEzh3MwILY
50. Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dCg1dMpu4v7M

Russian classical music: Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Scriabin and others

Comments after listening to music

John Baptist
Russian music is definitely the greatest

Prudence sidecafe
The continent produced a lot of great music during this period, but personally I feel that it was Russian composers who turned silver into gold.

Mauricio
Perhaps this is due to my visit to this beautiful and great country - Russia.
The miracle of music ... great !!!

Mimi McLee
It's like a musical without words ... I hear the whole story ... Wow, really great !!!

Electro Mago
Wonderful Russian music, gliding between floating swans, weapons of battle, Spanish castanets or Arabian poise; few nations have such famous composers with such versatility; with such strength and subtlety at the same time.

Raul poeta
Thank you, this is very close to alchemical happiness, pure existential magic.

Musical selection "Top 100 in classical music"

This list of major pieces of classical music was compiled by the Kultura.RF portal in cooperation with the Moscow State Philharmonic Society and Yandex.
It includes works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Mikhail Glinka, Alexander Borodin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and other famous Russian composers. Selected arias from operas, piano and violin concerts, symphonies, romances form the basis of the national musical culture... The list was supplemented by unique recordings of singers Ivan Kozlovsky and Sergei Lemeshev, as well as outstanding performers of the 20th century - Mstislav Rostropovich, David Oistrakh and Svyatoslav Richter. Total time sounding of the collection exceeds 10 hours.

Top 200 Classical Music Works

List 200 the best works classical music. ever written.

100 pieces of music to start listening to the classics

A programmed list of 100 works, after which you can fall in love with the classics without memory, compiled by music critic Ilya Ovchinnikov.

75 pieces of music to start listening to the classics

Real masterpieces of classical music, with which you need to start your acquaintance with the world of classical music.

Brief information about some famous musical compositions

Ludwig van Beethoven. Symphony No. 5
Perhaps the most famous of all the symphonies is a Beethoven classic. If you like this symphony, try listening to the other 8 symphonies created by Beethoven.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Marriage of Figaro
Perhaps the pinnacle of Mozart's work in opera, based on Beaumarchais's comedy Crazy Day or the Marriage of Figaro, is a magnificent cocktail of beautiful music and comic situations.

Ludwig van Beethoven."Moonlight Sonata"
In the summer of 1801, the brilliant work of L.B. Beethoven, who was destined to become famous all over the world. The title of this work, "Moonlight Sonata", is known to absolutely everyone, from old to young. But initially, the work had the title "Almost Fantasy", which the author dedicated to his young student, beloved Juliet Guicciardi. And the name by which it is known to this day was invented by the music critic and poet Ludwig Relshtab after the death of L.V. Beethoven. This work belongs to one of the most famous pieces of music by the composer.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."Turkish March"
This work is the third part of Sonata No. 11, it was born in 1783. Initially, it was called "Turkish Rondo" and was very popular among Austrian musicians, who later renamed it. The name "Turkish March" was also assigned to the work because it is consonant with Turkish janissary orchestras, for which the sound of drums is very characteristic, which can be traced in the "Turkish March" by V.A. Mozart.

Franz Schubert."Ave Maria"
The composer himself wrote this work to the poem "The Virgin of the Lake" by W. Scott, or rather to a fragment of it, and was not going to write such a deeply religious composition for the Church. Some time after the appearance of the work, an unknown musician, inspired by the prayer "Ave Maria", put its text to the music of the genius F. Schubert.

Frederick Chopin.« Impromptu fantasy "
This work of F. Chopin, the genius of the period of romanticism, dedicated to his friend. And it was he, Julian Fontana, who disobeyed the instructions of the author, published it in 1855, six years after the death of the composer. F. Chopin believed that his work is similar to the impromptu of I. Mosheles, a disciple of Beethoven, a famous composer and pianist, which was the reason for the refusal to publish Fantasia-Impromptu. However, this brilliant work has never been considered plagiarism, except for the author himself.

Johann Strauss (junior). "On the beautiful blue Danube" (The Blue Danube)
This elegant waltz has become the unofficial anthem of Austria (where Mozart is "our everything"), gracefully embracing all the beauty of the big city - Vienna.

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov."Flight of the Bumblebee"
The composer of this work was a fan of Russian folklore - he was interested in fairy tales. This led to the creation of the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" on the plot of A.S. Pushkin. Part of this opera is the interlude "Flight of the Bumblebee". Masterly, incredibly vividly and brilliantly imitated in the work the sounds of the flight of this insect N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.

Niccolo Paganini."Caprice No. 24"
Initially, the author composed all of his caprices solely to improve and hone the skill of playing the violin. Ultimately, they brought a lot of new and unknown things into violin music. And the 24th caprice, the last of the caprices composed by N. Paganini, carries a swift tarantella with folk intonations, and is also recognized as one of the works ever created for the violin, which has no equal in complexity.

Sergei Vasilyevich Rahmaninov."Vocalise, Opus 34, No. 14"
This work concludes the 34th opus by the composer, which combines fourteen songs written for voice with piano accompaniment. Vocalise, as expected, does not contain words, but is performed on one vowel sound. S.V. Rachmaninov dedicated it to Antonina Nezhdanova, an opera singer. Very often this piece is performed on violin or cello, accompanied by piano accompaniment.

Claude Debussy. "Moonlight"
This work was written by the composer under the impression of the lines of a poem by the French poet Paul Verlaine. The name very clearly conveys the softness and touching melody, which affects the soul of the listener. This popular work of the genius composer C. Debussy sounds in 120 films of different generations.

Gioacchino Rossini "The Barber of Seville"
Wonderful comic opera, from the great italian composer... Rossini used the famous overture from this opera in two of his other operas.

Richard Wagner. "Siegfried Idyll"
A symphonic piece created as a birthday present for his wife and named in honor of his newborn son, who was named after the hero of the opera "Siegfried". The main theme of this play is taken from the opera "Siegfried" from the cycle "Ring of the Nibelungen".

Hector Berlioz. "Fantastic Symphony" (Symphonie Fantastique)
The greatest contribution of the French composer Hector Berlioz to orchestral music,
Fantastic Symphony is an amazingly colorful and expressive work.

Robert Schumann. "Poet's Love" (Dichterliebe)
One of the greatest song cycles for piano and voice.
A set of 16 poems by Heinrich Heine, set to the music of Schumann, revives in the heart hope and pride for the wonderful ability and purpose of man - to love!

Dmitry Dmitrievich Shostakovich. Symphony No. 10
After Stalin's death in 1953, Shostakovich, after a forced long creative restriction, was finally able to freely create an epoch-making work.
The result is one of the great symphonies of the 20th century, in which the composer summed up the era of Stalinism and is believed to have created a kind of musical portrait of Stalin.

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Symphony No. 6
Tchaikovsky's latest work is a masterpiece of emotional angst.
It seems that never before have such deep scenes been expressed in music with such incomparable talent and beauty. mental life, despair and hopelessness.

Johannes Brahms. Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra
In the history of music, there are not so many concerts for violin and cello, and the brightest among them is the Brahms Double Concerto, which has absorbed the best features of his symphonic and chamber works. The concert is full of beautiful melodies and, with all the external restraint, is unusually emotional.

Antonio Vivaldi. "Seasons"
One of the most popular pieces of classical music, known to almost everyone. Four seasons - four violin concertos, each better than the other.

Georges Bizet. "Carmen"
Overture, habanera, couplets of the Toreador, seguidilla, "Gypsy Dance" - hits in this work follow with such frequency that no other great opera can boast of. One can only envy those who have not heard them yet.

Richard Strauss "Don Juan"
This symphonic poem is one of the greatest masterpieces of the entire creative biography composer. From under the pen of Strauss, a characteristic is born of striking brightness - a portrait of Don Juan. Four horns in unison intonate the theme against the background of excitedly tremulous violins, and it sounds like a daring and captivating challenge.

Giuseppe Verdi. "La Traviata"
Don Juan, Carmen and La Traviata are among the top three operas in the world. The charm of La Traviata is impossible to resist, even if you are indifferent to Italian opera: the music is so delightful. The famous love story that is born and dies before our eyes.

Gustav Canvas Suite "Planets" (The Planets)
Monumental musical compositiondedicated to the planets of the solar system and the gods of the same name.
The suite describes seven planets, the composer missed the Earth, and Pluto was not yet discovered, and now it is no longer a planet.

50 classic masterpieces on Yandex.Music

This is not a list 10 greatest works, such a list is simply impossible to make. However, each piece on this list is great for a variety of reasons, and each one is iconic, either for the history of music, for society, or for a particular composer.

1.Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Perhaps the most famous of all the symphonies is a Beethoven classic. If you like this symphony, try listening to the other 8 symphonies created by Beethoven.

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Marriage of Figaro"

Perhaps the pinnacle of Mozart's work in opera, based on the Beaumarchais comedy Crazy Day or the Marriage of Figaro, is a magnificent cocktail of beautiful music and comic situations.

3. Johann Strauss Jr. "On the beautiful blue Danube" (The Blue Danube)

This elegant waltz became the unofficial anthem of Austria (where Mozart is “our everything”), gracefully embracing the beauty of the big city - Vienna.

4. Gioacchino Rossini "The Barber of Seville"

Another interesting comic opera, now from the great Italian composer. Rossini used the famous overture from this opera in two of his other operas.

5. Richard Wagner "Siegfried Idyll"

A symphonic piece created as a birthday present for his wife and named in honor of his newborn son, who was named after the hero of the opera "Siegfried". The main theme of this play is taken from the opera "Siegfried" from the cycle "Ring of the Nibelungen".

6. Hector Berlioz "Symphonie Fantastique"

The greatest contribution of the French composer Hector Berlioz to orchestral music, Fantastic Symphony is an amazingly colorful and expressive work.

7. Robert Schumann "Poet's Love" (Dichterliebe)

One of the greatest song cycles for piano and voice. A set of 16 poems by Heinrich Heine, set to the music of Schumann, revives in the heart hope and pride in the wonderful ability and purpose of man - to love!

8. Dmitry Dmitrievich Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

After Stalin's death in 1953, Shostakovich, after a forced long creative restriction, was finally able to freely create an epoch-making work. The result is one of the great symphonies of the 20th century, in which the composer summed up the era of Stalinism and is believed to have created a kind of musical portrait of Stalin.

9. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

Tchaikovsky's latest work is a masterpiece of emotional angst. It seems that never before have such deep scenes of spiritual life, despair and hopelessness been expressed in music with such incomparable talent and beauty.

10. Gustav Canvas Suite "The Planets"

A monumental piece of music dedicated to the planets of the solar system and the gods of the same name. The suite describes seven planets, the composer missed the Earth, and Pluto was not yet discovered, and now it is no longer a planet.