Good Music, part 5

Here are my final favorite classical works. Enjoy!

Requiem Mass in D Minor, Lacrimosa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart has been by far the most represented composer on my list, but I'm not sure that I consider him my favorite. I enjoy a lot of Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, and Strauss compositions as well. Anyway, this piece is one of my favorites and was a very close tie with the movement that precedes it in the same work, Confutatis maledictis, which you can listen to here.



An der schonen blauen Donau (Blue Danube Waltz), Op. 314
Johann Strauss II

A very well known work, but I love waltzes and this is one of the best.



Peter and the Wolf
Sergei Prokofiev

This is a piece which is often overlooked by adults because it was originally written for children. I prefer it without the narration, but it is difficult to find on YouTube without someone narrating it, so I chose Boris Karloff. A great primer on music and musical instruments and a work I enjoy as much as any of Prokofiev's other compositions.