Good music

This is another non-photography related post, but I have been thinking about music a lot lately, so I wanted to post on it.

I read an article in City Journal recently about the rise in popularity of classical music and it made me realize how little I listen to popular music lately. Over the last few years I have slowly migrated from popular music to classical in my listening habits and thought little about it. I would guess this is mostly due to my ability to work on school and personal projects while listening to classical music. Popular music can be distracting to me as I work. When I edit photos I am most likely listening to it. Anyway, that is mostly what I listen to nowadays, whether I am working on something or not. So, I decided I wanted to post my favorite works here as a way for me to list what I think is the best classical music has to offer.

What follows are three of my favorite classical works. I will post three more every few days until I finish my list or I get tired of it. These works do not appear in order of my preference.

Partita in A minor for solo flute by Johann Sebastian Bach:

I don't have much to say about this other than that it is fantastic.



"Waltz of the Flowers," Nutcracker Suite, Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky:



3 Preludes for Piano Solo: II. Andante con moto e poco rubato, George Gershwin:

Gershwin's music definitely has an early 20th century feel to it. I like the moodiness of this particular work. I couldn't find a professional performance of it on YouTube, but this kid is pretty good.



Three more coming in the next few days.