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Offline to4ko99

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Great passages in classical music
on: August 20, 2013, 08:51:57 PM
I decided to start a topic where everyone could mention parts of classical works which they find to be memorable. Some rather famous examples that come to mind:

The climax of the third movement (or perhaps the whole sonata) of Beethoven's Hammerklavier, Op. 106:



The climax of the first movement of Rachmaninoff's Op. 30 (skip to 8:26):



Schubert's second piece from Drei Klavierstücke D. 946 (13:23):



Liszt's Dante Sonata (2:39):

Offline mikeowski

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Re: Great passages in classical music
Reply #1 on: August 20, 2013, 09:29:43 PM
Definitely my favorite moment in all of music (at least at the moment) is in the Ouverture of Bach's Partita 4, a bit after the 9/8 section starts (~1:57) and then once more at the ending (~4:25). It's so full of joy and energy, at least the way Gould plays it. I love it.

Offline qpalqpal

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Re: Great passages in classical music
Reply #2 on: August 23, 2013, 02:50:10 AM
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no.1 mov 2 from 6:15 to the end  :'(
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Offline pianoplayjl

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Re: Great passages in classical music
Reply #3 on: August 27, 2013, 06:14:59 AM
Personally I find the whole 2nd movement of Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto to be memorable.
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Offline brogers70

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Re: Great passages in classical music
Reply #4 on: August 27, 2013, 11:55:36 AM
I'd like to start a topic on "great square inches of art."
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