Rachmaninoff's fourth Opus 23 prelude
Reading this thread has really made me appreciate how lucky I am not to be stuck listening to the crap that most non-musicians listent to. Those poor souls.
Whoa no-one (myself included) has mentioned Rachmaninov's Vocalise yet!Until now. One vote for the Vocalise
Good music is good music. I think so-called experienced musicians should get over themselves and be able to enjoy classics such as Fur Elise. By the way, I am not a non-musician, if you were referring to my post, where I listed many "over-played" pieces. If you cannot appreciate the music that has been listed, maybe it is you who is the "non-musician".
I don't mean overplayed stuff. I'm talking more about Britney Spears, 50 cent, all country music, etc. Music that just sucks. I don't see anything wrong with your list (well, except the Capriccio Italian by Tchaikovsky. I just plain don't like that one. )
I'm surprised nobodys mentioned chopin's etude opus 10 no.3 in E major. Now that song is touching!
(Did you know tchaikovsky has a piano concerto No. 2? I bet you didn't!)
Lot's of Chopin mentioned of course. But no one mentioned Andante Spiniato. That one grabs me more than any of the others.
He wrote a 3rd too.