Suggestions for those who don’t already love all music.
Berlioz: Romeo & Juliet – Love Scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FIWP3r0KLM
Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUKx6qPlXE
Liszt – Dante Symphony – 2. Purgatorio (1/3) – the poor souls are coming out into the daylight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6S9aiW4Jxg
Scott Joplin: Treemonisha finale “Real Slow Drag”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukgWU6JCZkg
Bernard Herrmann – Vertigo – Scene d’Amour – great movie music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_naJH44Lk3I
Ennio Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe – movie music in a tux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJhax7Jmxs
Nun liebes Weibchen, the ‘Cat Duet’ (attrib. Mozart-it sure sounds like his music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH3yzGc3WCk
Bryn Terfel: “O Waly, Waly” – a folk song, but so what?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJlJY1CZJxo
Rene Pape sings Wotan 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY5wD0WeZWI
Around 3:00, very tender music for Wagner – Wotan’s farewell to his daughter, Brunnhilde
Eva Marton 1983 – Turandot – “In questa reggia” (Puccini)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icJphYLrxhA
Around 3:10, heads for the heights
John Rutter : Requiem 1/7 – Requiem aeternam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3dQz5w1sAY
Villa Lobos – Bachianas nº 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxzP1XPCGJE
Rocio Banquells – Cucurrucucu Paloma – pop music, but so?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHlKkgV_4v0
Bryn Terfel – Suo Gan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ypCRwyvt8o
Waxman: Sinfonietta for Strings and Tympani – I used this to open my very first produced play at age 18
how about some Dvorak, Schubert, Chopin……