Someone thinks that classical music is too boring and will certainly fall asleep as soon as they turn it on, while someone on the contrary takes real pleasure from listening to classical works. And for such people there is nothing better than a ticket to a concert of some famous symphony orchestra in order to lively enjoy this incomparable feeling of live music. So, our today's article is more likely devoted to the second category of people. However, even if you consider yourself to be the first - do not immediately be disappointed - try to look at this music in a new way, it is possible that it will come in handy to your current mood.
List of the most famous works of classical music
1. Ludwig Van Beethoven “Moonlight Sonata”, 1801
This work was first heard by the audience in the summer of 1801. Surely you have at least once heard either the melody itself or its name. However, few people know that the work was originally called “Almost Fantasy” and was dedicated to Beethoven’s young student. And the name by which the melody is known today was invented by one music critic after the death of the composer himself.
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Turkish March”, 1783
This is one of the parts of Sonata No. 11. By the way, the name “Turkish March” is also not an original version. Initially, the work was called Turkish Rondo. However, since it was insanely popular among Turkish musicians, they subsequently renamed it the “Turkish March”. In addition, this name was assigned to him also because there was a sufficient number of percussion in it, which is typical for Turkish Janissary orchestras.
3. Franz Schubert “Ave Maria”
As the composer himself admitted, he was not going to write such a religious composition. Initially, this work was written for the poem "The Virgin of the Lake" by W. Scott. But later, several years after writing this work, an unknown musician put the prayer to Ave Maria to the music of Schubert.
4. Frederic Chopin “Impromptu Fantasy”
This melody was written in the midst of the era of romanticism. Chopin dedicated it to his friend and was forbidden to publish anywhere. However, his friend disobeyed Chopin’s instructions and, five years after the death of the great composer, nevertheless decided to publish his work. The reason for such a strict punishment regarding the publication of the melody was that the composer himself considered his work to be too similar to the work of Beethoven's student. However, apart from the author, no one considered this popular melody to be plagiarized.
5. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov “Flight of the Bumblebee”
The history of this brilliant work is quite simple. The composer was an outspoken fan of Russian fairy tales. This feature of him led to the creation of an opera on the tale of A.S. Pushkin's “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”, part of which is the masterly work “Flight of the Bumblebee”.
6. Niccolo Paganini “Caprice No. 24”
This is the last of the caprices composed by the great violinist. Initially, each of the caprices was composed only to hone the violin mastery. In the future, many musical critics considered Caprice No. 24 to be the most difficult of works for playing the violin, which still has no equal.
7. Claude Debussy "Moonlight"
This work can rightfully be considered one of the most popular to date. It was to one degree or another involved in 120 films. This wonderful melody was written by the composer, inspired by the poem of the French poet Paul Verlaine.
