Anna Karenina. Lev Tolstoy
The greatest love story of all time. A story that has not left the stage, filmed countless times - and still has not lost the boundless charm of passion - a destructive, destructive, blind passion - but all the more bewitching with its grandeur.
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The Master and Margarita. Michael Bulgakov
This is the most mysterious of the novels in the entire history of Russian literature of the 20th century. This is a novel that is almost officially called the "Gospel of Satan". This is The Master and Margarita. A book that can be read and re-read dozens, hundreds of times, but most importantly, which is still impossible to understand. So, which pages of The Master and Margarita were dictated by the Forces of Light?
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Wuthering Heights. Emily Bronte
Mystery novel, included in the top ten best novels of all time! The story of a stormy, truly demonic passion, which excites the imagination of readers for more than a hundred and fifty years. Katie gave her heart to her cousin, but ambition and a thirst for wealth push her into the arms of a rich man. Forbidden attraction turns into a curse for secret lovers, and one day.
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Eugene Onegin. Alexander Pushkin
“Have you read "Onegin"? What can you say about Onegin? These are the questions that are constantly repeated among writers and Russian readers, ”the writer, enterprising publisher and, by the way, the hero of Pushkin’s epigrams, Faddey Bulgarin, noted after the publication of the second chapter of the novel. For a long time ONEGIN has not been accepted to evaluate. In the words of the same Bulgarin, it is “written in Pushkin's verses. That's enough."
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Notre Dame Cathedral. Victor Hugo
A story that survived the centuries, became a canon and gave its heroes the glory of common nouns. A story of love and tragedy. The love of those to whom love was not given and not allowed - by religious rank, physical weakness or someone else's evil will. The gypsy Esmeralda and the deaf hunchback bell ringer Quasimodo, the priest Frollo and the captain of the royal shooters Phoebe de Chateauper, the beautiful Fleur-de-Lys and the poet Gringoire.
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Gone With the Wind. Margaret Mitchell
The great saga of the American Civil War and the fate of the wayward and head-on Scarlett O'Hara was first published over 70 years ago and has not aged to this day. This is the only novel by Margaret Mitchell for which she won a Pulitzer Prize. A story about a woman who is not ashamed to be equal to either an unconditional feminist or a staunch supporter of house building.
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Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare
This is the highest of love tragedies that human genius can create. A tragedy that has been filmed and will be filmed. A tragedy that does not leave the stage to this day - and to this day it sounds like it was written yesterday. Years and centuries go by. But one thing remains and will forever remain unchanged: “There is no sadder story in the world than the story of Romeo and Juliet ...”
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The Great Gatsby. Francis Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby is not only the pinnacle of Fitzgerald's work, but also one of the highest achievements in world prose of the 20th century. Although the action of the novel takes place in the “turbulent” twenties of the last century, when fortunes were made literally from nothing and yesterday’s criminals became millionaires overnight, this book lives outside of time, because, telling about the broken fates of the “Jazz Age” generation.
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Three Musketeers. Alexandr Duma
The most famous historical adventurous novel by Alexandre Dumas tells about the adventures of the Gascon d'Artagnan and his Musketeer friends at the court of King Louis XIII.
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Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandr Duma
The book presents one of the most exciting adventure novels of the classic of French literature of the 19th century, Alexandre Dumas.
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Triumphal Arch. Erich Remarque
One of the most beautiful and tragic love stories in the history of European literature. The story of a refugee from Nazi Germany, Dr. Ravik, and the beautiful Joan Madu, entangled in the "unbearable lightness of being," takes place in pre-war Paris. And the disturbing time in which these two happened to meet and fall in love with each other becomes one of the main characters of the Arc de Triomphe.
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The person who laughs. Victor Hugo
Gwynplaine is a lord by birth, as a child he was sold to gangsters-comprachos, who made a fair jester out of a child, carving a mask of “eternal laughter” on his face (at the courts of the European nobility of that time there was a fashion for cripples and freaks who amused the owners). Despite all the trials, Gwynplaine retained the best human qualities and his love.
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Martin Eden. Jack London
A simple sailor, in whom it is easy to recognize the author himself, goes through a long, full of hardships path to literary immortality ... By chance, finding himself in a secular society, Martin Eden is doubly happy and surprised ... and the creative gift awakened in him, and the divine image of the young Ruth Morse, so not similar to all the people he knew before ... From now on, two goals relentlessly stand before him.
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Sister Kerry. Theodore Dreiser
The publication of Theodore Dreiser's first novel was so difficult that it led its creator into a severe depression. But the further fate of the novel "Sister Kerry" turned out to be happy: it was translated into many foreign languages, reprinted in millions of copies. New and new generations of readers are happy to plunge into the vicissitudes of the fate of Caroline Meiber.
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American tragedy. Theodore Dreiser
The novel "An American Tragedy" is the pinnacle of the work of the outstanding American writer Theodore Dreiser. He said: “No one creates tragedies - life creates them. The writers only portray them.” Dreiser managed to depict the tragedy of Clive Griffiths so talentedly that his story does not leave the modern reader indifferent.
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Outcasts. Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean, Cosette, Gavroche - the names of the heroes of the novel have long become common nouns, the number of its readers for a century and a half since the publication of the book has not decreased, the novel has not lost its popularity. A kaleidoscope of faces from all walks of French society in the first half of the 19th century, vivid, memorable characters, sentimentality and realism, a tense, exciting plot.
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The adventures of the good soldier Schweik. Yaroslav Gashek
Great, original and hooligan novel. A book that can be perceived both as a "soldier's story" and as a classic work, directly related to the traditions of the Renaissance. This is a sparkling text that makes you laugh to tears, and a powerful call to “lay down your arms”, and one of the most objective historical evidence in satirical literature..
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Iliad. Homer
The attraction of Homer's poems is not only that their author introduces us to a world separated from modernity by tens of centuries and yet unusually real thanks to the genius of the poet, who preserved in his poems the beating of contemporary life. Homer's immortality lies in the fact that his brilliant creations contain inexhaustible reserves of universal human values - reason, goodness and beauty.
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St. John's wort. James Cooper
Cooper managed to find and describe in his books that originality and unexpected brightness of the newly discovered continent, which managed to fascinate all of modern Europe. Each new novel by the writer was eagerly awaited. The exciting adventures of the fearless and noble hunter and tracker Natty Bumpo conquered both young and adult readers..
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Doctor Zhivago. Boris Pasternak
The novel “Doctor Zhivago” is one of the outstanding works of Russian literature, which for many years remained closed to a wide range of readers in our country, who knew about it only through scandalous and unscrupulous party criticism.
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Don Quixote. Miguel Cervantes
What do the names of Amadis the Gallic, the English Palmerine, the Greek Don Belianis, the White Tyrant tell us today? But it was precisely as a parody of the novels about these knights that “The Cunning Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha” by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was created. And this parody outlived the parodied genre for centuries. "Don Quixote" was recognized as the best novel in the history of world literature.
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Ivanhoe. Walter Scott
"Ivanhoe" is a key work in the cycle of novels by W. Scott, which takes us to medieval England. The young knight Ivanhoe, who secretly returned from the Crusade to his homeland and was disinherited by the will of his father, will have to defend his honor and the love of the beautiful Lady Rowena ... King Richard the Lionheart and the legendary robber Robin Hood will come to his aid.
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Headless horseman. Reed Mine
The plot of the novel is built so skillfully that it keeps you in suspense until the very last page. It is no coincidence that the exciting story of the noble mustanger Maurice Gerald and his beloved, the beautiful Louise Poindexter, investigating the sinister secret of the headless horseman, whose figure, when he appears, terrifies the inhabitants of the savannah, was extremely fond of readers of Europe and Russia.
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Dear friend. Guy de Maupassant
The novel "Dear friend" has become one of the symbols of the era. This is Maupassant's most powerful novel. Through the story of Georges Duroy, who is making his “way up”, the true morals of high French society are revealed, the spirit of venality that reigns in all its areas contributes to the fact that an ordinary and immoral person, such as the hero of Maupassant, easily achieves success and wealth.
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Dead Souls. Nikolay Gogol
The release of the first volume of N. Gogol's "Dead Souls" in 1842 caused a heated controversy among contemporaries, splitting society into admirers and opponents of the poem. “…Speaking of “Dead Souls”, one can talk a lot about Russia…” – this judgment of P. Vyazemsky explained the main reason for the controversy. The author’s question is still relevant: “Rus, where are you going, give me an answer?”
Serenade - a love song over which time has no power
How to melt the heart of an impregnable beauty? Serenade for her filled with love and romance. At present, few people are ready to dare such an act. Times and customs are not the same. But the scenes from the films, where a charming man performs a languid song to the sound of a guitar for his beloved, do not leave indifferent beautiful persons. Serenade is a standard of declaration of love.
history serenades and many interesting facts read on our page.
What is a serenade?
In Italian, there is the word serenata, which translates as "clear, open." It is believed that the name of the genre came from him. The echoes of the Latin language are also heard in the serenade: the word sera or “late” once again emphasizes the evening character of the performance of the songs. It turns out that a serenade is literally singing in the open air in the evening.
What makes a serenade so special?
First of all, it is the privacy of the situation in which it is performed. The whole action resembles a theatrical performance, when a young man picks up guitar and sings for his woman. Serenade is a story of two people told in the language of music.
The melody is filled with feelings. Sadness, sadness, tenderness, ardor, warmth - emotions are heard in every note.
The musical motive is flexible. It captures the introduction, the change of intonation and the climax.
All this makes you listen to serenades.
Popular serenades
- "Evening Serenade" Franz Schubert. In German it sounds like Standchen. The song was included in the collection "Swan Song", which was released in 1828. This work was published after the death of the brilliant composer. The text of the song was written by Ludwig Relshtab, and the translation into Russian was made by the poet N.P. Ogarev. “My song flies with prayer...” – this serenade begins with these words.
"Evening Serenade" (listen)
"Little Night Serenade" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This is a classic created in 1787 and a true example of a true serenade from a bygone era.
"Little Night Serenade" (listen)
Serenade for string orchestra was written Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The inspiration for the composer was the work of Mozart. The work was first performed in St. Petersburg in 1881.
"Serenade for String Orchestra" (listen)
"Spanish Serenade" created by Isaac Albeniz. This Spanish composer did not deprive himself of the pleasure of writing music in the folk spirit. Thanks to this, the atmosphere of Spain is felt in his serenade, when it was customary to declare love with the help of a song.
"Troubadour Serenade" performed by Muslim Magomayev. Most of this song is known as "Ray of the Golden Sun", without which it is difficult to imagine the Soviet cartoon "The Bremen Town Musicians". And even though M. Magomayev only sang the part of the main character, the serenade became a real hit. Night, moon, guitar, calm melody completely recreate the specifics of a real love song. But the most important thing is the personality of the troubadour. It was they who wandered around Europe, composing lyrical serenades about lovely ladies.
"The Troubadour Serenade" (listen)
Serenade history
The origin of this genre dates back to the Middle Ages and is invariably associated with knights. A valiant warrior, on one knee, confesses his feelings to the lady of the heart - literally such pictures are drawn by the imagination at the word "serenade". In fact, the first serenades were performed by troubadours or poet-musicians who began to appear in Europe in the 12th-13th centuries.
The cult of the "beautiful lady" was central to the work of the troubadours. At the same time, the theme of courtly love, which is understood as a gallant attitude towards the fair sex, could not be dispensed with. And this, in turn, brought to the lyrics a large number of love-chivalrous plots.
Where to look for the origins of the serenade? In Italy and Spain. It was here, under the hot rays of the sun, that the first songs praising female beauty were performed. Initially, ordinary citizens enjoyed the songs of the troubadours. In the era of the late Middle Ages, serenades become the property of an elite society: they begin to be heard in the homes of eminent persons. One of the pleasures of the city was "musical courtship" to the sound of drums, violins and guitars, when beautiful melodies filled the streets and stirred the hearts of all lovers.
Since the 17th century, a new round in the development of the genre begins. He literally penetrated all sectors of society: from small artisans to the royal court. But the main changes are associated with the flourishing of the theater. It turned out that the serenade, with its theatricality, was laconically woven into the dramatic operatic scenes. Songs of poets-musicians become the basis of many arias.
At the same time, the development of orchestral art is taking place. Serenade ensembles appear. In those centuries, they predominantly consisted of wind instruments. A little later, the sound of strings was added to them. At the same time, serenades were performed in the open air in the evening, when the space around was filled with the light of stars and the rustle of magnificent dresses.
L. Boccherini, I. Haydn and Y. Toeshi, V.A. Mozart, F. Schubert - composers whose names are invariably associated with the serenade genre. Thanks to them, the lyrical song continued to live in the hearts of Europeans.
In the 19th century, interest in orchestral serenades began to fade. The genre is again modified to satisfy the interests of the public. So there is a vocal serenade, reminiscent of a romance. It begins to infiltrate musicals, movies and plays.
How the direction will develop further, even experts find it difficult to say. Someone sees it fading away, someone sees it merging with other genres. Musicologists are unanimous in one thing: as long as there is a place for love in the hearts of people, the serenade will not disappear.
How did the serenade appear in Russia?
St. Petersburg, early 18th century. At that time, the Russian Empire was in the hands of Peter I, who was not indifferent to European culture. It is to him that we owe the appearance of the serenade. While Europe was experiencing the rapid flowering of this genre, Russia was only joining Western traditions and adopting "outlandish" experience.
The serenade in the Petrine era was an entertainment for the highest persons. Romantic songs were typical court leisure. Pleasant and light melodies performed by the orchestra accompanied the imperial family during outdoor recreation, and social events could not do without them.
But what about love and expression of feelings? In this regard, nothing has changed even on Russian soil. An example is the story of Count P.A. Zubov and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alekseevna. According to eyewitnesses, the count, with the help of serenades, tried to draw attention to his person, which embarrassed and worried the princess.
Russia also has its own genre of serenade - music on the water. Noble persons did not neglect listening to sophisticated melodies even during river walks. In those days, the courts accommodated a large number of musicians, which made it possible to bring a touch of pomposity and luxury into ordinary leisure.
At the end of the 18th century, serenades penetrated the musical salons of St. Petersburg, where the theatrical and playful atmosphere soared. At the same time, love poetry is developing, literally created for this genre of song. All conditions favor the development of a vocal serenade. But Russian poets were in no hurry to change the typical European plot to Russian. Therefore, the songs still had a balcony and stars, roses and guitar and, of course, a beautiful young Spanish/Italian.
Interesting Facts
In the Middle Ages, when the genre was born, few people called the songs under the balcony serenades. Usually under this direction was hidden canson, ballad, etc.
The Serenade Festival is held annually in Teoro in southern Italy. Its essence is as follows. Five girls on the balconies listen to songs performed by their lovers. But serenade is not enough. After the theatrical performance, the young men climb onto the balconies and present red roses to their ladies. The final act is a kiss.
Serenade or Serenata? Experts differentiate between these concepts. Thus, a serenade refers to a lyrical song, and a serenata refers to a dramatic composition.
In southern Italy, one can often see scenes of a marriage proposal in the best traditions of a serenade. It all starts on the evening before the wedding. The groom approaches the balcony of his beloved, surrounded by musicians, and begins to sing romantic songs for her. He waits until the lights come on in the windows of her room, and she herself goes out onto the balcony. By these actions, the bride gives her official consent to the marriage. Now you can start the wedding festivities and enjoy Italian dishes, which the girl's parents have already taken care of.
On the island of Formosa in the Pacific Ocean, there is also a tradition of offering a hand and a heart with a kind of serenade. Why peculiar? Because the guitar here is replaced by a homemade harp made from a bamboo branch and twine, and the balcony is an ordinary hut window. And the Formosa bears little resemblance to a gallant man: his clothes betray him as a representative of a local tribe. But the essence of the custom remains the same. If a girl leaves the hut and takes a potential groom by the edge of her clothes, then the young people begin to live together. If she retires into the depths of the hut, then the Formian remains alone.
Mexicans have a special passion for serenades. Wide-brimmed sombreros, embroidered boleros and a guitar are the invariable attributes of local musicians, who are called mariachis. They serenades... in the morning. So the lover wishes his bride good morning. Hearing music at 5 am is quite normal for Mexicans. The songs are played until the girl appears from the window or goes out onto the balcony. By the way, a serenade in Mexico is called a magnanita.
"Girl with a Guitar", "Come Tomorrow", "Dog in the Manger", "Sun Valley Serenade", "Madly in Love" - a small part of the films where the characters perform a serenade.
Serenade will invariably be associated with love and romance. And this is not surprising, because the genre was created for recognition of feelings for the very one that could make the heart beat faster.
Video: listen to the Serenade
Music... Perhaps, the word itself already evokes a lot of pleasant associations: smoothness, melodiousness, tenderness... This is exactly what classical music looks like. You can listen to it for hours online and do it completely free!
Back to the origins
Initially, music created in the era of Classicism was considered classical. This "classic" period has given modernity a lot. At that time, great composers worked, and their works, which passed through the years, overcame the test of time, survived and earned recognition from several generations at once, were called “classics”.
Classic today
Modern songs that can be downloaded from us without registration can also be attributed to the classics. Currently, the interpretation of this concept has changed somewhat. Classics are not only ancient instrumental compositions and creations of famous maestro of the past, but also many mp3 performers living today.
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In Russia, literature has its own direction, different from any other. The Russian soul is mysterious and incomprehensible. The genre reflects both Europe and Asia, therefore the best classical Russian works are unusual, amaze with sincerity and vitality.
The main character is the soul. For a person, the position in society, the amount of money is not important, it is important for him to find himself and his place in this life, to find truth and peace of mind.
The books of Russian literature are united by the traits of a writer who possesses the gift of the great Word, who has completely devoted himself to this art of literature. The best classics saw life not flatly, but multifaceted. They wrote about the life of not random destinies, but expressing being in its most unique manifestations.
Russian classics are so different, with different destinies, but they are united by the fact that literature is recognized as a school of life, a way of studying and developing Russia.
Russian classical literature was created by the best writers from different parts of Russia. It is very important where the author was born, because this determines his formation as a person, his development, and it also affects writing skills. Pushkin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky were born in Moscow, Chernyshevsky in Saratov, Shchedrin in Tver. Poltava region in Ukraine is the birthplace of Gogol, Podolsk province - Nekrasov, Taganrog - Chekhov.
The three great classics, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Dostoevsky, were absolutely different people, had different destinies, complex characters and great talents. They made a huge contribution to the development of literature, writing their best works, which still excite the hearts and souls of readers. Everyone should read these books.
Another important difference between the books of Russian classics is the ridicule of the shortcomings of a person and his way of life. Satire and humor are the main features of the works. However, many critics said that this was all slander. And only true connoisseurs saw how the characters are both comical and tragic at the same time. Books like this always touch my heart.
Here you can find the best works of classical literature. You can download Russian classic books for free or read online, which is very convenient. 
We present to your attention the 100 best books of Russian classics. The complete list of books includes the best and most memorable works of Russian writers. This literature is known to everyone and recognized by critics from all over the world.
Of course, our list of top 100 books is just a small part of the best works of the great classics. It can be continued for a very long time.
One hundred books that everyone should read in order to understand not only how they used to live, what were the values, traditions, priorities in life, what they aspired to, but to find out in general how our world works, how bright and pure a soul can be and how valuable it is for a person, for the formation of his personality.
The top 100 list includes the best and most famous works of Russian classics. The plot of many of them is known from the school bench. However, some books are difficult to understand at a young age, and this requires wisdom that is acquired over the years.
Of course, the list is far from complete and can be continued indefinitely. Reading such literature is a pleasure. She not only teaches something, she radically changes lives, helps to realize simple things that we sometimes do not even notice.
We hope you enjoyed our list of classic Russian literature books. Perhaps you have already read something from it, but something not. A great occasion to make your personal list of books, your top books that you would like to read.
However, each piece on this list is great for a different reason, and each one is iconic, either in music history, society, or a particular composer. When you listen to them all, you will just touch the surface of classical music.
All these compositions are a good start for getting deeper knowledge in music.
Some of them are very long and consist of several parts, so listen to at least one part from the whole piece.
Top 50 classical music pieces
1. Beethoven, Symphony 5, Movement I - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI
2. Tchaikovsky, 1812 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BbT0E990IQ
3. Beethoven, Symphony 9, Movement IV (Ode to Joy) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kcOpyM9cBg
4. Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnuq9PXbywA
5. Orff, Carmina Burana - Fortune - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNWpZ-Y_KvU
6. Strauss, Blue Danube Waltz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTYymbbEL4
7. Verdi, Requiem - Dies Irae - https://youtu.be/up0t2ZDfX7E
8. Mozart, Requiem - Dies Irae - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1C-GXQ1LdY
9. Offenbach Orpheus in Hell - Infernal Gallop - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okQRnHvw3is
10. Beethoven, 7.th Symphony - Movement II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgHxmAsINDk
11. Strauss, Thus Spoke Zarathustra - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szdziw4tI9o
12. Bizet, Carmen - Chanson de Toreador - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRyNi9Qaq9w
13. Ravel Bolero - https://youtu.be/dZDiaRZy0Ak
14. Grieg, Peer Gynt - In the hall of the mountain king - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrIYT-MrVaI
15. Wagner, Ring of the Nibelung - Ride of the Valkyries - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGU1P6lBW6Q
16. Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet - Montagues and Capulets - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RFq7cOVDF0
17. Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9WkkQ
18. Gershwin, Blues Rhapsody - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H25ocDrqGs
19. Beethoven, Symphony 5, Movement III - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQ0Zaelmt0
20. Mozart, Requiem - Lacrimosa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1-TrAvp_xs
21. Strauss Sr., Radetzky March - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eab_eFtTKFs
22. Khachaturian, Masquerade - Waltz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpqwCUkysCs
23. Sour cream, My homeland - Moldavia of the river - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdtLuyWuPDs
24. Dvorak Symphony 9, Movement IV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoKMkDxIAts
25. Chopin, Revolutionary Etude - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk1JQk90UbY
26. Mahler, Symphony 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URKGIa0b_jI
27. Mozart, Requiem - Requiem Aeternam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVnpVqokp5I
28. Vivaldi, Seasons - Winter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGdFHJXciAQ
29. Rosas, Above the waves - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzCCQZFDkJk
30. Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8
31. Mozart Symphony 40 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hJf4ZffkoI
32. Canvas, Planets - Mars, herald of war - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I
33. Beethoven, Symphony 9, Movement II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BDlqlhcCIk
34. Chopin, Improptu Fantasy - https://youtu.be/Gus4dnQuiGk
35. Tchaikovsky, Slavic march - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5poSw7tFLB4
36. Verdi, Aida - Triumphal March - https://youtu.be/EkktfPo0Gqg
37. Shostakovich, second waltz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmCnQDUSO4I
38. Grieg, Peer Gynt - Death to Ose - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aKxf1h5r4g
39. Mozart Symphony 25 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lC1lRz5Z_s
40. Pergolesi, Stabat Mater Dolorosa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNt13Vw-K6Q
41. Verdi, Nabucco - Va Pensiero (Choir of Jewish Slaves) - https://youtu.be/XttF0vg0MGo
42. Khachaturian, Saber Dance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg3l3r_DRI
43. Dvorak, Slavic dance 8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrOosUb0shw
44. Fucik, Exit of the Gladiators - https://youtu.be/_B0CyOAO8y0
45. Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU
46. Rossini, William Tell Overture - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7O91GDWGPU
47. Grieg, piano concerto - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKfGDqXEFkE
48. Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWerj8FcprM
49. Grieg, Peer Gynt - Morning. Mood - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCEzh3MwILY
50. Tchaikovsky, Waltz of Flowers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg1dMpu4v7M
Russian classical music: Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Scriabin and others
Comments after listening to music
John Baptist
Russian music is by far the greatest
Prudence Side Cafe
The Continent produced a lot of great music during this period, but I personally feel that it was the Russian composers who turned the silver into gold.
Mauricio
Perhaps this is due to my visit to this beautiful and great country - Russia.
The miracle of musical works ... great!!!
Mimi McLee
It's like a musical without words... I hear the whole story... Wow, really great!!!
Electro Mago
Wonderful Russian music, gliding between floating swans, guns of battle, Spanish castanets or Arabic balance; few nations have such renowned composers with such versatility; with such power and subtlety at the same time.
Raul poeta
Thank you, this is very close to alchemical happiness, pure existential magic
Music selection "Top 100 in classical music"
This list of the main works of classical music was compiled by the Kultura.RF portal together with the Moscow State Philharmonic Society and the Yandex.
It includes works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Mikhail Glinka, Alexander Borodin, Sergei Rachmaninov, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and other famous Russian composers. Selected arias from operas, piano and violin concertos, symphonies, romances form the basis of the national musical culture. The list was supplemented by unique recordings of singers Ivan Kozlovsky and Sergei Lemeshev, as well as outstanding performers of the 20th century - Mstislav Rostropovich, David Oistrakh and Svyatoslav Richter. The total playing time of the collection exceeds 10 hours.
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Brief information about some famous musical compositions
Ludwig van Beethoven. Symphony No. 5
Perhaps the most famous of all symphonies is Beethoven's classic. If you like this symphony, try listening to the other 8 symphonies composed by Beethoven.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. "Marriage of Figaro" (Marriage of Figaro)
Perhaps the pinnacle of Mozart's work in opera, based on Beaumarchais's comedy "A Crazy Day or the Marriage of Figaro", a great cocktail of beautiful music and comic situations.
Ludwig van Beethoven."Moonlight Sonata"
In the summer of 1801, the brilliant work of L.B. Beethoven, who was destined to become famous all over the world. The name of this work, "Moonlight Sonata", is known to absolutely everyone, from old to young. But initially, the work had the name "Almost Fantasy", which the author dedicated to his young student, beloved Juliet Guicciardi. And the name by which it is known to this day was invented by the music critic and poet Ludwig Relshtab after the death of L.V. Beethoven. This work belongs to one of the most famous musical works of the composer.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."Turkish March"
This work is the third movement of Sonata No. 11, it was born in 1783. Initially, it was called "Turkish Rondo" and was very popular among Austrian musicians, who later renamed it. The name "Turkish March" was assigned to the work also because it is consonant with Turkish Janissary orchestras, for which the sound of percussion is very characteristic, which can also be traced in the "Turkish March" by V.A. Mozart.
Franz Schubert."Ave Maria"
The composer himself wrote this work to the poem "The Lady of the Lake" by W. Scott, or rather to its passage, and was not going to write such a deeply religious composition for the Church. Some time after the appearance of the work, an unknown musician, inspired by the prayer "Ave Maria", set its text to the music of the brilliant F. Schubert.
FredaRic Chopin.«
Impromptu Fantasy»
F. Chopin, the genius of the period of romanticism, dedicated this work to his friend. And it was he, Julian Fontana, who disobeyed the author's instructions and published it in 1855, six years after the composer's death. F. Chopin believed that his work was similar to the impromptu work of I. Moscheles, a student of Beethoven, a famous composer and pianist, which was the reason for the refusal to release the Fantasia-Impromptu. However, no one has ever considered this brilliant work to be plagiarism, except for the author himself.
Johann Strauss (junior). "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" (The Blue Danube)
This elegant waltz has become the unofficial anthem of Austria (where Mozart is "our everything"), elegantly capturing all the beauty of the big city - Vienna.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov."Flight of the Bumblebee"
The composer of this work was a fan of Russian folklore - he was interested in fairy tales. This led to the creation of the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" based on the plot of A.S. Pushkin. Part of this opera is the interlude "Flight of the Bumblebee". Masterfully, incredibly vividly and brilliantly imitated in the work the sounds of the flight of this insect N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.
Niccolo Paganini."Caprice No. 24"
Initially, the author composed all his caprices solely for the purpose of improving and honing the skill of playing the violin. Ultimately, they brought to violin music a lot of new and unknown before. And the 24th caprice, the last of N. Paganini's composed caprices, carries a swift tarantella with folk intonations, and is also recognized as one of the works ever created for the violin, which has no equal in complexity.
Sergei Vasilyevich Rahmaninov."Vocalise, Opus 34, No. 14"
This work completes the composer's 34th opus, which combines fourteen songs written for voice with piano accompaniment. Vocalise, as expected, does not contain words, but is performed on one vowel sound. S.V. Rachmaninoff dedicated it to Antonina Nezhdanova, an opera singer. Very often this work is performed on the violin or cello, accompanied by piano accompaniment.
Claude Debussy. "Moonlight"
This work was written by the composer under the impression of the lines of a poem by the French poet Paul Verlaine. The name very clearly conveys the softness and touchingness of the melody, which affects the soul of the listener. This popular work of the brilliant composer C. Debussy sounds in 120 films of different generations.
Gioacchino Rossini "The Barber of Seville" (The Barber of Seville)
A wonderful comic opera, from a great Italian composer. Rossini used the famous overture from this opera in two more of his other operas.
Richard Wagner. "Siegfried Idyll" (Siegfried Idyll)
A symphonic piece created as a birthday present for his wife and named in honor of the newborn son, who was named after the hero of the opera "Siegfried". The main theme of this play is taken from the opera "Siegfried" from the cycle "Ring of the Nibelungen".
Hector Berlioz. "Fantastic Symphony" (Symphonie Fantastique)
The greatest contribution of the French composer Hector Berlioz to orchestral music,
"Fantastic Symphony" is an amazingly colorful and expressive work.
Robert Schumann. "Poet's Love" (Dichterliebe)
One of the greatest song cycles for piano and voice.
A set of 16 poems by Heinrich Heine, set to music by Schumann, revives hope and pride in the heart for the wonderful ability and destiny of man - to love!
Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich. Symphony No. 10
After Stalin's death in 1953, Shostakovich, after a forced long creative restriction, was finally able to freely create an epoch-making work.
The result is one of the great symphonies of the 20th century, in which the composer summed up the era of Stalinism and is considered to have created a kind of musical portrait of Stalin.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Symphony No. 6
Tchaikovsky's latest work is a masterpiece of emotional longing.
It seems that never before in music have such deep scenes of spiritual life, despair and hopelessness been expressed with such incomparable talent and beauty.
Johannes Brahms. Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
There are not so many concertos for violin and cello in the history of music, and the brightest among them is the Brahms Double Concerto, which incorporates the best features of his symphonic and chamber compositions. The concerto is full of the most beautiful melodies and, with all its outward restraint, is unusually emotional.
Antonio Vivaldi. "Seasons"
One of the most popular works of classical music, known to almost everyone. Four seasons - four violin concertos, each of which is better than the other.
George Bizet. "Carmen"
Overture, habanera, couplets of the Toreador, seguidilla, "Gypsy dance" - hits in this work follow with such frequency that no other great opera can boast. One can only envy those who have not yet heard them.
Richard Strauss "Don Juan"
This symphonic poem is one of the greatest masterpieces of the entire creative biography of the composer. From under the pen of Strauss, a characterization of amazing brightness is born - a portrait of Don Juan. Four horns in unison intones the theme against the backdrop of excitedly trembling violins, and it sounds like a bold and captivating challenge.
Giuseppe Verdi. "La Traviata"
Don Giovanni, Carmen and La Traviata are one of the three best operas in the world. The charm of "La Traviata" is impossible to resist, even if you are indifferent to Italian opera: the music is so delightful. The famous love story that is born and dies before our eyes.
Gustav Holst The Planets Suite
A monumental piece of music dedicated to the planets of the solar system and the gods of the same name.
The suite describes seven planets, the composer missed the Earth, and Pluto had not yet been discovered, and now it is no longer a planet.
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