Rachmaninoff's piano concertos are usually pretty good (a shame that he was quite anti-communist).
Sibelius's Violin Concerto and D minor (his opus 47) is pretty good as well.
Scarlatti's Sonatas have also been great every time I've listened to one of 'em.
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 is also a favorite.
You may have noticed that these songs aren't household names (like "the well-tempered clavier" or the "moonlight sonata") but I'm trying to avoid those for now.
Also, not a composition highlight, but shout-out to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
What are your favorite compositions/symphonies/sonatas/etc. of classical music in general? Can range from anywhere to early baroque to the Soviet composers to the 21st century and so on and so forth.
Satyagraha (probably sp) isn’t something I like to listen to, but reading the liner notes pushed me towards learning about gandhi and recognizing that he wasn’t the heroic figure I was taught about in school really at all.
Man I legit listen to bits of satyagraha all the time (I have pretty insufferable taste). The Einstein one is the one I kinda bounce off of
It’s probably got more to do with recognizing it and remembering bad experiences. Played it backwards and it sounds great.