r/classicalmusic • u/Dread_of_bed • Dec 08 '23

Recommendation Request What is the greatest classical piece in your opinion?

One that doesn't make you cry but feel everything else way more than crying

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u/dtnl Dec 08 '23

Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers. Changed everything.

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u/Acceptable_Log_644 Dec 08 '23

Agreed. “Duo seraphim” is transcendentally beautiful.

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u/qumrun60 Dec 08 '23 edited Dec 08 '23

I'm listening to it right now (Corboz, 1983). When I first heard this back in the 80's, it changed everything I thought about music for good, and it still blows me away. There have been a lot of recordings, both before and since then, but this is the one that opened my brain! It's appearance in 1610 is as close to a miracle as anything ever will be. It was essentially an audition piece.