– A flowing, ornamental example of impressionist piano music. 1.2.10, 1.3.1
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The birth of modern music. A solo flute meanders lazily in the heat of an afternoon. Sensual, dreamy, and revolutionary. 50 Most Beautiful Classical Music Pieces
A piece so devastatingly beautiful it has been played at funerals for presidents and kings. The single, long melodic line builds from a whisper to a shattering cry of grief before subsiding into silence. – A flowing, ornamental example of impressionist piano
Not a funeral march, but a slow dance for a princess who lived long ago. The harp and horn solo are exquisite, nostalgic, and refined. – A flowing