Music One Must Listen Before One Dies

[nicoff]

If you were asked to select music you believe everyone should hear before the end, what would you choose? I am not talking about audiophile recordings here. If it happens to be an excellent recording that is a bonus.

I am thinking of music that touches you in a way that you would want to share with others. I am going to start with a few. Feel free to share what you really really like (all genres welcome!)

Classical:
Mozart's "Requiem": 'Lacrimosa' (Really like the MusicAeterna/Teodor Currentzis version)
Gustav Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde": 'Der Abschied' (I like Jascha Horenstein with BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra)

Jazz:
Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue" album: 'All Blues'
John Coltrane's "Live At Birdland" album: 'I Want to Talk About You'

Rock:
The Beatles: The entire side B of "Abbey Road"! (For the CD crowd, starts with Here Comes the Sun!)

 

[MPW]

I’m an alt rock guy at heart. Best album ever recorded in my opinion is OK Computer from Radiohead. I have to be in the right frame of mind to listen to it, but when I do it moves me like no other record. I own on CD and two pressings of vinyl including the recent remaster. I haven’t even opened the remaster yet as my system has been in flux with multiple moves over the last couple of years. The time is drawing near!

 

[bart]

If you were asked to select music you believe everyone should hear before the end, what would you choose? I am not talking about audiophile recordings here. If it happens to be an excellent recording that is a bonus.

I am thinking of music that touches you in a way that you would want to share with others. I am going to start with a few. Feel free to share what you really really like (all genres welcome!)

Classical:
Mozart's "Requiem": 'Lacrimosa' (Really like the MusicAeterna/Teodor Currentzis version)
Gustav Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde": 'Der Abschied' (I like Jascha Horenstein with BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra)

Jazz:
Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue" album: 'All Blues'
John Coltrane's "Live At Birdland" album: 'I Want to Talk About You'

Rock:
The Beatles: The entire side B of "Abbey Road"! (For the CD crowd, starts with Here Comes the Sun!)

Fantastic choices!
Love all of them.

I'll add Bach's Matthäus Passion (last chorus: 'Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder') - Coltrane's 'My favorite Things' - The Beatles 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'

I'd like to mention some 3000 more...