Your "Good mood pieces"

[Pastorali]

It's grey and cold out there. I don't hope you have it with Schubert, as he said: "Is there actually cheerful music? I know from none."

What is your antidote to keep bad mood far away?

[Gurn Blanston]

Any, or preferably all, of B's Sonatas for Violin & Piano - They seem irrepressibly cheerful to me.


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[Rutradelusasa]

Try also Mendelssohn's Midsummer night dream (complete, if you can),
Haydn's Seasons (specially the prayer chorus)
Mozart's Wind Concertos
(as stated above) Beethoven's Violin sonatas (specially Spring)
(even though he didn't think like this) Schubert's last A sonata.

These should keep you busy for a whole afternoon of rain.

[chopithoven]

LVB's Missa Solemnis: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus from the Gloria, up to the final bars (this would be the last 6 minutes or so of the Gloria).

[Peter]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
It's grey and cold out there. I don't hope you have it with Schubert, as he said: "Is there actually cheerful music? I know from none."

What is your antidote to keep bad mood far away?

Schubert wrote plenty of cheerful music himself - he was obviously in Wintereisse mood when he sais that!

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'Man know thyself'

[Pastorali]

Originally posted by Peter:
Schubert wrote plenty of cheerful music himself - he was obviously in Wintereisse mood when he sais that!

I think so too! First work I thought about was Schubert's 5th symphony. The posts above are giving good ideas, so most of it is standing in my CD rack. I will listen thru.
Thanks people

[Cocchini]

W.A. MOZART, Piano Concertos. Especially 9-27. My favorite tonic against the Winter Blahs!!

[Gurn Blanston]

Originally posted by Cocchini:
W.A. MOZART, Piano Concertos. Especially 9-27. My favorite tonic against the Winter Blahs!!

Oh yes, I forgot these! In fact, very little that Mozart wrote could ever put me in anything but a good mood!


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[Joy]

I have to agree with Beethoven's 'Spring' sonata, always a joyous and wonderful piece. Also Vivaldi's 'Spring' gets you in a happy mood. There is definitely a 'spring' theme here! Anyway, after a couple of days of clouds and rain here in Phoenix that musical repertoire perked me up. Today it's back to being sunny and beautiful so I won't be needing 'mood lifting' music today!

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[Peter]

Originally posted by Joy:
I have to agree with Beethoven's 'Spring' sonata, always a joyous and wonderful piece. Also Vivaldi's 'Spring' gets you in a happy mood. There is definitely a 'spring' theme here! Anyway, after a couple of days of clouds and rain here in Phoenix that musical repertoire perked me up. Today it's back to being sunny and beautiful so I won't be needing 'mood lifting' music today!

What about the Pastoral symphony? So warming and uplifting - Summer in sound.

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[Joy]

Originally posted by Peter:
What about the Pastoral symphony? So warming and uplifting - Summer in sound.

Of course, very warming and a 'feel good' composition, makes you smile it's so beautiful. I think there are many compositions by many artists that have an uplifting feel. Mozart is another one that comes to mind with his many enriching sounds, you could almost dance to!



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[Pastorali]

Originally posted by chopithoven:
LVB's Missa Solemnis: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus from the Gloria, up to the final bars (this would be the last 6 minutes or so of the Gloria).

I took the whole "Missa" three times today as medicine. I feel fine!

[Rod]

Originally posted by Peter:
What about the Pastoral symphony? So warming and uplifting - Summer in sound.

Yes this is the opening movement should immediately irratiate the listener with uplifting emotions, pity that in practise it is so often performed like a funeral dirge. But there are many other such moments from Beethoven. Handel wrote copious amounts of music of this nature too. The sort of music that makes you feel good to be alive.

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[Pastorali]

Originally posted by Rod:
Yes this is the opening movement should immediately irratiate the listener with uplifting emotions, pity that in practise it is so often performed like a funeral dirge. But there are many other such moments from Beethoven. Handel wrote copious amounts of music of this nature too. The sort of music that makes you feel good to be alive.

In my opinion all symphonie's adagios are very warm and positive, and the "scene at the brook" is one of the most beautiful. Why did Goethe not listen to such pieces? He wouldn't be afraid that way about B's. music, as he was.


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[Ahmad]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
In my opinion all symphonie's adagios are very warm and positive, and the "scene at the brook" is one of the most beautiful. Why did Goethe not listen to such pieces? He wouldn't be afraid that way about B's. music, as he was.


[This message has been edited by Pastorali (edited December 15, 2003).]

Actually I have no idea about Goethe's appreciation of Beethoven's music..would you please give me a brief explanation of that?