{"id":4940,"date":"2023-10-20T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=4940"},"modified":"2025-03-26T11:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:47:04","slug":"parsons-playlists-emotional-classical-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2023\/10\/parsons-playlists-emotional-classical-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons Playlists: Emotional Classical Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists<\/a>! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Amy (class of 2025) which explores how classical music can convey many emotions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Emotional Classical Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When people hear I enjoy listening to classical music, they often assume it\u2019s the soft repetitive music most associate with studying. However, classical music is much more than just something to put on in the background. It is compelling storytelling, music I am not able to listen to while working because I am too enthralled by the story unfolding in my ears to pay attention to anything else. This is why I created this playlist: to show new classical music listeners that classical music is not a one-size-fits-all genre, it can convey anything you want it to. <\/p>\n

Richard Wagner – Die Walkure, Act II: Ride of the Valkyries<\/a><\/p>\n

Dimitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo<\/a><\/p>\n

Dimitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro<\/a> <\/p>\n

Gustav Holst – The Planets, Op. 32: 1. Mars, the Bringer of War<\/a><\/p>\n

Carl Orff – Carmina Burana, Introduction, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna<\/a><\/p>\n

Johann Sebastian Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: 1. Toccata<\/a> <\/p>\n

Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie<\/a> <\/p>\n

Giuseppe Verdi – Requiem, Dies Irae<\/a><\/p>\n

Sergei Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Op. 64, Act 1, Scene 2: Dance of the Knights<\/a><\/p>\n

Antonin Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 \u201cFrom the New World\u201d: IV. Allegro con fuoco<\/a><\/p>\n

Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso<\/a><\/p>\n

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem in D Minor, K. 636 Sequence: VI. Lacrimosa Dies Illa<\/a><\/p>\n

Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scene. Moderato<\/a> <\/p>\n

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLSwAwMtTLDwg9SWLgHg8b8oTYudIv8wSu&si=_wDnpCg7fHAYvRkS<\/a><\/p>\n