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The obvious

Ave Maria

Very Classy.

John Cage, the great compositor of aleatory ("random") music made with kitchen sinks, typewriters and chairs, also did some classical compositions using his mastery of silence.

Here, his famous 4'33" concert, in three movements.

Don't forget dart boards.

Well, John Cage is not the only master of silence. Some others have copied him, notably Aaron Seltz, who made 25'37", still considered the most challenging of all pieces based on silence so far.

Since this is with a Classical _air_ (meaning not just classical but orchestral too), here a pop version of Benedetto Marcello's adagio from his Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor. Played by one of my fave orchestras: Franck Pourcel's.

The incomparable Arthur Rubinstein plays Chopin's famous Nocturne Op.9 No.2.

Bach - Toccata and fugue in D

My fave orchestra, the ineffable Paul Mauriat and his depressing Great Orchestra, in a modern version of L'adagio d'Albinoni.

Another one of my vids: an ABBA song in a magnificent orchestral version: Franck Pourcel, The Name of the Game.

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Allegretto grazioso - Mol




A. Dvořák: Svatá Ludmila




Sibelius: Karelia suite - Intermezzo



Sibelius: Swan of Tuonela (Tuonela in Finnish mythology is a place for dead people tuoni = death)



Sibelius: Valse triste




Christian Ferras plays Sibelius Violin Concerto: 1st mov.