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Dominick

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Classical Musical Recommendations
07/08/23 at 08:16:34

Everyone,

I am looking for recommendations on Classical music that will compliment studying for a promotional exam at work. This will be music that will be played in the background as I grind away for the next 4 months.

I know Classical music can be very powerful and invoke specific feelings and emotions. I need the recommendations to be flowing, peaceful, non controversial, on the softer side, and nothing that will shock the senses. Ideally music that also does not have a huge change in volume. The idea is to for the music to aid in my cognitive ability to help absorb material.

I normally listen to jazz, rock, and single instruments like the violin, piano, guitar, and the harp. For this specific purpose I need for the music to be somewhat unfamiliar to me ( hence no jazz) so that way I don’t find myself paying attention to the music and distracting me from concentrating on the material I am studying.

I know that there are countless studies out there showing how classical music can increase cognitive ability. This music will also serve as exposure to my daughter who will be going into middle school this year where the homework and studying will be ramped up. So this request is two fold. I know there are some forum members who listen to Classical music as their mainstay, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Dom

Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23564	Re: Classical Musical Recommendations Reply #1 - 07/08/23 at 13:47:29 Dom, what works for me in this regard is. . . Beethoven. The piano sonatas and the string quartets. Stimulating but allow me to focus into "work." I have several versions of the complete of each, and there's beauty and involvement in either and any I've encountered.
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Tony Seasoned Member "Life without ..music is inconceivable" A.Einsteln Posts: 628	Re: Classical Musical Recommendations Reply #4 - 07/08/23 at 20:38:16 Hello CAJames, Thanks for posting your music list. I downloaded them all from Qobuz and started listening to them this AM.
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1166	Re: Classical Musical Recommendations Reply #12 - 07/22/23 at 16:22:09 Thanks James!! I will go through these albums today/tonight!! The music has been a huge help!! Dom
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Tooppy Seasoned Member Posts: 180	Re: Classical Musical Recommendations Reply #18 - 08/13/23 at 11:13:09 To me I think to concentrate, silence is the best but it all depends on your environement, in town, in the countryside etc..... Now, I would go for Bach (piano with Glen Gould), Vivaldi, Satie, Chopin
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Rap Senior Member Posts: 94	Re: Classical Musical Recommendations Reply #19 - 10/14/23 at 16:35:14 Nothing like the Études of Philip Glass to grind-away to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P0SW0VskaQ&list=PLrIRbytwpAMnuVImf4AFwmwi5dxk_3... image upload
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CAJames Seasoned Member "I've run every red light on memory lane." Posts: 1700	Re: Classical Musical Recommendations Reply #20 - 04/19/24 at 04:52:11 Congratulations Dom on passing the big test! I think your hard work gets the credit, but if classical music played a small part in your success then that is all to the good.
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Sean Seasoned Member Posts: 289	Re: Classical Musical Recommendations Reply #22 - 04/19/24 at 20:46:09 Congrats Dom x2, one on the work, 2nd for your daughter. Mine will be 13 in a couple weeks. Her latest report had a B. First one in about 3 yrs. Pre algebra, I let it slide. Parenting is ROUGH! Keep up the good work!
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