Music Bucket List

Have you ever thought about making a music bucket list for yourself? I hadn't thought about it until just a few seconds ago...

But it makes sense, right? A music bucket list would simply be a list of pieces that you want to learn or perform before you die. I'm definitely making one.

Currently I'm in a class called "Introduction to Music Literature" at my university and, shamefully, it's opened my eyes to a lot of great, great music that I had never really paid attention to - and we've only studied up through Beethoven so far!

Throughout my high school and college music careers I've already had the opportunity to play some incredibly beautiful music. But the music literature out there is so grandeur! As a violinist I am especially privileged - almost every great composer has written for the violin, both as a solo instrument and as part of a small or large ensemble.

I'll stop prefacing this post and get down to my personal music bucket list. Due to the fact that this idea hadn't come into my brain until about five minutes ago, my list is still in the making.

So here it is, as of February 26th, 2012:

1.) Beethoven's "Archduke" piano trio
2.) Haydn's "Emperor" Quartet (in particular the second movement)
3.) Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony
4.) Charles Ives Violin Sonata No. 4 (I heard Hilary Hahn perform the first movement and now I'm in love with the whole sonata)

Hmm, so that seems to be it for right now. I'm sure I'll come up with a plethora more later.

Feel free to comment and tell me about your music bucket list.