I have listened to this piece on YouTube more than any other. It lasts 10 minutes. Lovely Schubert nocturne, parts of it in the sound track "Strangers in Good Company", one of Lynn's favorite movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FVzhHtCwY4&list=RD-FVzhHtCwY4&start_radio=1
This is one of the pieces of music that we both like and has a history with us. It is also by Schubert. In our lives, it has been more gripping when it is sung by a single, powerful male singer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAJBZJ3QGbU
I have been listening to this repeatedly as I drive around town for the last year. Fourth movement of Beethoven's 9th, popular all over the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdWyYn0E4Ys&t=924s
Schubert again, a whole album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psj6O2jBJpE
Many relatives and friends have a particular piece of music that marks an important time in life. In my experience, the marker is often popular and more recent than classical music. Here is Harry Belafonte with some good ones:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoERbxXMyKwYV6I8WXc7zw5ARq4ng3kY-
