[hpowders]

Copland Rodeo

Prokofiev Classical Symphony

Debussy L'isle joyeuse

Debussy La Danse de Puck

Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin

Rameau La Poule

 

[Phil Classical Purist]

Although the name doesn't sound whimsical, I feel the music sounds that way to a certain extent.

 

[JeffD]

If whimsy can mean the absence of gravitas, at least loosely, then I offer these:

Right now I am enamored of Scarlatti K430.

I have always thought Prokofiev's Classical Symphony is whimsical. Especially the first movement.

 

[Annied]

The first thing that came into my head was this.

 

[SixFootScowl]

Can we include operas in this thread?

If so, I will include Flotow's Martha. Here is a great summary that reveals the whimsical nature of the plot which which is based on the bored Lady Harriet's whimsical idea for her and her companion, Nancy, dress as peasant girls and attend the fair at Richmond. The predicament they get into and how it is resolved is quite a lot of fun.

Full libretto in English here.

Great production on You Tube here.

 

[Itullian]

Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel

 

[Simon Moon]

Stravinsky - L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale)

 

[clavichorder]

The 2nd movement to Nielsen's 6th symphony is very whimsical. Talk about strange.

 

[David OByrne]

Every opera ever written

 

[EddieRUKiddingVarese]

Country gardens Percy Grainger

 

[DeepR]

 

[Ukko]

Rage Over a Lost Penny.