If you don't already know you have issues doing so, squat down real quick. Bend your knees all the way and touch the floor. Just make sure you can do it. Okay? For me? And then stand up all the way and make sure you can balance on one foot.

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tchaikovsky piano concerto no.1 mvmt III, the build from 4:21 to the climax at 5:06— my favorite out of all of these

scheherazade mvmt III, when the timpani comes in at 8:02, although at 7:24 the chills start and they really don’t stop

mahler symphony 2 mvmt I, the section from 15:38-15:55 where it feels like you’re literally descending into hell

sibelius violin concerto mvmt I, the super impressive trill that leads into the sweep-you-off-your-feet part at 5:39

borodin sympony 2 mvmt III, the sustained note at 5:25 in the horns

brahms violin concerto mvmt I, 2:56 when the solo violin finally makes its entrance (although the whole build to the entrance is infinitely more satisfying if you listen from the beginning)

the very beginning of bruckner symphony 4 mvmt I is so chilling

dvorak cello concerto mvmt I, the lyrical horn solo at 2:10

the very beginning of saint-saens cello concerto no.1 mvmt 1 where the solo cello just comes BARRELING in

gliere horn concerto mvmt II, 4:13 when the horn finally gets to play the lyrical part that the strings had earlier in the mvmt

tchaikovsky violin concerto mvmt I, 8:03 when the melody from earlier gets embellished to hell and back

liszt mazeppa, the 3:41 pizzicato sounds cool as fuck

mendelssohn violin concerto mvmt II, 3:51 makes my heart fucking stop

strauss death and transfiguration, 13:55 literally always gives me chills

shostakovich cello concerto mvmt II, 9:35 when the solo horn chimes in

the very beginning of stravinsky firebird finale feels like you’re entering the faerie realm or some shit

tchaikovsky symphony 5 mvmt II, the building of soft strings into the solo horn entrance at 0:48

dvorak new world symphony mvmt IV, 0:15 when the horns and trombones come in and you want to like. charge into battle