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What are your farourite classical pieces/composers (there are some of you, I know it)?

Mars, by Holst.

Shostakovitch, 10th symphony.

@Aegis: The Planets is a nice suit

Barbers Adagio

I like a bunch of pieces.

Holst: Fantasia on the Dargason, Jupiter
Bach: Little Fugue
Tchkovsky(sp?): The Nutcracker, Overture 1812

Some newer pieces:
John Williams: Star Wars themes, Duel of Fates, Jurrasic Park theme
Someone that wrote the band piece "Flight of the Condor".
The IWD and BG2 music.
The theme from Rogue Spear. (An amazing piece).

Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Moonlight Sonata, and Fur Elise.

Picard's Flute Solo.

I can't think of any others at the moment, partially because I'm busy writing a program in my Intro to Programming class right now.

Bach--Goldberg Variations and The Well-tempered Clavier

I play piano, and it's funny, but I was so bored by Bach when I was young--back then he seemed so mathematical. Now, I find his pieces to be extraordinarily emotional--strange how your perceptions change over time.

You touch upon something near and dear to my heart, though as much can be said for jazz, too.

Faure: All his chamber music; Pavane; Requiem; orchestral suites; selected songs

Finzi: Clarinet Concerto; Cello Concerto; selected songs, choral works

Shostakovich: Symphonies #1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13-15; all quartets; piano quintet; Preludes and Fugues; Lady Macbeth of Mtensk (opera)

Rimsky-Korsakov: all operas; Sheherazade; Antar Suite

Glazunov: Symphonies #1, 2, 5, 6-8; Violin Concerto; Piano Sonata; Variations; short orchestral selections

Mozart: Selected symphonies, chamber works, Le Nozze di Figaro (opera), Die Zauberflaute (opera), Don Giovanni (opera)

Ravel: Ballet suites; all piano music; string quartet; other chamber works

Rameau: All operas; all harpsichord works; his six trios

....that's what comes to mind first, and so it may matter most.

I also like ride of the Valkryes.

Originally posted by VoodooDali:
<STRONG>I play piano, and it's funny, but I was so bored by Bach when I was young--back then he seemed so mathematical. Now, I find his pieces to be extraordinarily emotional--strange how your perceptions change over time.</STRONG>

Indeed it does - I used to play the piano a lot when I was younger. I hated Chopin - especially his Nocturnes. It seemed to me they main aim was finger gymnastics. It took many years before I overcame this feeling, but today, when I have quit playing since many years, I love Chopin's Nocturnes for their ease, fluency and beauty

@Fable: We seem to share taste in a lot of music too I think you are the first person I've "met" outside Russia who has even heard the opera Lady Macbeth from Minsk or Glazunov. Do you like Mussorgsky? I think "Boris Gudonov" is a great opera. (I also notice you don't listed Shosty's "war symphonies" 7 & 8, nor the 11 & 12. I personally thing the 11th is great, but rather depressing.)

Some other favorities:

Tchaikovsky: Manfred symphony, Fransceca da Rimini

Rimsky-Korsakov: The legend about eh invisible city Kitezch (I'm unsure about both translation and spelling of the city name, here)

Rachmaninov: Symphonies 2 & 4, piano concertos 2-4

Khachaturian: Spartacus (ballet suit) - not the adiago that became famous because it was used for a TV series called "Onedin Line"

Yes, I have a preference for the Russian tradition of classical music. I like a lot of other composers too, but the list of names and composers would reach to the moon

Originally posted by fable:
<STRONG>though as much can be said for jazz, too.</STRONG>

If you don't mind me asking, who are your favourites?

[ 10-12-2001: Message edited by: Mr Sleep ]

Bethoven with "Eine kleine nachtmusik".

To many to mention in here - but one of my favorites is Beethoven: Symp. no. 9, 4.th movement
I also like Bach: Toccata, Wagner: Also Sprach Zarathustra(sp?) and many many more

Beethoven: Symphonies No.6, 7 & 8
Lalo: Symphony Espagnole
Debussy: La Mer
Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No.3
Holst: The Planet, The First Suite for Military Band in E Flat
Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat
Albeniz: Iberia Suite
Bruch: Violin Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No.8, Slavonic Dances, Carnival Overture
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2
Ravel: Bolero, Daphnis et Chloe Suite No.2
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol

I'm running out of time...

Originally posted by Vicsun:
<STRONG>Bethoven with "Eine kleine nachtmusik".
</STRONG>

I think you mean Mozart. I'm not trying to show you up, @Vicsun, just correcting you in case you want to locate similar stuff from the composer. You won't find much in Beethoven that's like the Eine kleine Nachtmusik in style.

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.2
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (all three movements); Fur Elise
Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man; Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Billy the Kid
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Rossini: William Tell Overture
Holst: The Planets

May I just say:
Beethoven's 3rd;
Beethoven's 5th;
Beethoven's 7th; and,
Beethoven's 9th.
Beethoven's 9th, and,
Beethoven's 9th!!!

@Minerva: I also like Debussy's La Mer, Dvorak's 8th and Sibelius Karelia Suite (as well as Finnlandia)