Hook me up with some good classical music.

[LarenzoAOG]

A friend of mine recently asked me to make hime a mixed tape of classical music and rap, I've got the rap music down but I've only got 4 classical songs "In the Hall of the Mountain King" "Ride of the Valkyries" "Fur Elise" and "Saber Dance".

So I just need some more good classical songs, let me know what your favorites are and I'll check them out.

EDIT: Wow, this is really nice stuff, I've finished the CD, but keep up the posts, I'm really diggin it.

 

[Fanta Grape]

Chopin is a genius.


I don't generally like classical music but this piece...

 

[CaptainLoserPants]

You can't go wrong with any of Beethoven's symphonies.


also adding Mozart's Don Giovanni. Gotta have some opera.

augh, sorry, one more, a piece from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet ballet.

 

[Grell Sutcliff]

moonlight sonata and lilium (the op song for elfen lied)

 

[Antari]

There are so many choices out there ... here's just a few

Spoiler

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I'm a fan of Vivaldi myself.

 

[KarlMonster]

Not just a conductor, but also an artist and composer; Leonard Bernstein. Genius.

Classical guitar? Andres Segovia.

 

[zehydra]

Bach - Tecatta Fugue in D Minor.
Vivaldi - Four Seasons
Stravinsky - Rite of Spring & Petruschka

 

[Arkzism]

this is a personal favorite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9WkkQ

hmm any Beethoven or mozart as well

 

[shrekfan246]

Instrumental, operatic, or just..anything classical? Because I personally would recommend the Opera "Carmen" (Which does exist in an instrumental form performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, I believe), as most of the more well-know classical composers have already been mentioned (Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven). I would also suggest Tchaikovsky:
or

EDIT: Aw, Tchaikovsky was mentioned too.

 

[Goofguy]

My favorite is Vivaldi so I would naturally recommend Four Seasons. Here are some other good compositions:

Pachelbel's Canon (most likely you've heard this for a wedding already)
Rossini - Barber of Seville
Mozart - Symphony No. 40
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21
Bach - Air, Suite No. 3 in D Major

These are just tastes of much broader works. If you like any individual style, I recommend you look up some of their other stuff too.

 

[The Serpent]

The absolute best:


And this is also great:

 

[Hosker]

Rachmaninoff's piano concertos are brilliant.


I've been listening to quite a bit of Bach lately.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Invention_10_%28BWV_781%29.mid

 

[busterkeatonrules]

Personally, I love the overture to Zampa by Ferdinand Herold.


Also, be sure to check out some of Franz von Suppe's work!

 

[Loop Stricken]

Escapist, you surprise me.

Spoiler: Behold the obvious!

Spoiler: And the actual song...

Incidentally, the only reason I bought Eternal Sonata...

 

[mastermerrick]

My personal favorite:

Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony (Finale)

 

[DoW Lowen]

In before someone takes Mahler

 

[Blow_Pop]

One of my more favorite pieces

Modest Mussorgsky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0-WjPyY9gY