[KnightK]

^ x2. I'm enjoying this thread a lot, too. Thanks, Maxvla

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[Amorgan]

Personally i love this one:
 

 

[lazybum]

+1 on Dvorak's no.9
 
Beethoven's 7 is great too
 
Another fav from joe hisaishi

 

[Maxvla]

lazybum, that Mononoke music is just beautiful.

 

[lazybum]

^Glad to help
 
You may want to check out Hisaishi's other works. Emotionally involving stuff.
Probably less complex and deep compared to composers of classical/romantic era, but still beautiful and brilliant.

 

[moouers]

Well, it has no choir or vocalists, but if you want supremely heavy-hitting classical I'd check out Mahler's 5th Symphony. http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphony-Karajan-Berliner-Philharmoniker/dp/B000001GR0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1281826553&sr=8-1 this one in particular.
 
Mahler's 2nd is absolutely amazing too, and it has many vocals. http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphony-Resurrection-Philharmoniker-Multichannel/dp/B00009Y30W/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1281826685&sr=1-8 this is a beautifully recorded version. Really powerful.

 

[Maxvla]

New World of Warcraft Cataclysm login screen music is pretty amazing.