Greatest Classical Music

I use the term "Classical" lightly here. Here are 18 extracts from what I think are some ofthe most exciting, spine tingling orchestral pieces ever. A lot is left out of this list - Beethoven's Ninth, for one. The pieces are (in no particular order): 1. Verdi - Messa da Requiem - Dies Irae, Dies Illa 2. Verdi - Messa da Requiem - Tuba Mirum 3. Bizet - Carmen - Procession of the Toreadors 4. Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 - Allegro con Brio 5. Prokofiev - Montagues and Capulets 6. Orff - Carmina Burana 7. Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man 8. Sandstrom - Motorbike Concerto - Introduction 9. Schoenberg - Chamber Symphony No. 1 (Finale) 10. Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls 11. Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring - Glorification of the Chosen One 12. Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring - Sacrificial Dance 13. Borodin - Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances 14. Parry - I Was Glad - Fanfare 15. Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain 16. Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries 17. Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 (From The New World) - Allegro con Fuoco 18. Rossini - William Tell - Overture (Fanfare) In there are some old favourites but also many new pieces you probably won't have heard ... (If you really want to enjoy this music, play it through speakers and whack the bass up high. Most of them feature drums and timpani!)