Favorite Orchestral/Symphony music?

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Don't know if this counts but...

 

[katsabas]

Rhapsody In Blue. I think it counts. The Chicago Symphonical Orchestra performed it in Fantasia 2000 and I have loved it ever since.

It is this and Beethoven's 5th. DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAA....DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

 

[Folix]

my favorite Orchestral/ symphony music would have to be the halo sound tracks, particularly reach and halo CE. Marty O'Donnell sure is good

 

[chronicfc]

fuxxing epic

 

[Hoagster51]

The Ring Cycle by Wagner

 

[Dr.Susse]

Most of mine have been said.
[small]Wagner, All of Beethoven, George Gershwin and others[/small]

But I have two more I can add.

Spoiler: Greig. In particularly all of Peer Gynt

and

Spoiler: Rossini The Thieving Magpie Overture

 

[Gibbatron]

Pretty much anything by the orchestral group Two Steps From Hell is absolutely amazing, i.e.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKv_wua6kFE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGyAqbezgZU

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

If you don't want to listen to all eight minutes, at least just skip to 4:13

 

[hedges1001]

pretty much anything by chopin.
that or the entire distant worlds concert itself

 

[Quietus Legion]

The first time I listened to this I cried a single tear...

That one is quite excellent, yes

My choice is the Space Marine theme from DOW

 

[SckizoBoy]

Thanks for clearing that up actually, I knew when I created this thread that the title would be a little bit misleading.

*meh* s'OK, though admittedly, Hans Zimmer makes some damned good music, and I personally am not that fussed about how its classified.

And what's generally considered 'classical' goes from baroque/rococco/classical/romantic/impressionist (I think), and I'm sure I've missed some somewhere...

Will post vids later...

 

[Psycho Goose]

This thread needs some Schubert:

Spoiler: His 9th Symphony starts off with one of the most incredibly majestic stretches of music I have ever heard and the ending might be even better. And the Unfinished Symphony kinda rocks out. A lot.

I'll also be glad to mention that Stravinsky can be pretty awesome:

Spoiler: Here is the finale to the Firebird Suite. I would link more, but I'd be tempted to just post about everything he did and this post is going to be long enough as is.

I also second everybody who mentioned Rhapsody in Blue, especially if you like jazz and jazzy things.

Spoiler: Listen here. Do it.

As far as more soundtracky stuff goes, I can't believe that nobody has mentioned the Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack:

Spoiler: Which is by Kou Otani and is just as good as the rest of the game so play it already!

or anything by Ennio Morricone:

Spoiler: Who is probably most well known for his work on various westerns, but I'm not gonna complain. If it helps, rock bands from Radiohead to Muse to Metallica have all payed tribute to him or otherwise acknowledged his influence. And I guarantee you have heard the second of these links.

Sorry that was so long. I just tend to geek out over music I love. For every link I included, there was one or two that I desperately wanted to include but couldn't bring myself to for the sake of length.

 

[Hazy992]

9th Simphony beethoven, in particular the ode to joy part.

A Clockwork Orange comes to mind haha. But yeah, this

 

[GrandmaFunk]

for classical: Johann Strauss all the way.

for modern: the Philadelphia disco movement.

 

[busterkeatonrules]

I have a few...

Spoiler: Richard Wagner: Flying Dutchman overture

Spoiler: Hans Christian Lumbye: Copenhagen Railway Steam Galop

 

[Soviet Heavy]

John Williams, Basil Poledouris, and James Horner for 20th Century

Tchaikovsky, Wagner, and Chopin for Romantic

Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert for Classical