Reply #1: I'm not knowledgeable enough to put a name to many pieces that I like. [View All]

[Longhorn]

That's one reason I'm looking forward to this group -- as a catalyst for more discovery in classical music.

Two that I do know well enough to name and go out and buy are:

1. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (Two of my daughters played it for competition and I just love it -- plus I've noticed that some of the melodies are echoed in other of his pieces. The clarinet concerto is featured in "Out of Africa.")

2. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (It brings me to tears nearly every time I hear it.)