Magnificence of European (Western) Classical Music

I don't know much about classical music. My exposure to it has been minimal over the years, listening to some of it while in the elevator ("Elevator Music" and "Wallpaper Music" seem to be the derogatory terms for this genre of music), or inadvertently on the radio or TV.

The movie Amadeus was the first major introduction to Classical Music I received. Hollywood's dramatized rivalry between the Maestro Wolgang Amadeus Mozart and the 'pretender' Antonio Salieri is an amazing movie including some of Mozart's masterpieces in the sound-track. The story behind these music pieces made me more curious about this type of music, in addition adding it to my listening range.

Looking forward to see the movie Immortal Beloved - hollywood's take on Beethoven's life.

The kickass classical website has great info about many popular composers and their best works.

Here are some of the Classical Music pieces I have discovered over the period of time, and like them for their magnificent impact on the senses:

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Eine kliene Nachtmusic (Molto Allegro)
  
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Dies Irae
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Symphony No. 40 Piano Sonata No. 11 In A, Rondo Alla Turca
• Ludvig Von Beethoven : Für Elise
• Ludvig Von Beethoven : 5th Symphony
• Ludvig Von Beethoven : 9th Symphony
• Richard Strauss : Also Sprach Zarathustra (Made famous when used as Theme for the movie 2001: A space Oddyssey)
• Carl Orff : O Fortuna, The '300' version
• Vivaldi : La Primavera (Spring) I
• Johann Sebastian Bach : Bouree in E Minor
• Johann Sebastian Bach : Toccata and Fugue in D minor
• Aaron Copland : Fanfare for the Common Man
• Aaron Copland : Hoe down (from Rodeo)
• Felix Mendelssohn : Wedding March
• Johann Strauss Jr. : The Blue Danube Waltz