Oh, where to start.
These from Arvo Pärt are beautiful;
.
Bruckner's
is sublime. And here are a couple of his motets which are also gorgeous;
.
Following on from the Elgar above, I think the Dvořák is even more beautiful.
And his is also wonderful.
I love the Poulenc and also the , although it's moving in a rather different way!
The ballet by Khachaturian I find thrilling from start to finish.
On a smaller scale, the Villa-Lobos are lovely, as, on a bigger scale, is his .
John Dowland wrote some wonderful lute music, such as the .
Falla wrote this or
Gesualdo was considered mad, but wrote these stunning .
I particularly love the by Respighi.
Somewhat different is Hindemith, particularly the
by
Janáček never fails to move me, with such contrasts.
Kalinnikov's is beautiful, particularly that wonderful 2nd movement.
Kodály's is another.
Martinů may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I love the . Also the symphonies are wonderful, my favourites being , and
Suk wrote some gorgeous stuff, like , and somewhat livelier, the .
Lots of Purcell is wonderful, particularly the
Sibelius wrote loads of good stuff. Some of the smaller ones I like are , , and
From Walton I give you the achingly beautiful .
From Britten, the sublime .
And for a lively ending, the by Ginastera!