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Kegwen wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Full Orchestral or just piano stuff?
Either, really. I'm grasping at straws, here 
Would you like:
full orchestra (Strings, brass, woodwinds, can be from 30-100 or more players)
partial orchestra (combo of above, usually just strings)
string quartets
piano solo
any instrument solo
Any instrument solo w/ others (concerti)
Also, do you prefer a darker sound, or a brighter sound? Fast, slow, loud, soft, you name it and there is something.
Also, what about vocal? Do you want singing in it too? Prevalent, or background singing? What language? We have everything from latin to italian, spanish, german, english, you name it!
For the sake of sampling a nice mix, I'd go with...ah hell, I'll brb after I get my notes from class 
For a shotgun approach to the rest of classical, I'd say to sample a little of the following:
Bach:
Brandenburg Concertos
St. Matthew's Passion
Beethoven:
Piano Concerto No 5 (Alfred Brendel/James Levine/Chicago Symhony Orch)
Symphonies 3,5,7,9 (billions of choices)
(unlike Start Trek movies its the odd numbers that are better )
Dvorak
Symphony No 9
Slavonic Dances
Schubert:
String Quintet
Naxos
Villa Musica Ensemble
Mozart:
Piano Concerto No 21
Vivaldi:
Four seasons
No, Really. Bite me.
Also, one note: Finding good CDs that suit your taste can be extremely difficult, mostly because people interpret music very differently. When I was looking for a CD of Telemann's Viola Concerto in G Major, for example, I had the hardest time finding the 'right' recording. Some orchestras sped up during the 'wrong' parts, the third movement was far too fast or slow, the viola itself was too dark/bright, the soloist added too many flavor notes, etc.
Anyway.
First, some basic movements. There are more, especially during the 20th century.
Baroque - Vivaldi - Concerto No. 11 for Two Violins in D Minor Most Baroque pieces have this sort of feeling, when it comes to string orchestra.
Classical - Beethoven - Flight of the Bumblebee
Romantic - Dvorak - Serenade for Strings, Movement II
Modern - Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
Solo with orchestra: Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2
Duet: Handel - Passacaglia [Violin and Viola] Just a note, this recording isn't the greatest, but it's absolutely my most favorite duet.
String: Gustav Holst - St. Paul's Suite - I. Jig
Full: Red Poppy - Russian Sailor's Dance
Hope I helped some.
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Ares's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
Bach, preformed by the late Canadian pianistm Glen Gould
Yes, his Goldberg Variations are amazing.
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Addy had this to say about the Spice Girls:
Stuff
Mahler Symphony I
Bruckner Symphony II
Janacek Symphonetta
Stravinski Right of Spring
Anyway, thanks, everyone. I really appreciate the advice. I realize my request was pretty vague, but that's because I really don't know enough about the genre to have much preference. I'll browse through the pieces you listed, and try to look up anything associated with those I like.
My personal favorite composer is Vivaldi (always has some wonderful sharp rhythms, a bitch to play sometimes but FUN to listen to).
Still always, Not-Dude.
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ACES! Another post by Addy:Modern - Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
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The version from HomeWorld was awesome. Trying to find my cd software, WMP will only let you record a WMA file.
