Barrett Reynolds writes:

>Now that I have so many great listening ahead of me, I'd like to share
>a little bit of my classical music personality and preferences.

Thanks for giving me (and all of us) an opportunity for sharing our
favorites!

I have to say that one of the greatest pleasures for me has been discovering
works by my favorite composers that I have not been familiar with.  I'm
very slow to add to my list of favorites, in contrast to the vast majority
of people on this list, who seem to have no hesitation in venturing out
to sample new things.

So I have supplemented your list with a few items from My Favorites from
your favorite composers.

>...  Tchaikovsky---Piano Concerto No. 1, Romeo & Juliet Overture

Also try to listen to the movement from the Pathetic Symphony (No. 5?)
that is in 5/4 time; the allegro?

when you're in a more reflective mood, the string quartet in C, especially
the slow movement (Andante cantabile)

>...
>Debussy---Claire de Lune (the most romantic piece of music I've ever heard.)

I also like Reverie!

>...
>Beethoven---Moonlight Sonata, Eroica Symphony, Pastorale Symphony,
>5th Symphony, and Ninth Symphony.

You've got the good ones, but don't miss Sonata Pathetique, and the piano
concertos; they're all fantastic, but start with no. 4!

>Wagner---Ride of the Valkyries

Oh dear; you don't mention the Overture to Die Meistersinger, and the
Overture to Lohengrin!  The latter will gladden the heart of any romantic.

>Dvorak---the aforementioned New World Symphony, and a string quartet
>I heard on the radio but sadly, I can't remember what it was called.

Also the cello concerto, and/or the violin concerto.  The violin concerto
is not favored my many violinists, and is often considered a work with
lots of weaknesses.  But the slow movement is a wonderful, sweet, sad
piece, thought to be an elegy for his dead wife.

>Mozart---Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (I know I butchered the spelling
>of that one), and his 21st piano concerto

Someone must have mentioned the clarinet concerto, and the other piano
concertos.  No 23 in A major is almost a model of perfection.

No pressure!

Archimedes