Nate DeMaria wrote:

>I am relatively new to the classical music repertiore, and I am looking to
>expand my personal listening repertiore.  ...

I assume you'll be getting lots of suggestiosn.  One that may be overlooked
and I think you should definitely check out, based upon the works you
mentioned above that you have liked, is Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E
minor.  The first movement is haunting, and memorable.  The second movement
is especially soothing and consoling.  The third movement, lively and
spirited.  If I had to describe the work in one word, I's say "exquisite".

Walter Meyer