Epic classical pieces?

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I realize this sort of question has been asked before, but I'm looking for a certain kind of epic classical music.

Pieces I would place into this category are:
* Wagner's Prelude from Lohengrin
* Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto, first movement
* Verdi's "Dies Irae"
* Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony, last movement
* Beethoven's 5th symphony, first movement
* Holst's "Jupiter"
* Vivaldi's "Et in Terra Pax"

I would describe these pieces as having the following qualities:
* Loud
* Strong melody
* Catchy chord progression
* Steady tempo (not necessarily throughout, but where it counts)

If anyone could suggest more musical selections of similar qualities, I would be grateful.

Timmy · Accepted Answer

Beethoven "Symphony No. 9" (Choral) fourth movement
Liszt "Totentanz"
Brahms "1st Symphony", fourth movement
Brahms "Academic Festival Overture"
Berlioz "Symphony Fantastique" Fifth movement
Tchaikovsky "1812 Overture" (it has cannon shots!)
Rossini "William Tell Overture" (Galop, the theme from the Lone Ranger)
Carl Orff "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana
Khachaturian "Sabre Dance"
Mussorgsky "The Great Gate of Kiev" from Pictures at an Exhibition
Mozart "The Marriage of Figaro" Overture
Aaron Copland "Fanfare for the Common Man"
Richard Strauss "Ride of the Valkyrie"

Graehme · Answer

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Epic classical pieces?
I realize this sort of question has been asked before, but I&#39;m looking for a certain kind of epic classical music.

Pieces I would place into this category are:
* Wagner&#39;s Prelude from Lohengrin
* Rachmaninoff&#39;s 2nd Piano Concerto, first movement
* Verdi&#39;s &quot;Dies...

♪寿司人♫ · Answer

Dies Irae, Symphony no. 9, & William Tell, all of which are pieces I played in my school's orchestra & they were phenomenal.

puckrock2000 · Answer

"Mars" from Holst's "The Planets"
Symphony #5, 4th movement, by Shostakovich

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