What movement/piece do you find to have the most energetic, exciting ending?

-Beethoven : Symphony No. 5 - Finale.

-Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No. 1 - 1st movement.

-Rachmaninov : Piano Concertos 2 & 3 - Finale.

-Rossini : William Tell Overture

I like the finales of Tchaikovsky's 5th and 4th. Maybe even his second.

I find the finale of Sibelius's symphony 2 really exciting.

The end of Zigeunerweisen

Bruch's Finale for his 1st Violin Concerto

Saint Saens Organ Symphony also has a pretty epic ending as well.

yeah, most composers try to make their symmphonys "end with a bang"...so I agree with petr. more than 33% (I think he wrote that).

if not more...

Tchaikovsky's 5th is a favorite of mine - the Finale, that is (as it's the most energetic/exciting)

the Finale to Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto

the 3rd/4th Mvts to Grieg's Symphony and his Piano Sonata (finale) and the finale to his Violin/Piano Sonata No. 3

the 1st, 3rd Mvt to Concerto No. 1, the 2nd Mvt to Concerto No. 2,

the 2nd Mvt. to Concerto No. 4 and 3rd to Concerto No. 5 all by Saint-Saens

Beethoven - 4th to the 5th Sym. and Finales to his 7th (duh) and 9th Symphony and Scherzos from several...

there's a lot to list.

But seriously, just look into usually 1st, 3rd and especially Finales to pieces to find the energetic exciting ones (but not Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony)...

Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso ends with quite a bit of unexpected craziness.

Either Rachmaninoff's first sonata or The Firebird Suite.

The ending to Arthur Sullivan's 'Overture di Ballo' is very energetic. I absolutely love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=AU&hl=en-GB&v=MbMs...

How about at least 33% of the last movements or last sections of most classical pieces from J.S. Bach to the present time?

That should about cover it.

p.b.