When the trombones and tuba come in with that authority at 1:30, you know IT'S ON.

Sergey Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (excerpts) (arr. J. Kreines for brass) : I. The Montagues and the Capulets

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, brass and percussion sections

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hqZ3hfxTf3Y

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J.S. Bach - Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor
András Schiff

https://invidio.us/watch?v=lHTMq-5B9Co

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Sergei Rachmaninoff - Prelude No. 2 from 10 Preludes, Op. 23
Sviatoslav Richter, piano

https://youtu.be/RICGqS2UtmU

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William Harris - Faire is the Heaven
The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter

https://invidio.us/watch?v=NbrvBdy4HX4

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John Wilbye - Adieu, sweet Amaryllis 
The Cambridge Singers

https://invidio.us/watch?v=8llyBl8-8TM

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Giovanni da Palestrina - Osculetor me
Hilliard Ensemble

Click the closed caption button for translation, if you don't speak classical Latin.

https://invidio.us/watch?v=SUAFsH2JVDY

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#CoSoClassical C-19 humor.

Renaissance Knives Had Music Engraved on the Blades; Now Hear the Songs Performed by Modern Singers

http://www.openculture.com/2017/07/renaissance-knives-had-music-engraved-on-the-blades-now-hear-the-music-performed-by-modern-singers.html

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Here is the same spectacular piece performed in two languages. Ešenvalds is originally from Latvia, but is one of the most popular choral composers in the US today. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a conference last year.

Ēriks Ešenvalds - Tāls ceļš / Long Road (2010)

1. English:
VOCES8
https://invidio.us/watch?v=rr_SZXmAneM

2. Latvian:
State Choir LATVIJA
Māris Sirmais
https://invidio.us/watch?v=mu5XPEysMQI

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Posting this for several reasons, one being that the music and drama make for one of the greatest battle scenes of all time.

Sergei Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky - "The Battle of the Ice"

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov

https://invidio.us/watch?v=vKZPgGbUuX0

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Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
U.S. Marine Band

https://invidio.us/watch?v=0KxMc_tyQBo

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"Jesu, The Very Thought Of Thee" Composed by Gordon Slater
Arranged by Paul Halley

Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus Organist and Conductor, Paul Halley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aReKgkHoC0s

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One of these things is not like the other (but still a great piece, IMO).
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George Gershwin - Summertime (from 'Porgy and Bess')
Leontyne Price
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra 1963

https://youtu.be/xO_KWNmkv44

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This is one of my summer projects. I also said that last summer. This piece is a bear, but it's my mission in life to play the hell out of this thing one day.

Chopin - Ballade No.4 In F Minor, Op. 52
Maurizio Pollini

https://youtu.be/XfX9d4U-rCE

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I decided to play through some hymns this morning, just flipping to random pages and playing whatever I landed on. Most of them were really familiar, but then I got to this absolute gem, which I'm fairly sure I've only ever sung once. This is just outstanding writing.

Those of you who want a good harmonic analysis challenge should have at it; there's some clever stuff in there.

Also, I really, really miss choir.

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Arvo Pärt - Tribute to Caesar
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier

https://youtu.be/oOMMH7Hv8hk

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For Memorial Day:

This piece is the greatest memorial I know of to those lost to war. If you have not heard this before, please listen. It is deeply moving, difficult, and beautiful.

War Requiem, by Benjamin Britten

This is the first recording of the piece from 1963, and many consider it still the best.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_oH74NzF6HF_CoWgDgExohE5Cy4sfsrY&feature=share

Detailed description of the recording:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britten%27s_War_Requiem_(1963_recording)

Mini-documentary on the piece:
https://youtu.be/kalQ05CXqbk

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Arvo Pärt: I Am the True Vine

Paul Hillier, Pro Arte Singers, Theatre of Voices

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https://youtu.be/tP5s2BxM-L0