Ravel is my favorite classical composer -- I love "Daphnis et Chloe" (a huge inspiration on Goldsmith's Legend and other fantasy scores), "Mother Goose Suite", "Pavane", "Valses nobles et sentimentales" (can't stand "Bolero" though!).
Debussy -- "La Mer" (another big influence on film music), "Trois Nocturnes".
Takemitsu -- "Toward the Sea II", "Tree Line", "A String Around Autumn".
Corigliano -- "Creations", "Promenade Overture", "Elegy for Orchestra", "Voyage for Flute and Sting Orchestra".
Messiaen -- most of his organ works ("La Nativite du Seigneur: Dieu parmi nous" is one of the most extraordinary things you'll ever hear).
I'm also a big fan of some of Vangelis' non-film music, like "Rosetta", and like portions of "Direct", "Mask", and the album of Greek hymns he recorded with Irene Papas, "Rapsodies".
Predictably, I also enjoy concert works by some "film" composers -- Kamen's "Concerto for Saxophone", Williams' "Five Sacred Trees", and some tracks on Barry's "Beyondness of Things" and "Eternal Echoes".
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