Originally heard this in a WW2 documentary when I was young and have loved it for a long time. The composer was co-opted by the Nazi's unfortunately, as a result of his operas being based on the German mythos.
Ride of the Valkyries is much more famous by Richard Wagner, but my fave is Götterdämmerung - Siegfried's Funeral March
It sounds epic and heroic.
This has been mentioned twice so far, but I just wanted to note its recent re-entry into pop culture by serving as the backdrop to the finale in The King's Speech. The 2nd Movement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony in a cool digital display showing the different instruments playing.
Last edited by nik-; 03-18-2011 at 02:39 AM.
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