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Mine...hmmmm

Probably Funeral March by Chopin
Funeral for a Friend by Elton John
Prelude Op.28 No.4 by Rachmaninoff
Nocturne in E flat by Chopin
Edward Ballad by Brahms
Prelude in B minor by Chopin
Concerto No.3 Rachmaninoff
Fur Elise by Beethoven
Mahler: Jupiter for the Piano from Planets
Wedding March by Mendelssohn the original non abridged version
Moonlight Sonata is pretty good
There are probably more I really like but can't think of

I'll say two.
Scriabin Etude Op. 8 No. 12 (where my screen name comes from).
This is an absolutely beautiful piece of music. A haunting melody, amazing harmonies, absolutely brilliant.
Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 12 ("Revolutionary")
What can I say? It's Chopin.

"Mahler: Jupiter for the Piano from Planets"

Which Mahler would that be? Gustav was dead before the Planets was written.

Austin, I assume you meant Jupiter by the other Gustav - Holst that is...

I'm in absolute love with Rachmaninoff's Elegie, Op3 No1

I agree with Numerian; Greensleeves set the scene for modern music!

OK, to be sincerely different:

Unchained Melody, by The Righteous Brothers

This entree from the fourth act of Les Boreades by Rameau is one of my personal favorites. Here is a clip:

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/music/clipserve/B000009INY003002/1/ref=mu_sam_ra003_002

Rach 2...
...because I'm practicing it...
...and it's stuck in my head...
...and it's been stuck in my head for a long time...
...and I feel it will be stuck in my head for a long time.