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I found the ending of FFX incredibly sad, but i agree with those people who also talked about Yuna possibly dying. That game made me really sad for a fairly long time, partic, while I was playing it, just cos it was so bittersweet. (I'm such a sook). But that really is a fantastic game. I love it to death.

Chrono Trigger, while technically not sad, has such a haunting nostalgia to it (thanks to the music) that it also has a wonderful bittersweet and yes, very saddening but beautifully so effect. Also love it.

And yes it IS a real piece by Mozart as I have a recording of it. "Leck mich im Arsch" that is.
Leck is the imperative form of lecken, which means to lick, as does the similar word schlecken. Mich is the akkusativ form of ich i.e. me.
Im is a contraction of the words "in dem" which mean "in the" (assuming the noun following is masc. or neuter).
and Arsch (which is a masc. noun) means arse.

However, this translation is too literal and just means "kiss my arse."

Ich spreche Deutsch, und ich kann euch erzaehlen, dass die Uebersetzungen von dem Ersten richtig sind.

They are the correct translations. I am fluent in German.

/end topic.

A fairly basic question. I have a very thorough knowledge of classical music and I must say that my five favourite composers ever and their greatest compositions are

1. Ludwig Beethoven-
Symphonies 1-9
Piano Sonatas 1-32
Missa Solemnis.
Violin Sonatas
String Quartets incl. the Grosse Fuge

Yes.. all of them

2. Frederic Chopin
-Ballades 1-4
-Mazurka in f-minor
-Waltzes in Ab Major Op. 34, no. 1 and C# minor Op. 64 no. 2
-Piano Concerto 1
-Polonaise no. 6 in Ab Major Op. 53 "Heroique", Fantasie polonaise.
-The Barcarolle in F# major
-Scherzo in C# minor, Piano Sonata no. 3 in b-minor
-The 24 preludes
-Several nocturnes and his etudes Opp. 10 and 25.

3. Modest Mussorgsky, if only for the utmost genius of his Une tableaux d'une exposition and his Eine Nacht auf dem Berg. As well as Boris. I had to pick a Russian and he's my pick.

4. Maurice Ravel
Miroirs
Gaspard de la Nuit
NOT Bolero
Orchestration of Une tableaux d'une exposition
Je d'eaux

5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (of course!)
Piano Concerti 1-28
Le Nozze di Figaro K. 492
Die Zauberfloete K.620
Don Giovanni
Cosi fan tutti
La Clemenza di Tito
Idomeneo
Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra K. 299
Requiem Mass K.626
Concerto for Clarinet in A, K. 622
Concerto No. 10 for two pianos K. 365
Symphonies 25, 38, 40 and 41
Piano Sonatas No. 10, 11, 18 and 8.
The Horn Concerti

This is by no means an extensive list and the following composers are also incredibly dear to me:

Schumann, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Stravinsky, Berlioz, Liszt (the Sonata in B Minor is a triumph), Mendelssohn, Sculthorpe, Schoenberg, Brahms, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Bartok, Haydn, Prokofiev and Elgar.

Google Chrono Symphonic

It's a project to make a soundtrack for a future Chrono Trigger movie

alot of em are just orchastrated versions of Chrono Trigger Songs, though a few mix some together and others throw in some Chrono Cross stuff

but overall fantastic

Yes, I've been to that site and downloaded a lot of their songs. They're fantastic, mostly. Some of them are brilliant.

I like to think I'm very well read when it comes to classical for 15, so for a nice easy piece, Fuer Elise has been a good option, but also Gymnopedies No. 1 by Erik Satie, is also easy but lovely, the first half of Claire de Lune is also nice and simple.

I dunno how skilled you are, I've only been playing for 10 months and I can play Solfeggietto at proper speed, Sonata in C, 1st Mvt, K.545, To Zanarkand, and Marcia alla Turca by Beethoven (piano arrangement by Rubinstein, slightly simplified.), among many others.

Try some of these. Have yourself a go at some of Schubert's Moments Musicaux, particularly that in Ab Major.

Or go for some more simple pieces like Handel's Largo from Xerxes, or Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke isn't too hard to learn.

Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesus remains my joy) and Ave Maria by Schubert are some other nice ones, though careful of the compound time juxtaposing against simple time in Ave Maria.

Fantasie Impromptu is maybe not a good idea for someone who said they weren't good at quick fingering, but proper is ESSENTIAL for Fantasie Impromptu. An easy piece of Chopin's is arguably Nocturne in Eb Major, Opus 9/2.

Of course Canon, but another nice one I learned by Sonata for Keyboard No. 23 K. 208 by Domenico Scarlatti. Or Der Vogelfaenger bin ich ja aus "der (eigentlich die, aber "aus" macht sie der) Zauberfloete".
Yeah, that's right, I speak German

Pathetique Sonata mvt 2 is an easy piece to learn and Mvt 1 of Moonlight Sonata played Adagio Sostenuto certainly isn't quick, a couple of Beethoven pieces for you.

I dunno how it plays on piano sheet music, but Symphony No. 6 in F Major 'Pastoral" might be a nice one to try. Just don't go near Wellington Victory *spews* terrible stuff.

The Musical Clock, though not a piano piece, can be played as such and isn't too hard. Another Beethoven piece.

Or find a simplified version of Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 by Mozart. Another in triplet vs. simple time so watch out.

Just some of the things I can think of right now.

Oh, and a simplified theme (that is simpler key) of theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat Minor.

[Spring and Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi)]

There are way too many songs for me to name.

Best Songs:
Classical (though these are "pieces" not "songs"): Canon in D Major (Pachelbel), Spring and Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi), Le Cygne (Saint-Saens), Clair de Lune (Debussy), Sonata in D Minor (Scarlatti), Brandenburg Concerto in G Major (Bach), The Lark Quartet (Haydn), Adagio in G Minor (Albinoni), Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Bach), Air on G String (Bach), Liebestraume (Liszt), Hungarian Dances (Brahms), On the Winds of Song, Spring Song (Mendelssohn), Carmen: The Toreadors (Bizet), Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 (Wagner), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas), Fire Dance (de Falla),  Concerto in A Minor and In the Hall of the Mountain King (Greig), Symphony No. 5, Moonlight Sonata mvt. 3, Symphony no. 6, Fuer Elise (Beethoven)
The Blue Danube (Strauss II), "Un Bal" from Symphonie Fantastique (Berlioz), Nocturne in E Flat, Fantasie Impromptu, Etude No. 5 Op. 10 in Gb Major (Black Keys) and Waltz in C Sharp Minor(Chopin),
Gymnopedies no. 1 (Satie)

*takes breath*

Mozart: Symphonies 25, 40, 41, Piano Concertos no. 10 and 21, Concerto for Flute and Harp, Exsultate Jubilate, Die Zauberfloete (Main Theme, "Ein Maedchen oder Weibchen"), Mass in C Minor "Great", Requiem Mass "Dies Irae" and "Lacrymosa dies Ilia", Allegro/Serenade from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Horn Concerto No. 4, Bassoon Concerto in Bb and Clarinet Concerto in A

Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Michael Jackson.

Worst: Rap, Hip Hop and the VERONICAS (must DIE).

lol
rap must die!!!

and you have the best taste in classical music i hvae ever seen
those songs rock (but Vivaldi's summer pwns spring)
oh yeah were playing Sym No.25 by WA Mozart in orchestra

Thank you very much. That is a great compliment.

Unfortunately, I forgot to add Tchaikovsky in there, which I'm horrified at. Piano Concerto no. 1 in Bflat Minor, Dance of the Reed Flutes, Theme from Swan Lake and Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy.

A couple of others I forgot about. Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky (check out Boris Berezovsky's performance on youtube) Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin), Moment Musical (Schubert) and Radetsky March (Strauss I). In May I'm seeing the Jupiter and Alpine Symphonies, and I am yet to hear the Alpine Symphony, so I'm very excited for that. Later, in July, I'm going to a performance of Don Giovanni (both at the Sydney Opera House in Australia).

And yes, Mvt. 3 of Summer is very good. My favourite parts in each of the seasons are Spring- Mvt 1, Winter- Mvt 1, Autumn- Mvt 3 and Summer- Mvt 3

There are way too many songs for me to name.

Best Songs:
Classical (though these are "pieces" not "songs"): Canon in D Major (Pachelbel), Spring and Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi), Le Cygne (Saint-Saens), Clair de Lune (Debussy), Sonata in D Minor (Scarlatti), Brandenburg Concerto in G Major (Bach), The Lark Quartet (Haydn), Adagio in G Minor (Albinoni), Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Bach), Air on G String (Bach), Liebestraume (Liszt), Hungarian Dances (Brahms), On the Winds of Song (Mendelssohn), Carmen: The Toreadors (Bizet), Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 (Wagner), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas), Fire Dance (de Falla),  Concerto in A Minor and In the Hall of the Mountain King (Greig), Symphony No. 5, Moonlight Sonata mvt. 3, Symphony no. 6, Fuer Elise (Beethoven)
The Blue Danube (Strauss II), "Un Bal" from Symphonie Fantastique (Berlioz), Nocturne in E Flat (Chopin),
Gymnopedies no. 1 (Satie)

*takes breath*

Mozart: Symphonies 25, 40, 41, Piano Concertos no. 10 and 21, Concerto for Flute and Harp, Exsultate Jubilate, Die Zauberfloete (Main Theme, "Ein Maedchen oder Weibchen"), Mass in C Minor "Great", Requiem Mass "Dies Irae" and "Lacrymosa dies Ilia", Allegro/Serenade from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Michael Jackson.

Worst: Rap, Hip Hop and the VERONICAS (must DIE).

"To Zanarkand", "Suteki da ne" and "Macalania Woods" from Final Fantasy X
"Wind Scene" "Undersea Palace" "Magus', Frog's and Lucca's Themes" "Chrono Trigger" and "Peaceful Times" from Chrono Trigger
"Great Sea", "Windfall Island", "Gerudo Valley", "Sheik's Theme", "Hyrule Theme (OoT and TP)" and "Midna's Desperation" from the Legend of Zelda Series.
"Bloody Tears" "The Pinnacle" and "Wizardry Lab" from Castlevania
"Gusty Garden Galaxy" "Buoy Base" "Space Junk" "Delfino Plaza" "Athletic Theme (NSMB)" "Athletic Theme (SMW)" form the Mario series
"Green Greens " "Aboard the Halberd" and "King Dedede's Theme" from the Kirby series

Urgh, too many to choose from.

I also adore One-Winged Angel.