dynamic classical which isn't boring?

There is a compilation classical CD called "Heavy Classix".
Selections include....

1. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b [The Ride of The Valkyries]
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Klaus Tennstedt

2. Gayane Suite No.3, for orchestra
Composed by Aram Khachaturian
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov

3. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14) Part 4: March to the Scaffold
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Riccardo Muti

4. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano The Hut on Fowls' Legs
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Mariss Jansons

5. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano The Great Gate at Kiev
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Mariss Jansons

6. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49 [Conclusion]
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Mariss Jansons

7. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique", Op.74 [Allegro Molto Vivace]
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Riccardo Muti, Klaus Tennstedt

8. España, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos
Composed by Emmanuel Chabrier
Performed by Toulouse Orchestra
Conducted by Michel Plasson

9. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov) Polovtsian Dance
Composed by Alexander Borodin
Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Seiji Ozawa, Klaus Tennstedt

10. Damnation de Faust, La, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ("légende dramatique") H. 111 (Op. 24) Hungarian March
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Klaus Tennstedt

11. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 No 1, Mars, the Bringer of War, conclusion
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Andre Previn

12. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter Montagues and Capulets
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Mariss Jansons

13. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 [Prelude To Act III]
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Klaus Tennstedt

14. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Klaus Tennstedt

15. Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan") Fourth Movement: Stürmisch bewegt
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Klaus Tennstedt

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I'd like to second Sugarbrie's recs, Berlioz symphonie fantastique and Stravinsky's firebird, both dynamic and beautiful works.

Wow Sugarbrie nice post!!!

Carl Orff, Carmina Burana
Alan Hovaness, Mysterious Mountain, final movement
Bohuslav Martinu, Symphony # 1
And ditto Pragmatist above!

Boring? I'd look at using iso/absorb stuff or better rez components to assure musical interest rather than bombast.
For example a euance platform will "tighten up" a cheap CDP so well that you'll be on the edge of your seat THROUGHOUT the Zander Starinski Sacre de Printemps on Pickwick (Jordan Hall live, 1990). Still my favorite disc. The reprise last year wasn't as good (but the same guy yelled his now-famous "gasp" at the end!).