A war of classics

I often listen to classical music which I find relaxing and a nice change from music with lyrics; the lack of lyrics leaves one free to find emotions and feelings gained through the subtle nuances of the music itself. As someone who grew up with classical music, listening to it and playing it on the piano, I appreciate the way such music is crafted and the way each element links to the others, the way it intertwines, and yet how each part still maintains its own identity.

Today I'm sharing three classical music pieces that I very much like. Each of them feature in very powerful war movies which I also value (and have seen many times) and when I hear these pieces of music I'm instantly taken to those powerful images in the movies. It's easy to determine what those movies are, but I wonder if any of you were able to name the movies without cheating and looking them up? (Although one is listed in the name of the YouTube link).

I enjoy having a broad musical interest as there's so much great music out there I'd miss if I was to limit myself to only a single or a few genres. I'm open to anything; if it sounds good and makes me feel something then I'm interested. I discard a lot of music as not interesting to me, but I'm not a music snob...I like what I like and I don't care who made it or the genre it sits in.

Do you like classical music and if so, what's one piece of music you really like and why? Feel free to share in the comments below, it might even put something on my radar that wasn't previously there.