Help me make my Spotify classical playlists?

Another Renaissance composer I like is John Dowland, both instrumental and vocal.
Ieva Baltmiskyte plays Frog Galliard by John Dowland (renaissance lute) - YouTube
John Dowland - Now o now / Frog Galliard - YouTube

And to add to the Vivaldi list, the Lute Concerto in D major: Vivaldi - Chamber Concerto for Lute in D Major RV93 - YouTube

Great to meet another fan of this, and would totally recommend it for anyone’s Spotify list (but make sure you include the introductory and concluding sections too).

That said, if you’re already a fan of the piece, you really need to see/hear this:

Also, another vote for the Pergolesi Stabat mater (really the whole thing, but the first movement is a good excerpt). And for Bach, I’d add the first movement of his St John Passion as well (“Herr, unser Herrscher”).

Oh yes, that really gripping opening.

Come to think of it, Christmas begins with Jauchzet! Frohlocket!

On a completely different tack, how about some Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel, and Fratres for starters.

I forgot this one : Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
(Surprised it hasn’t been mentioned yet !)

Thanks !

On a completely unrelated note, this reminds me of all the wildly creative videos that popped up daily in the spring of 2020, during the first weeks of Covid.

My Classical station on Pandora should give you some ideas.

Scroll down for tracks given thumbs up.

Seconding John Dowland (composer). Arranger/performer Julian Bream. I’ll often just do a random playlist of his material and get hours of variety listening.

In case the Pandora link doesn’t work for people:

In addition to Mozart, Rossini, and Ravel, the station was spawned from Juan José Castro, Silvestre Revueltas, and Eugenio Toussaint. Toussaint leaned more into jazz but he composed some classical as well.

Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks (“no fiddles” version)

Tomas Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium

Bach: chorale prelude BWV 639 - Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu

Bach: Fugue in G major, BWV 577 (“Jig”)

Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582

Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major “Aeolian harp”

Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 90, D. 899

Liszt: Un sospiro (concert etude)

Debussy: 3 nocturnes for orchestra

Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, suite no. 2. A version with a chorus is a must. Or just the whole ballet. You’ll like it.

Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales

Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, group 3 (for women’s voices, harp accompaniment)

Michael Haydn: Turkish March in C Major, MH 601

Handel’s Sarabande:

The majestic yet chilling 4th movement of Handel’s Sarabande was used to great effect as a leitmotif in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic period drama, Barry Lyndon. See it now, if you haven’t done so.

Also, from Barry Lyndon, Schubert’s Piano Trio in E flat, op. 100 (Second movement)

Two small gems for a slow playlist:
Massenet, Meditation from Thais, longer version

and abridged

Mascagni, Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

Some to consider:

Opera - Rigoletto/Verdi, The Pearl Fishers/Bizet

Modern - Huapango/Moncayo

Romantic - On the Steppes of Central Asia/Borodin