marriage of figaro overture, 1812 overture, barber of seville?

[Syco]

what are some other really good classical pieces like the marriage of figaro overture, 1812 overture, and the barber of seville. like upbeat exciting ones like these

[2Pac]

william tell overture by Rossini.

[adwloh]

Overture of Zampa by Louis Ferdinand Hérold
"O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
"In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg
Bourrée & Alla Hornpipe from the Water Music by G.F. Haendel

and last but not least a very special "classical" tune
Aria - Dido (Armin van Buuren Remix)
this is a trance remake of an aria from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (very upbeating!!) check it out, it's worth a listen

[gobsmacked]

Infernal dance of king kashiki-The Firebird Suite(stravinsky)

[james100]

Festive Overture by Shostakovitch

Bacchanal from Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saens

9th Symphony, Finale by Beethoven

I find all of these fun to listen to, I hope you enjoy them!

[gundust1]

Roman Carnival Overture - Berlioz
Festive Overture (already mentioned, worth seconding) - Shostakovich
La Gazza Ladra Overture - Rossini

[tereshik]

Carmen Suite by Bizet - lots o' fun!

Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin - piece of American history.

[overwhelmed]

Practically all of the Rossini Overtures! Like:
La Gazza Ladra
William Tell Overture
L'italiana in Algeri
Il signor Bruschino

Shostakovich : "Festival Overture"

[Tomi91]

4th movement Mahler's symphony no. 1. (kinda evil sounding though)

[andrew_p]

Cantata 80 - J.S. Bach

Violin concerto in A minor from L'estro armonico - Vivaldi

Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Carmen - Georges Bizet

West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein

Short Ride in a Fast Machine - John Adams

Piano Concerto in F, Opus 102 - 1st and 3rd movements - Shostakovich

Symphony No. 9 - 1st mvmt - Dvorak

Symphony No. 9 - 4th mvmt - Beethoven

The Magic Flute - Mozart

Sonata for Two Pianos in D - 3rd Movement - Mozart

Symphony No. 6 - 3rd mvmt - Beethoven

Anything by Ronan Hardiman

Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin

Die Forelle - Schubert

Most of Ravel's works are pretty upbeat

Take the A Train - Strayhorn/Ellington
(most swing music is upbeat like "In the Mood")

Dies Irae - Verdi (upbeat and kinda scary in my opinion)

Brandenburg Concerto in F - Bach

Parts of The Messiah - Handel
Hallelujah Chorus
For Unto Us a Child is Born

Trio Sonata - Arcangelo Corelli - 4th mvmt

Piano Concerto in C - 3rd mvmt - Haydn

"Joke" String Quartet - Haydn

"Bird" String Quartet - Haydn

Erlkonig - Schubert

Don Giovanni - Mozart

Symphonie Fantastique - Berlioz

Das Lied von der Erde - 3rd mvmt - Mahler

Jupiter - Holst

The Soldier's Tale - Stravinsky

The Beggar's Opera - Gay/Pepusch

Die Fledermaus - Johann Strauss II

Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner

[526337]

Mahler
* 7th Symphony, finale
* 9th Symphony, 3th movement

Wagner
* Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre

Weber
* Wolfschluchtscene from Der Freischütz (Rather spooky)

Haendel
* Entrance of the Queen of Scheba

Rossini
* La gazza ladra ouverture
* L'Italiana in Algieri (Might be misspeld)

John Adams
* a short ride in a fast machine

mosolov
* iron foundry (Very Exciting!!)

Rimsky-Korsakow
* Flight of the Bumblebee

Shostakovich
* 10th Symphony, 2nd movement

Bartok
* Concerto for orchestra

Moussorgsky
* Night at the bare mountain
* Baba Yaga, from pictures at an exhibition

[nedra]

My favorite will always be Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. It is thrilling from beginning to end. Lots of surprise sounds and pure genius. It all leads to the last when the chorale sings the song we will find in many hymn books called "Joyful Joyful, We Adore Thee." You must hear it from the original version to appreciate its intense beauty.

[bas02]

Mozart's The Magic Flute overture and Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte overture

[aidsribbons]

Lots of great answers up there... some of my favorites.
All of the pieces you've mentioned are relatively short (~15-20 minutes tops). Are you looking for similarly short works, or will full symphonies work for you?

Here are some more ideas (hope I'm not duplicating)

Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3 "Organ" -- My favorite work of all time -- it's all over the place, fun, crazy, LOUD (the last two movements at least). I love it.

Rodeo by Copland

Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin (not quite so upbeat, but still fun)

"A Lincolnshire Posy" by Percy Grainger (an English-Aussie composer who doesn't get much play, but is totally fun! Some slow parts in the piece I've named, but at least half of the movements are really fun and crazy)

Jupiter from The Planets by Holst

Most of Carmina Burana (not just O Fortuna--that's intense but there are many other playful movements too)

Just about any fourth movement from any of Tchaikovsky's symphonies. (He was the Back Street Boys of the romantic period, I think... very accessible.)

Ah, for more overtures, try Bernstein's 'Candide' overture. Super fun.