Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

A few of my favorite Composers:

• Beethoven
  Symphony Nos. 3,5,6,7,9, Missa Solemnis,Fidelio, Fantasia in C Minor, Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata
  Bach
  Brandenburg Concertos, Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Tocatta and Fugue, Mass in B Minor
  Mozart
  Symphony Nos. 25,39-41, Le Nozze de Figaro, Don Giovani, Das Zauberflote,Mass in C Minor, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
  

And Classical Artists:

• Maria Callas
  Glenn Gould
  

And of course, Joy Division.