Oops! I forgot Berlioz in that list - such a small oeuvre, so much great music. I know he's not to everyone's taste; that some people just "don't get him", but I do. One of the musical highlights of my life was hearing Colin Davis conduct the LSO, soloists and choir in Les Troyens at the Barbican in December 2000. And to think I nearly didn't get tickets!