for piano - any well recorded, well performed Chopin.
Baroque - Vivaldi and Bach
Classical - Beethoven (yes, he really was a genuine genius). Any Mozart (very tuneful and pleasant to hear)
Romantic - any of the Russian composers, specifically Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Glazunov
Impressionism - Ravel and Debussy
Once your tastes mature, Shostakovich. His symphonies #1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10 and 11 especially.
If you want you can try Mahler and Bruckner but I just find it cold and sterile. Just not what reaches my soul. Go for Shostakovich if you want to experience a panoply of human emotions.
Good luck on your journey!
Baroque - Vivaldi and Bach
Classical - Beethoven (yes, he really was a genuine genius). Any Mozart (very tuneful and pleasant to hear)
Romantic - any of the Russian composers, specifically Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Glazunov
Impressionism - Ravel and Debussy
Once your tastes mature, Shostakovich. His symphonies #1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10 and 11 especially.
If you want you can try Mahler and Bruckner but I just find it cold and sterile. Just not what reaches my soul. Go for Shostakovich if you want to experience a panoply of human emotions.
Good luck on your journey!