New Classical Fan, Who are some great composers?

[Bellini48]

If you like Epic, try 'ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA' by Richard Strauss. The introductory theme was use as soundtrack to 2001 Space Odyssey by Stan Kubrick. But the whole thing is a masterpiece. As for melodic, try Beethoven Romanza for violin and Liszt's second Consolation. But there's much more.