The Ride of the Valkyries, by Richard Wagner, in a classic recording with Wilhelm Furtwangler and the Vienna Philharmonic. Illustrations are by Arthur Rackham. \"One golden summer in adolescence...I heard the \'Ride of the Valkyries\' on a gramophone and saw Arthur Rackham\'s illustrations to The Ring.\" (C.S.Lewis) The music: probably the most..