Great Classical Music that Doesn't Sound Like Church?

[God of Mr. Hanky]

Okay then.  So progressing slowly here is Vivaldi's Op. 3 #8






And then this is Bach's transcription of it for organ.







The organ is an amazing instrument....but churchy shit can ruin it.

Thanks, that is a nice piece by Bach, and I'm already a Vivaldi fan.

The organ, especially the large pipe organs sound quite nice when played well. Even a cheap one can sound ok with good music to play and a decent organist. You would probably laugh till you drop if you saw and heard what my church did to organ music!

So, there's Vivaldi and Bach. Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mussorgsky, and even Wagner are interesting too, if also a bit dark and often weird. Any other artists or pieces you can think of? Something uplifting, like Vivaldis Four Seasons?