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You could make a case for that.

For me, it has always been the Pathetique, the entire thing gets stuck in my head everytime I play it.

unfortunately Pachebel's one hit wonder probably wins this one. I suppose it is a good demonstration of how being overly catchy can get old very quick,

how 'bout the Haydn Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major, third movement?

Schubert's Die Forelle (The Trout)
Schubert's Marche Militaire #1 D733
Brahms' Hungarian Dance No 5
Mozart's La ci darem la Mano from Don Giovanni
Mozart's Queen of the Night Aria from The Magic Flute
Paganini's Caprice No 24
Finale from Prokofiev's Piano Concerto #3

Need I go on?

I nominate Mozart's Clarinet Concerto's second movement. It's been used in more art-house movies (and even mainstream Hollywood ones) than almost any other classical tune. And it's so (apparently) simple - the art that conceals art which is so characteristic of Wolfie.

++++ For both Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Beethoven's Ninth.

Other great tunes:

Finale of Haydn Symphony #88



1st Movement of Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony (That opening has to be one of the most exhilirating moments in music.)



The finale of Bizet's Symphony in C is just crammed with memorable tunes, my favorite being the "I-cannot-get-this-tune-out-of-my-head" melody starting at 1:17.

Let's hear it again with piano!

There was a time when I could not even go to sleep because of the Pathetique. It just kept playing and playing in my head.

You beat me to it.

I heard Grieg's "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" on the classical station where I live. I was so enamored with the tune that I actually drove a roundabout path to my destination in order to lengthen my drive and hear the whole piece. Afterwards, as I eagerly awaited the name and composer, all I heard was "That was [performer's name] playing Grieg's piano music."

Great.

I searched for weeks through all of Grieg's pieces, having only the key signature to go off of (I have perfect pitch.) After being unable to find it, I expressed my frustration to my teacher. She asked what it sounded like, so I played out what I could remember of the melody on the piano. One of her assistants came up to me and told me what the piece's name was. I couldn't thank him more!

It's a great piece, listen to it. Maybe not the most technically demanding, but I have heard few melodies as infectious as Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

The overture to Marriage of Figaro never fails to get stuck in my head >.<

Schoenberg's Drei Klavierstucke, of course!

"Toreador Song" from Carmen, no contest.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-562rqZ7sKI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Liszt - Hungarian rhapsody #2 by Victor Borge

++++++++ For both Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Beethoven's Ninth.

now this piece would give the octave guy a workout. heck.... it would give me a workout.

I have a bias for Piano Solo, but I will add Dvorak's Humoresque No. 7 and his Slavonic Dances. Particularly Op 72. No 10.

Also, Pavane Op. 50 by Gabriel Faure,
Funeral March of a Marionette,
the Sorcerer's Apprentice,
Burgmuller's Arabeque,
Aquarium by Saint Saens,
Dance Macabre by Saint Saens,
and
The Happy Farmer by Schumann

And to a lesser degree Sarabande by Corelli; Sonatine Op.151 No.3 by Diabelli; and Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances.

The slow theme in the 4th movement of Prokofiev's 2nd concerto got glued to my brain for a very long time....

I'm sorta weird though, the same thing happened to me with the development of the 1st movement of Prokofiev's 8th sonata D: