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I will eternally adore "Rites of Spring" by Stravinsky
The Art of Noises by Luigi Russolo is a piece of prophetic genius
Tuning Up by Edgard Varese rather predicts what the Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth would carry into rock music in many ways
John Cage has too many pieces to mention (and I know, probably wasn't what you meant when you said "classical", but whatever...), however, First Construction in Metal is a composition that I truly love, and In the Name of the Holocaust (for prepared piano) has a "classical" vibe that's really powerful.
Musique d'ameublement by Erik Satie is very beautiful
I'm a fan of the Kronos Quartet and have many albums, my two favorite being Black Angels (which has many amazing compositions played by them from Ives to the awesome title track by George Crumb which is one of the most jaw droppingly good pieces of music ever) and Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector which is Terry Riley pieces (Riley being their mentor in the early days).
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