on nr 5, mozart, on nr 4 beethoven, nr3 choppin, nr2 claude debusy and nr1 erik satie

My top five:

1. Beethoven (far beyond anyone else)
2. Schubert
3. Tchaikovsky
4. Bach (for his organ work mostly)
5. Vivaldi

Thanks for sharing that, Paul. I fell in love with this piece.

My 5:

1. Glass (sorry, but he introduced me to classical)
2. Beethoven
3. Stravinsky
4. Gershwin
5. Shostakovich

I think that people tend to be entirely too apologetic for liking Phillip glass. I think he's a great composer. The rest of your list is pretty spot on too.

In my novice opinion:

Beethoven
Penderecki
Bach
Gershwin
Tchaicovsky/Chopin

I really like the tunefulness of Tchaicovsky's stuff, and Chopin has really great atmosphere as well as technique. Gershwin I should get more familiar with before i include him for sure. The other guys i luuuuuuv.

Penderecki, niiiice. "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima" is an excellent composition. It's also a great way to get people to leave you alone, haha.

Yeah, me and my girlfriend were fighting while I had it on for homework one time and she told me to turn it off so no one would die.

My Favorite Composers
 

1. Tchaikovsky
2. Grainger
3. Sousa
4. Holst
5. Mackey