Your top 5 Classical composers:

aylictal · 06-20-2013, 10:06 AM

In no particular order

Beethoven
Bach
Rachmaninov
Grieg
Chopin

All time favorite if I had to have just one... Probably Grieg.

CrazyVegn · 06-20-2013, 02:16 PM

1 Mozart
2 Pachelbel
3 Beethoven
4 Tchaikovsky
5 Chopin

ImogenS · 07-13-2013, 06:49 AM

-Mozart
-Bernstein
-Chopin
-Puccini
-Shoenberg

DeaconBlues · 07-15-2013, 03:42 AM

Not in order of merit:

Beethoven
Debussy
Elgar
Mahler
Shostakovich

Bacholyte · 07-16-2013, 02:16 AM

Bach!

And who would want to be without many of the others already listed?

Rachmaninoff, Sibelius, and Scriabin (late piano music, at least) are sadly under-rated. When I mentioned that Sibelius lived to a ripe old age but composed only during the first half of his life, a friend once said, "We're grateful." But isn't he now on the verge of a revival?

Just to add a few more unusual-- I'm inordinately fond of:

Charles Tournemire (precurser of Messiaen)
Frank Martin (a musical "anatomy of melancholy")
Herbert Howells
Kenneth Leighton

opa301 · 10-13-2013, 09:01 AM

JS Bach no doubt!
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fredrich Chopin
Sergei Rachmaninoff (<3)
and I'm not sure about the fifth one.
Maybe Haydn.

Mr. Charlie · 10-16-2013, 09:39 AM

Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Lady Goo Goo, I mean Gaga. No wait, Chopin.

p-bo · 11-05-2013, 02:37 PM

1. Beethoven
2. Schubert
3. Vivaldi
4. J.S. Bach
5. Mozart

All but 1 are subject to change.

**Frownland** · 11-05-2013, 10:20 PM

1. John Cage
2. J.S. Bach
3. Arnold Schoenberg
4. Edgard Varese
5. Karlheinz Stockhausen

Burning Down · 11-05-2013, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

1. John Cage
2. J.S. Bach
3. Arnold Schoenberg
4. Edgard Varese
5. Karlheinz Stockhausen

Wow, finally someone who probably appreciates Stockhausen as much as I do.

11-05-2013, 10:20 PM	#189 (permalink)
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06-20-2013, 10:06 AM	#181 (permalink)
aylictal Groupie Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 19	In no particular order Beethoven Bach Rachmaninov Grieg Chopin All time favorite if I had to have just one... Probably Grieg.

06-20-2013, 02:16 PM	#182 (permalink)
CrazyVegn Left due to ban epidemic Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 498	1 Mozart 2 Pachelbel 3 Beethoven 4 Tchaikovsky 5 Chopin

07-13-2013, 06:49 AM	#183 (permalink)
ImogenS Groupie Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Somerset Posts: 1	-Mozart -Bernstein -Chopin -Puccini -Shoenberg

07-15-2013, 03:42 AM	#184 (permalink)
DeaconBlues Groupie Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Somewhere in England Posts: 2	Not in order of merit: Beethoven Debussy Elgar Mahler Shostakovich

07-16-2013, 02:16 AM	#185 (permalink)
Bacholyte Groupie Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Philadelphia area Posts: 16	Bach! And who would want to be without many of the others already listed? Rachmaninoff, Sibelius, and Scriabin (late piano music, at least) are sadly under-rated. When I mentioned that Sibelius lived to a ripe old age but composed only during the first half of his life, a friend once said, "We're grateful." But isn't he now on the verge of a revival? Just to add a few more unusual-- I'm inordinately fond of: Charles Tournemire (precurser of Messiaen) Frank Martin (a musical "anatomy of melancholy") Herbert Howells Kenneth Leighton

10-13-2013, 09:01 AM	#186 (permalink)
opa301 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 8	JS Bach no doubt! Ludwig van Beethoven Fredrich Chopin Sergei Rachmaninoff (<3) and I'm not sure about the fifth one. Maybe Haydn.

10-16-2013, 09:39 AM	#187 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Lady Goo Goo, I mean Gaga. No wait, Chopin.

11-05-2013, 02:37 PM	#188 (permalink)
p-bo Groupie Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 22	1. Beethoven 2. Schubert 3. Vivaldi 4. J.S. Bach 5. Mozart All but 1 are subject to change.