Vivaldi
Mozart
Wagner
Shostakovich
Tchaikovsky

J.S.Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Giovanni Gabrieli
Dvorak

Chopin
Debussy
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Beethoven

Mozart
Beethoven
Rachmaninov
Sibelius
Tchaikowsky

When I was in my late teens / early twenties I liked Sibelius a lot. I still do but it’s been a while.

With Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov do you know any particular compositions that blend the romantic side with a more impressionistic feel?


Recently I was listening to Chopin and I was struck by the music being more ethereal (and better) than I remember.

Palestrina
Buxtehude
Bach
Mozart
Chopin

(Would Harry Partch or Moondog count as classical?) :laughing:

Certainly. Why not?

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Sergei Prokofiev
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Carl Phillipp Emanuel Bach hasn't moved into the holy 5 yet. Ha

Difficult to name only five, I'm more into piano music, it's the intrument I play, so I'd choose:
1. Franz Liszt
2. Frédéric Chopin
3. Ludwig Van Beethoven
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5. Antonio Vivaldi

I can’t think of any piano compositions by Vivaldi off the top of my head. Can you refresh my mind for me?