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Rockafella Skank Your top 5 Classical... 02-27-2004, 11:32 AM

abakubub Not in order: Henry... 02-27-2004, 01:16 PM

bclapton my top five (with fav pieces)... 06-09-2004, 04:50 AM

PedroJoséBernardezSarria Loeillet, cool! 11-12-2016, 02:54 AM

BlackFOXmusicBOX My fave composers with pieces... 07-17-2004, 03:13 PM

Gatorchong 1. Bocherrini 2. Beethoven... 08-17-2004, 01:39 PM

ManOverboardBand haha, right on 02-08-2006, 03:09 PM

jamespatterson You can't forget Lizst 04-06-2007, 11:28 PM

allisonthepianist Wow...can I even pick just 5?... 05-03-2007, 02:38 PM

ChopinsPride 1.Chopin. 2. Mozart.... 07-12-2009, 02:24 PM

mickyj300x Alright then: 1. Alkan 2.... 07-12-2009, 11:18 PM

Bulldog In some vague order; ... 07-13-2009, 01:07 PM

million dollar basher Finally somebody puts... 07-15-2009, 05:54 PM

Tidusauron12 1. Beethoven (Symphonies are... 08-03-2009, 04:53 PM

Shut Up and Dance 1. Beethoven 2. Prokofiev... 08-04-2009, 01:17 PM

buddyholly1964 My Top 5 12-31-2009, 09:49 AM

mfarida Here is my favorites: Hector... 03-15-2010, 12:57 AM

expt In following is my top... 06-09-2010, 11:27 PM

musicainstrument Please visit our website 07-01-2014, 01:59 AM

AnDieMusik Top Five 10-15-2015, 06:44 AM

Lucky girl 1.Beethoven 2.Mozart ... 11-15-2015, 02:59 PM

Mr. Charlie That list needs Bach: ... 11-16-2015, 12:50 PM

chopinisawesome Wow. This is going to be... 12-29-2015, 07:01 AM

PartisanRanger At the moment: Mozart... 07-13-2009, 09:04 PM

half drag Brahms (Requiem, the... 07-15-2009, 08:51 PM

Alex Keaton 1. Mozart 2. Bach 3. Irving... 07-17-2009, 11:32 AM

Seltzer Rachmaninoff Shostakovich... 07-18-2009, 06:46 AM

DJB1975 Messiaen Bartok Mahler... 07-26-2009, 12:49 PM

desylina Johann Sebastian Bach Ludwig... 08-01-2009, 09:48 AM

swordwanderer Ravel Tchaikovsky ... 08-05-2009, 05:00 PM

Zarko Mussorgsky Smetana Debussy... 08-06-2009, 07:37 AM

aylictal In no particular order ... 06-20-2013, 09:06 AM

Astronomer Mozart Debussy Bartók... 08-06-2009, 07:52 AM

333 Top Three: Faure Mahler... 08-07-2009, 10:58 AM

Flower Child Vivaldi is my favorite, the... 08-07-2009, 11:12 AM

Jsung Vivaldi is up there along... 08-07-2009, 10:59 PM

untitledlol In no particular order... 08-07-2009, 11:42 PM

Svengali Grieg Tchaikovsky Wagner... 08-19-2009, 07:03 PM

daz Gershwin counts for me ;)... 08-20-2009, 10:57 AM

TR8 (not in any order) bach... 08-28-2009, 08:25 PM

Burning Down Schoenberg Mahler... 08-28-2009, 08:31 PM

PartisanRanger This is an interesting list.... 08-28-2009, 08:32 PM

Burning Down Scheherazade. I think it is... 08-28-2009, 09:08 PM

PartisanRanger I've heard this one mentioned... 08-30-2009, 12:28 PM

nicktylerpiano Mine would have to be ... 09-01-2009, 10:45 AM

Garo Bach Tchaykovsky Beethoven... 09-09-2009, 08:48 AM

My Band Meet 1. Paganini 2. Smetana 3.... 09-10-2009, 01:06 PM

Burning Down Just curious, what is your... 09-12-2009, 04:22 PM

Roemilca 1. Chopin 2. Beethoven 3.... 09-12-2009, 02:04 PM

Anacrusis 1) Johann Sebastian Bach 2)... 11-09-2009, 03:29 PM

NYGfan303 1. Bartok 2. Ravel 3. Bach... 11-09-2009, 04:59 PM

DreamTheater Ya I like Bolero a lot so I... 07-29-2010, 09:57 AM

Halebopp 1) Brahms 2) Hindemith ... 11-10-2009, 09:59 PM

eunhaelai Top 5 great classical... 12-28-2009, 01:56 PM

Mick 1. Mozart 2. Pachelbel 3.... 12-28-2009, 08:13 PM

prettygirlsmakegraves Mozart Bach Vivaldi... 01-02-2010, 01:45 AM

jehovan Impossible to name only five,... 01-29-2010, 04:54 AM

Petula07 Not easy, really not. So... 01-31-2010, 05:53 AM

Lafonett Chopin, Verdi, G. F Haendel,... 02-24-2010, 04:47 AM

bubu I would say... Haydn... 02-24-2010, 10:50 AM

MaestroImpromptu 1.Mozart 2.Bach 3.Schubert... 03-02-2010, 05:07 PM

frostedone For me: 1. Bach 2.... 03-08-2010, 01:10 AM

Angel of Night 1.Mozart 2.Bach 3.Beethoven... 03-16-2010, 06:19 AM

PianoIsKing My favorite composers, with... 03-20-2010, 08:16 PM

Highwayman I guess b classical, we mean... 04-10-2010, 10:34 PM

jakub I would say: Sergei... 04-16-2010, 11:36 AM

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everythingmusic I like both Beethoven and... 04-18-2010, 04:02 AM

gunnels At the moment it would be, in... 04-18-2010, 10:26 AM

piknik in no particular order: ... 04-27-2010, 11:46 PM

Joneswilliamsc Well I am surprised at how... 04-29-2010, 11:44 PM

homesick.alien 1. Albeniz 2. Rachmaninoff... 06-02-2010, 03:31 AM

chrisg There are so many to choose... 05-17-2010, 09:09 PM

CISElite Brahms Beethoven Chopin... 05-18-2010, 08:22 PM

thomasglickman Beethoven Stravinsky Bach... 05-24-2010, 09:01 AM

Amos Pretty standard, i s'pose: ... 05-30-2010, 04:11 PM

glastonelle Not sure about top 5, but my... 05-31-2010, 12:25 AM

Elastic Man very difficult... just 5? I... 06-08-2010, 12:28 PM

imrighterthanyouis at the moment Tchaikovsky... 07-01-2010, 01:51 PM

maxypan My top 5 classical composers... 12-31-2010, 10:26 AM

Bruladiem 1.Haydn 2.Beethoven, Bach,... 06-10-2010, 10:49 AM

Goblin Tears Ludwig Van B tops my... 06-10-2010, 01:01 PM

Nadia Tchaikovsky, Beethoven,... 06-17-2010, 03:55 PM

Irrelevant 1. Mozart 2. Tchaikovsky 3.... 06-19-2010, 10:02 AM

thomasglickman Beethoven Chopin 06-20-2010, 12:47 PM

bob. in no particular order ... 06-22-2010, 02:28 PM

paradox7 1.Stravinsky 2.Oliver... 06-23-2010, 09:11 AM

princehole Johann Sebastian Bach Ludwig... 07-01-2010, 09:15 AM

PianoLife1992 I can't pick out a top 5... 07-14-2010, 03:21 PM

DreamTheater I like stuff that's not so... 07-18-2010, 11:17 PM

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra 1. Bartok 2. Rimsky-Korsokov... 07-29-2010, 12:31 AM

Roivas Beethoven wasn't "unique"... 07-31-2010, 01:44 PM

Raust Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ... 07-31-2010, 03:11 PM

fritter Nikki Sixx Mick Mars Tommy... 08-03-2010, 12:50 AM

Raust Bad joke, Motley sucks btw. 08-04-2010, 10:24 AM

Burning Down Now were those guys composing... 08-04-2010, 01:25 PM

SATCHMO Yeah, I don't think anyone... 08-04-2010, 11:18 AM

SATCHMO For people new to "classical"... 08-04-2010, 06:46 PM

Burning Down I would also add Stravinsky... 08-04-2010, 08:08 PM

Pomegrant It's been a few years since I... 08-10-2010, 09:57 AM

VEGANGELICA My dad feels Bach created the... 08-14-2010, 01:13 PM

Pomegrant I would have to agree with... 08-14-2010, 10:26 PM

Pomegrant I always enjoyed this fugue a... 08-14-2010, 10:57 PM

VEGANGELICA My dad says the exact same... 08-15-2010, 01:24 AM

rondo My top 5: Beethoven... 08-16-2010, 12:41 AM

VEGANGELICA I'd never heard Bach's... 08-17-2010, 10:12 PM

VEGANGELICA I've been thinking tonight... 01-25-2011, 01:49 AM

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra Beethoven is ok. However, I... 01-25-2011, 01:59 AM

ThePhanastasio My favorites vary greatly,... 01-25-2011, 02:11 AM

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra Amazing choices, I've been... 01-25-2011, 02:16 AM

Stephen Any recommendations for a... 07-08-2012, 10:11 PM

gunnels My piano teacher at my school... 08-23-2010, 07:42 PM

Howard the Duck Paganini Pachelbel Mozart... 01-25-2011, 04:11 AM

s_k God, in no particular order... 01-25-2011, 06:21 PM

funcool91 Bach Weiss Mozart Bethoven... 01-31-2011, 11:26 AM

PPeeks Schnittke Bach Mozart... 02-09-2011, 12:40 AM

Maccabbe Felix Mendelssohn Bach... 02-10-2011, 09:02 AM

ngawethuu Bach Mozart Beethoven... 02-13-2011, 04:20 AM

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra I honestly don't understand... 02-13-2011, 04:04 PM

alanpartridge 1. Tchaikovsky 2. Beethoven... 02-27-2011, 09:22 PM

Howard the Duck you can add Gustav Holst as... 02-28-2011, 04:43 AM

mannny I've been playing classical... 02-28-2011, 03:22 PM

zachsd 1) J.S. Bach (by far number... 03-07-2011, 09:19 PM

Engine Fucking solid. I'm curious... 03-12-2011, 01:25 PM

starrynight Mozart Beethoven JS Bach... 03-10-2011, 06:42 AM

Howard the Duck Tchaikovsky as No. 7 03-10-2011, 06:47 AM

StEvEn1 Beethoven Paul Dukas... 03-14-2011, 03:28 PM

starrynight Dukas wrote very little... 03-15-2011, 03:46 AM

Psem5 Chopin Rachmaninov Boris... 03-20-2011, 07:24 AM

starrynight Mozart wrote the best series... 03-20-2011, 07:35 AM

max4296 favorite 5 classical piano... 03-23-2011, 07:10 PM

Danny88 Beethoven Mozart Brahms... 11-13-2011, 12:30 PM

skaltezon Chopin Mozart Schubert... 11-13-2011, 03:09 PM

musiclistsareus Faure (especially the... 11-14-2011, 01:41 AM

RKcello Tchaikovsky Shostakovich... 11-14-2011, 08:23 PM

neverasitseems In no particular order: ... 11-23-2011, 10:12 PM

Howard the Duck 2nded 11-23-2011, 10:15 PM

Salami Way too hard to narrow this... 11-26-2011, 05:32 AM

SATCHMO Quite an admirable list! ... 12-05-2011, 03:21 AM

ThePhanastasio Superb list! Although I... 02-17-2012, 11:26 PM

Salami Excellent stuff, I love... 03-12-2012, 01:08 PM

kwanloktin Mozart Bach Tchaikovsky... 12-04-2011, 11:29 AM

Howard the Duck definitely need to check out... 02-18-2012, 02:50 AM

SATCHMO Definitely check out his... 03-15-2012, 05:44 PM

Burning Down The Jazz Suites. And Tahiti... 03-15-2012, 07:28 PM

Rubato Schoenberg (early rather than... 02-18-2012, 08:30 AM

S.Neil Vivaldi Bach Mozart Brahms... 02-23-2012, 09:44 PM

EternalEarth In no particular order ... 04-03-2012, 04:48 AM

elliekim1012 Do you like the Serenade... 07-18-2012, 09:02 PM

michelle118 Chopin Tchaikovsky Mozart... 04-21-2012, 10:40 AM

Howard the Duck listening to a lot of Chopin... 04-30-2012, 06:40 AM

elliekim1012 beethoven tchaikovsky... 07-18-2012, 08:59 PM

waffleblako Charles Widor: Toccata in F... 07-21-2012, 02:35 PM

Howard the Duck at the mo', really digging:-... 07-22-2012, 01:44 AM

joy_circumcision Feldman Beuger Beethoven... 07-26-2012, 10:51 AM

thesundancek1d Mozart4eva 08-07-2012, 08:40 PM

Zyrada I've still got a lifetime of... 08-07-2012, 08:45 PM

gunnels You and I might be the only... 10-01-2012, 06:17 PM

victoria sponge 1. Elgar 2. Chopin 3.... 12-10-2012, 12:22 PM

Ladybird Never thought it would be so... 08-12-2012, 06:52 AM

Wicked Weasel 1) Tchaikovsky 2) Mozart 3)... 10-01-2012, 06:14 PM

Theo In no order: Rachmaninoff ... 10-13-2012, 02:19 PM

19Daniel91 Strauss (Richard of course)... 10-25-2012, 02:11 AM

MaximeM Tchaikovsky Prokofiev Bach... 10-27-2012, 03:03 AM

Musiker195 Classical composers 11-27-2012, 08:37 PM

Sulliadm Beethoven Debussy J. S.... 01-24-2013, 07:17 PM

Plankton Schubert Respighi Paganini... 02-04-2013, 10:56 AM

Paul Smeenus Baroque: JS Bach in a... 02-11-2013, 01:57 PM

FRED HALE SR. 1. Rachmaninoff- I don't... 02-21-2013, 11:40 AM

Will-O\'-The-Wisp Tchaikovsky Mussorgsky Bach... 02-22-2013, 12:08 AM

IsotopeBill 1. Schubert (String Quintet... 02-27-2013, 05:18 AM

MadMax Difficult, but here i go, ... 03-12-2013, 05:02 PM

Alice in Chains Tchaikovsky Beethoven ... 03-13-2013, 01:43 PM

Paul Smeenus Do you like Schumann's piano... 03-13-2013, 07:50 PM

Alice in Chains If I'd heard him before, I... 03-13-2013, 08:20 PM

Paul Smeenus IMO one of the best piano... 03-13-2013, 11:15 PM

SATCHMO I actually have Evgeny Kissin... 04-16-2013, 01:18 PM

Alice in Chains Thanks for sharing that,... 04-23-2013, 04:28 PM

max_nin Rachmaninoff Chopin... 04-16-2013, 12:55 PM

zinia7 on nr 5, mozart, on nr 4... 04-16-2013, 01:20 PM

Frizlab My top five: 1. Beethoven... 04-20-2013, 10:37 AM

ludwig van bassist My 5: 1. Glass (sorry, but... 04-23-2013, 07:56 PM

SATCHMO I think that people tend to... 04-23-2013, 10:10 PM

Surell In my novice opinion: ... 04-29-2013, 10:03 PM

Burning Down Penderecki, niiiice.... 04-29-2013, 11:26 PM

Surell Yeah, me and my girlfriend... 05-03-2013, 01:35 AM

Paul Smeenus 0LFLRx3dems 05-06-2013, 01:13 AM

ColdTrain My Favorite Composers 05-07-2013, 04:41 PM

CrazyVegn 1 Mozart 2 Pachelbel 3... 06-20-2013, 01:16 PM

ImogenS -Mozart -Bernstein -Chopin... 07-13-2013, 05:49 AM

DeaconBlues Not in order of merit: ... 07-15-2013, 02:42 AM

Bacholyte Bach! And who would want... 07-16-2013, 01:16 AM

opa301 JS Bach no doubt! Ludwig van... 10-13-2013, 08:01 AM

Mr. Charlie Beethoven, Bach, Mozart,... 10-16-2013, 08:39 AM

p-bo 1. Beethoven 2. Schubert 3.... 11-05-2013, 01:37 PM

Frownland 1. John Cage 2. J.S. Bach... 11-05-2013, 09:20 PM

Burning Down Wow, finally someone who... 11-05-2013, 09:24 PM

BongoFury Stravinski Bartok Wagner... 11-06-2013, 07:06 AM

packerabacker98 1. Beethoven 2. J.S. Bach... 11-24-2013, 06:32 AM

Frownland A minor change 1. John... 01-14-2015, 07:25 AM

p-bo Lately I've been listening to... 11-13-2013, 02:39 PM

Silenzio Serendade (Ständchen) is a... 11-22-2013, 09:49 PM

zsezse4 Wow you people got good taste... 12-13-2013, 10:46 AM

Janette At this moment, Bach Landini... 01-08-2014, 10:56 AM

Riccled Favourite composers top 5 01-19-2014, 12:38 PM

Kartoffelbrei 1. Bach 2. Vivaldi 3.... 03-08-2014, 06:02 AM

GD I find it somewhat odd that... 03-08-2014, 11:47 AM

Kartoffelbrei The thing about Mozart is... 03-08-2014, 12:12 PM

GD My point wasn't to say that... 03-08-2014, 01:50 PM

Kartoffelbrei oh, yeah. That might actually... 03-08-2014, 01:57 PM

Thea My top 1 is definitely... 04-14-2014, 11:42 PM

Agathagiles how about brand new classical... 04-16-2014, 05:06 AM

Frownland John Zorn, Gavin Bryars, Jon... 04-16-2014, 11:49 AM

98gkh Franz lizst is the greatest... 04-29-2014, 09:21 PM

Deviouz Moondog 05-01-2014, 07:01 AM

Altairius lol @ moondog. He's good... 05-13-2014, 04:17 AM

Zack 1. Igor Stravinsky 2. G. F.... 08-12-2014, 08:42 PM

Harri90 My top five... Not in order... 11-21-2014, 04:35 PM

Noah Goulet Favorite Composers 12-14-2014, 10:12 AM

Pet_Sounds I'm assuming this is... 01-14-2015, 04:32 PM

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea Hmm, hard to say, but based... 01-17-2015, 05:56 PM

C.jejuni Impossible to pick a real top... 02-02-2015, 08:46 AM

lisztomaniac No one captured humanity like... 03-11-2015, 05:07 PM

Chula Vista Chopin Bach Tchaikovsky... 03-11-2015, 06:09 PM

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Kartoffelbrei una ola nunca viene sola Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Miesbach, Oberbayern Posts: 150	1. Bach 2. Vivaldi 3. Beethoven 4. Edvard Grieg 5. Tchaikovski did I say, that I hate Mozart? His music is so uncreative and he relied so much on skill and playfullness, instead of touching the people with something deep

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