Favorite Composer?

Spidey76 · Jul 14, 2004

Bach and the Minuetto in G Major from Clavierbüchlein II für Anna Magdalena", Cöthen 1722-5

DanielJamesSimon · Jul 14, 2004

Of those on the list, I voted Beethoven, Schubert, and Tchaikovsky, though I do love Handel and Bach as well, and also enjoy a bit of Gershwin.

I had to vote "Other" because Chopin, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Rachmaninov were not on the list.

KLAVIERSONATEN · Jul 21, 2004

my favourite composers are first Beethoven, then Bach, then Rachmaninov. Their music is so rich in clour and texture and expresses every emotion known to a human being. I am a pianist and love perfoming their works.

upwards · Jul 22, 2004

Mine are (but not necessarily in this order):

JS Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Ginastera, de Falla, Gershwin, Copland, Debussy, Ravel

Cal · Jul 24, 2004

BWV 1080 said:
Arvo Part and John Tavener are two great contemporary composers of sacred music. An excellent CD featuring both composers is "out of the night" conducted by Andrew Parrot. Amazon has audio clips

Thx for the great tip about John Tavener. I just bought Fall and Resurrection and I love it.

oldrooster · Jul 24, 2004

Wagner, hands down....

Iosias · Jul 29, 2004

Surprised by joy said:
What's everyone's favorite classical composer?

Miles in front of anyone is WAGNER!!

NÄ›co hrubÃ©ho oprÃ½skanÃ©ho 1 · Jul 29, 2004

Is that Scofield in your avatar?

Rich48 · Aug 4, 2004

Goodness-Mozart by far!

Rich

joyshirley · Aug 5, 2004

Beethoven

Paladine Semi-God · Aug 5, 2004

Hate to sound unintellegent youth, but I would have to say Movie Composers are the best, or at the least, very rememorable. Composers like John Williams (Go Star Wars!), and Alan Silvestri (Van Helsing), and Howard Shore (LOTR IS THE BEST!!!), James Horner (Zorro, Casper), Klaus Badelt (Pirate of the Caribbean) and Hans Zimmer (Lion King, Last Samurai, Gladiator etc). But Beethoven and the likes are really really good as well. Especially Cannon in D minor by Pachabel, my most favorite musical piece.
Cheers.

david johnson · Aug 11, 2004

gustav mahler
anton bruckner
rimski-korsakov

!!!!! gasp, where were their names?...what foul treachery...unseemly workings...vast conspiracy...i hereby convene the musical inquisition!!

oh well, i'll just put them under other.

cal:

try bach's st. luke...it's a reconstruction by jirasek/orff. a tiny bit of tastey modern orchestration at surprising times. really good.
classico classcd 278
munich sym orch/bostock
recorded 1999

dj

verismo · Aug 27, 2004

Mahlerfan said:
Um... it would have to be Mahler lol. The Resurrection symphony being my most favourite piece of music.

YEAH!!!

It's one of mine too (non-operatic that is). If only the resurrection referred to the GOOD one eh?

St. Worm2 · Sep 6, 2004

Surprised by joy said:
What's everyone's favorite classical composer?

Mine is Bach, with Beethoven a close second.

Howard Shore is under the category of "other".

Beethoven is my all-around favorite. But Mahler's 2nd Symphony is my favorite piece of classical music. So those two rank right on top I guess.

--David

Smolar · Sep 8, 2004

Chopin, then I'd have to go with Bach

Zoomer · Sep 13, 2004

Bach and Pachelbel

Chrysalis · Sep 22, 2004

Other.....

Prokofiev.

Davidatwaypointe · Sep 24, 2004

I have to go with Bach. But, yes -- Beethoven is a close second. His late quartets alone are incomparable.

I also really like Greig and Mahler.

Izzy23 · Oct 5, 2004

Zoomer said:
Bach and Pachelbel

me too.

MrZoom · Oct 5, 2004

Beethoven. I've been disabled all my life, and my parents made a point of mentioning Ludwig's difficulty hearing (and eventual total hearing loss) in his later years. He's my favorite as much for that as for the quality of his music.

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