Favorite Classical Composer?

[Ruggerio79]

BACH BACH BACH BACH BACH

 

[Hadden]

Sibelius for me. I notice he doesn't get mentioned much here for some reason.

 

[no1likesme]

No Vivaldi love?

Edit: didn't see reorx's post

 

[Sture]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hadden /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sibelius for me. I notice he doesn't get mentioned much here for some reason.

I like "Sibbe" also.

 

[2deadeyes]

No particular order:

Bach, Dvořák , Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart

 

[DarkAngel]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hadden /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sibelius for me. I notice he doesn't get mentioned much here for some reason.

There is large Sibelius thread here with 200 posts discussing many recordings
Sibelius

 

[Hadden]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif There is large Sibelius thread here with 200 posts discussing many recordings Sibelius

Thanks. Great thread. Don't know how I missed that one.

 

[Pars]

Mahler. I can appreciate Bach, but even having been a music major, I still don't care to listen to Bach. Or Mozart. Or even Beethoven.

Shotakovich is another favorite, as well as Prokofiev. Wagner, Bruckner, R. Strauss... I guess I like late romantic and on.

 

[Kapro]

Only one? Ok. BACH.
To be fair I have to mention (at least) Bartok, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov and Frank Zappa.

 

[Jaw007]

Mozart

 

[Punnisher]

Rachmaninov, followed closely by Ravel. See, I just can't pick one!

 

[rocdoc]

Beethoven. Yes, the ultimate cliche, as he is likely what people with no knowledge of music can think of when they think "classical". Yet the simplicity and passion in his music are unmatched.

 

[JohnFerrier]

Avoiding a preference for contemporary orchestral composers, Hector Berlioz.


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[dkjohnso]

Definitely Bach, with Pärt a distant second.

 

[scompton]

This is not easy, but if I had to choose one, I'd say Richard Strauss. I love this tone poems and operas and have since I was a teenager oh so many years ago.

If I'm feeling a little down, Vivaldi is great pick me up.

For years my absolute favorite classical album was Paul Jacobs playing Debussy's Images and Estampes. I bought it on a whim because of the album cover and was overwhelmed by the music.