Favorite Classical Composers

[Oakenson]

I don't know about anyone else here but I love the Classics. There is something quite beautiful and special about them and I was wondering if anyone else here had a similar passion. Although I have Cds from many composers I have what I consider my "core three" whom are my three favorites. Here they are:

01. Ludwig Van Beethoven
What can be said? Just about everything Beethoven has ever done moves me immensely. From his many Piano Concertos to my all-time favorite work of his - Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring" - Beethoven has been and always will be my favorite.

02. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Who can't love Vivaldi? His compositions are so exuberant and enlightening that it's a surreal experience each and everytime I listen to any of his material. Italy rules

03. Frederic Chopin
The solemn brilliance of Chopin's material amazes me. His compositions are so passionate and dark - it's just awe-inspiring. I still remember the first time I listen to Chopin with his first Piano Concerto and I'm still blown away!

Well, hopefully there are others of you her that listen to the Classics!

[Gnosis_and_Life]

My fave ones are:

1. Mozart
2. Vivaldi
3. Bach
4. Paganini

I'm more into chords/strings than into in piano/keyboards.

[Holy Light]

Mine is Basil Poledouris.

[Twilightsymphony]

More into the dramaturgic stuff:

Richard Wagner
Antonin Dvorak (His New World Symphony is just great)
Ludwig Van Beethoven

and, less:

Smetana
Mozart
Orff

etc

[Yury]

and, less: ... Orff

Orff's Carmina Burana is great, but I didn't hear his any other compositions.

I like the best:
1. Beethoven
2. Brahms
3. Chaikovski

and many others...

[Reaper]

1. Vivaldi (extremely powerefull and fast, melodic metal today owns him a lot, he's 16th century metal)
2. Beethoven (again, his songs are really powerfull)
3. Brahms (just like him)

[Nebulae]

• Mozart
  Liszt
  Chopin

[Tima]

I enjoy playin Chopin's compositions ...


As Oakenson mentioned : "His compositions are so passionate and dark" ... I do agree about that . In fact , that's why I like Chopin .

[Laura]

Well, though I don´t know much about every classic composer, I can name some:
My fav ones are Tchaikovsky and Minkus because they composed the music for my most beloved ballets: Swan Lake and The Bayadere, Swan Lake´s and Sleeping Beauty´s music "rocks"!
Then I also love a Chopin prelude and a nocturne (I don´t know the n°, sorry), Two Lizt consolations, Strauss waltzes, Vivaldi´s Four Seasons, Beethoven, Saint-Saans and Prokofiev.
ps, Tchaikovsky is one of Timo Tolkki´s favourite

[StratoHeart]

Wolfgang is my master! The greatest genius ever to me!

[Twilightsymphony]

Oh i forgot about Johann Sebastian Bach
Add him to my favs list, he has really some very great compositions..

[HvyMtlClickWitch]

I'm partial to Shostakovich. And Hector Berlioz, naturally.

Also, Ravel's Bolero: you can't beat that with a hippie's head.

[antonio]

Bach
Mahler
Chopin
Vivaldi

[Veripalttu]

Bach
Rachmaninoff
Grieg
Wagner
Paganini
Rossini
Sibelius
Dvorak
Shostakovic
Telemann
Vivaldi
Schubert
Chopin
Lizt

[Cherry Mouth]

Haendel, Bach, Vivaldi

[gon]

Beethoven! no hesitate about that! His feeling is... magic. No words to describe his music.
Also: Mozart/ Schubert/ Rodrigo ( "Concierto de Aranjuez").

[Alchemist]

Beethoven

[Beast_Pete]

Bach
Liszt
Bartók
Beethoven

[Yury]

Mahler

I'm sorry, Antonio, but who is Mahler? But there's no need to laugh?please

[antonio]

Mahler

I'm sorry, Antonio, but who is Mahler? But there's no need to laugh?please

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
he composed 10 symphonies...
you have simply to listen to..

[Stratofanius]

John Williams, the genius film music composer. I love his music.

I also like a little bit of those CLASSIC classical music composers like Beethoven and Mozart. And Sibelius a little bit too.

[MaFiaBoY]

Hail for the New World Symphony ! The Four Seasons is great too. My favs composers are Vivaldi, Bach, Tschaïkovski, Ravel and some others

[Pikkusielu]

Bach
Vivaldi
Sibelius - Finlandia is something amazing!

[StragOvariuS]

beethoven
wagner
bach
schubert

[NordicStorm]

Grieg and Sibelius (what's with the bumping up of old topics?)

[Stratofanius]

(what's with the bumping up of old topics?)

I don't know... I had boring and I wanted to answer old topics...

[Leo]

Bach or Hendel....

[Wanderer]

Sibelius
Beethoven
Mahler
Tomaso Albinoni (adagio)
Tshaikovsky

[Jester]

Bach, Vivaldi, Chopin.


Jesse

[StratoÄijä]

My favourite composers and their best songs:
Bach - Fugue
Mozart - 40th Symphony
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Brahms - Hungarian Dance
Sibelius - Finlandia