Greatest Classical, Baroque, or Romantic composer

[dessa14]

sorry adrian, what i mean't to say.
on a trip to my local city the other day, i found some sheet music of shostakovich, and was able to get, in particular his fifth symphony.
thanks,
dizzy

[TheSilverKnight]

I prefer Handel and Vivaldi for European Baroque, I don't listen to Classical or Romantic much. Bach comes in close as well. I love his masses, orchestral suites, Brandenburg concertos, and Violin concertos.

I have listened to Baroque music from the Spanish colonies, and in that period, Domenico Zipoli (Italian born, lived in Ascuncion, Paraguay), Ignacio de Jerusalem (Italian born, worked and lived in Ciudad de Mexico), Manuel de Zumaya, Juan de Araujo, Carlos Patino and Esteban Salas stand out greatly.

If I may suggest some CD's to check out.

For Handel -
Just about any Handel CD is really great, if you get it at a good price.

For Vivaldi -
Aforementioned, but I usually get the 2-CD sets of his opus works, Op. 3, Op. 4, and Op. 9 (L'Estro Armonico, La Stravaganza, and La Cetra).

For Bach -
Aforementioned for both Handel and Vivaldi (see above).

For Latin American Baroque composers -
Mexican Baroque (by Chanticleer) for works by Jerusalem and Manuel de Zumaya

Matins for the Virgin of Guadelupe (by Chanticleer) for the Matins, a Latin American service, written by Ignacio de Jerusalem.

A Latin American Baroque Christmas (by Coro Exaudi de Habana, conducted by Maria Felicia Perez), for works by Esteban Salas, Juan de Araujo, Beatus Vir by Carlos Patino, and Villancicos by Roque Ceruti, another favourite of mine.

El Gran Barocco (by Coro Exaudi de Habana, conducted by Maria Felicia Perez), a great collection of Latin American Baroque, featuring the aforementioned composers as well as some different stuff, such as the Peruvian Catholic Hymn "Hanacpachap Cussicuinin", a piece composed by an anonymous Peruvian composer.

Missa Mexicana (by the Harp Consort and Andrew Lawrence King), a collection of music by 17th century Mexican composers. It's a charming collection of pieces by Juan Gutierrez de Padilla, Juan Cabanilles, Santiago de Murcia, and a few others worthy of notice.

Domenico Zipoli - Cantate e Sonata - is a marvelous collection of vocal works and sonatas by Zipoli during his stay in Paraguay.

I hope I have done something good here, since I spent 15 minutes typing this

Cheers

[Togakure]

Tapping into Chopin requires a sensitivity that many women have; that most men lack. And before you knock me, consider that I've studied formally for twelve years, and have been playing for over three decades. Chopin was a God, and is far and above my favorite, both to listen to and to play.

Baroque: J.S. Bach
Classical: Beethoven
Romantic: Chopin (I love Liszt too, particularly his Hungarian Rhapsodies)
Impressionistic: Debussy (and Ravel)
Modern: Barber (and Gershwin)

[Moros]

well I enjoy beethoven and handel the most tough I don't listen that much to Classical musique.
but if you're really talking about the best then I'd will probably be Bach or Mozart.

[Sigurd]

I’ll go nationalistic on you and say Edvard Grieg…