Your Top 3 Classical Composers

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 07-28-2007, 17:23

Beethoven
Mozart (I especially like his flute concertos)
Vivaldi/Bach (tie)

**Tristuskhan** · 07-28-2007, 18:17

Haendel
Purcell
Debussy

**Ramses II CP** · 07-28-2007, 20:52

1. Bach (Can't pick a favorite piece. If Bach isn't on your list, you haven't heard enough Bach. Personally if I were forced to choose between the collected works of every classical composer in history and the works of J.S. Bach it would be a very difficult choice.)

2. Mozart (K465 'Dissonant')

3. Vivaldi (The Four Seasons and for his influence on Bach)

Third place is an absolutely agonizing choice. I won't list everyone whom I think should probably share third place, but I will say that without Vivaldi and Pachelbel, there may not have been Bach; without Hayden, there very likely would not have been Mozart.

**Conradus** · 07-28-2007, 20:57

Mozart
Beethoven (especially his V'th)
Bach/Tsaichovsky (sp?)

**Big_John** · 07-29-2007, 03:14

prokofiev - greatest musical genius of the 20th century. his music is clever and modern yet never unpalatable as is sometimes the case with modern 'classical' music.

tchaikovsky - the height of romanticism. responsible for several of the most 'romantic' melodies ever written, and possibly more well-known pieces of music than any other composer.

bach - probably the greatest musical genius of all time. has shaped 'classical' music like none before or since. some actually argue that all true musical innovation died with him.

**Faust|** · 07-29-2007, 04:32

1. Prokofiev

Originally Posted by Big_John

prokofiev - greatest musical genius of the 20th century. his music is clever and modern yet never unpalatable as is sometimes the case with modern 'classical' music.

I find his music actually more pleasurable to the ear than the more "household" classical names.

2. Dvorak

3. Grieg

Honorable mentions: Chopin,Bizet,Stravinsky

However, I am more of one that has favorite pieces rather than favorite composers.