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Zoso 
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:03 |
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Who is your favorite Classical composer? As of right now, mine is probably Brahms. His 1st symphony is simply incredible.
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stonebeard
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:08 |
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For now, Tchaikovsky, but I've been wanting to look into Wagner and Brahms, but never find the time to browse Barnes and Noble.
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kingofbizzare
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:11 |
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My favorite composers would have to be Schoenberg and Cage, but if you're talking "real" classical music, Berlioz is a definite favorite. A year of music theory has taught me to hate Bach for his contributions to Counterpoint.
Edited by kingofbizzare - September 10 2006 at 22:59
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Soul Dreamer
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:21 |
Since I'm a sucker for great piano music my favorite composer is Chopin.
After that come Beethoven, Liszt and of baroque Handel and Bach
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To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica)
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:23 |
Classical music is too pretentious for me. Respected, but disliked. Brahams, Debussy, Bach, Shubert, Mozart, Handel, Tchaikovsky, ect.....
Ive listend to a few of those names, It fails to move me, ehen it finished I feel disappointed that I just wasted time.
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AtLossForWords
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:51 |
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Either Musorgsky, Chopin, Vivaldi, or the Russian Five.
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Eetu Pellonpaa
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 01:31 |
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I think that Georg Friedric Händel has composed the most beautiful classical songs, but it very difficult to name the one who would be definetally the best!
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Reverie
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 02:08 |
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For now, Messiaen. But i'm certain thse fellows would be included if i could afford to purchase any more albums: Cage, Zorn, Ligeti, Mahler, Stravinsky, Mozart
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 03:10 |
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1. Bach (JS)
2. Brahms
3. Mahler
4. Schubert
5. Shostakovich
6. Dvorak
7. Bruckner
8. Mozart
9. Mendelssohn
10. Sibelius
The top 6 of these are pretty solid, the others could be replaced by other names if I make a list next week.
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 03:22 |
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Right now it's been J.S. Bach but it frequently changes.
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Rocktopus
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 08:24 |
 Asyte2c00 wrote:
Classical music is too pretentious for me. |
Eh? My favorite compser is Dmitri Schostacovich, although I almost exclusivly listen to just his String Quartets. But there's 15 of them, and I listen to them a lot. I also love late Shubert and Beethoven, and really starting to get into Karlheinz Stockhausen. Surprisingly beautiful. I've basically found some great stuff from most of the big names of all periods.
Edited by Rocktopus - September 11 2006 at 08:25
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Cristi
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 09:28 |
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Rachmaninov
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mystic fred
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 12:02 |
THE MASTER...
symphonies, piano concertos, one violin concerto, chamber music...master of them all!!
Edited by mystic fred - September 11 2006 at 12:05
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Leningrad
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 19:06 |
Copland. 
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 19:10 |
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Well they featured Shostakovich at the proms and it's his 100th year of his birth and what I heard was pretty cool, but the one that stuck out was his 'cello symphony number 1 (I think).
After that, well, it's kind of different to everyone else... George Geshwin's Rhapsody In Blue.
I'm not into Opera, so most Operas will pass me by.
Edited by Geck0 - September 11 2006 at 19:11
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 19:19 |
Mine is always changing but I still go more with the most celebrated past masters: Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, etc. However, recently I'm getting into more recent masters: Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Villa-Lobos, Gershwin, Debussy, Satie, Rodrigo, etc. 
Edited by Atkingani - September 11 2006 at 19:19
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SolariS
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 20:49 |
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Debussy
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 21:08 |
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Ludwig Van. The Ninth always sets me off.
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Paul K.
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Posted: September 12 2006 at 13:04 |
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Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mozart
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Posted: September 12 2006 at 13:11 |
Grieg, Chopin, Vivaldi, Holst...
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