FabiusPictor202: Top 10 Classical Composers

DadKungFu 05.27.21	damn describing Bingen as opera has me questioning this whole list
BaselineOOO 05.27.21	Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach is a meme tho
Rowhaus 05.27.21	Definitely agree on 1. I'm triggered by the lack of Tchaikovsky tho
budgie 05.27.21	shit thread delete account stop making shit lists
ReefaJones 05.27.21	missing Rachmaninoff, Stravinksy, Prokofiev
Josh D. 05.27.21	I am a fan of Saint-Saens
DadKungFu 05.27.21	terrible takes all over this thread
Josh D. 05.27.21	stop the back sass
Dwap 05.28.21	I don’t really know classical music but I would say Wagner and Rachmaninov should be on here
Josh D. 05.28.21	I don't really know know baseball but I would say base and ball should be on here
Trifolium 05.28.21	Debussyyyyyyyy ☘💖💖💖💖
kalkwiese 05.28.21	smh at all the people conflating classical music with baroque and romanticism
Trifolium 05.28.21	But kalk you are assuming which interpretation of classical was used by the creator of this list too! Classical period/Classical music is always confusing. "Historically, the term 'classical music' refers specifically to the musical period from 1750 to 1820 (the Classical period). In a more general sense classical music refers to Western musical traditions considered to be apart from or a refinement of western folk music traditions and encompasses the broad span of time from before the 6th century AD to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods.[1]" - Wikipedia: Classical music This helps.
kalkwiese 05.28.21	Hehe, Im just taking the piss :D But also thanks for the effort. This reminds me of all the good music I still have to check.
Trifolium 05.28.21	Haha I should have known! It's a good point though, even if you were taking the piss.
Egarran 05.28.21	1. Mozart 2. Tchaikovsky 3. Strauss 4. Beethoven 5. Prokofiev 6. Grieg 7. Saint-Saëns 8. Bach 9. Chopin 10. Ravel -1: Wagner
Trifolium 05.28.21	OOooooh some nice picks Egarran, that's looking more like it. Although for me Haydn and DEBUSSY would certaaaaaaiinnnnllyy be there. Love Ravel/Grieg/Saint-Saëns being there though!
Trifolium 05.28.21	Oh and Mahler.
Egarran 05.28.21	Thank you! I never got around to Mahler or Haydn for some reason.
Purpl3Spartan 05.28.21	Imma prove that I'm the best composer I am composed of atoms gg
kalkwiese 05.28.21	I only know Debussy'a Arabeque, but it's like having cuddly sex on a flowery field. Also love Tchaikovsky's first and last symphony. Have to listen to more of his work. I also have a vinyl of some Chopin piece (it's written in russian, idk which one) and it's pretty cool too
Trifolium 05.28.21	Actually: Beethoven Debussy Haydn Mahler Ravel Mozart Rachmaninoff Schubert Mendelssohn Bartholdy Tchaikovsky
Trifolium 05.28.21	OMG kalk check Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune https://youtu.be/Y9iDOt2WbjY And La Mer: https://youtu.be/SgSNgzA37To
DadKungFu 05.28.21	and the violin sonata https://youtu.be/ZzEl_4SutlU
Trifolium 05.28.21	YES.
Dwap 05.28.21	This is the worst comments section to have ever existed on the internet.
kalkwiese 05.28.21	Hey Dwap, thank you for the insight. Different perspectives are really make this a richer place
Trifolium 05.28.21	True. And the internet is quite the lovely place, then!
conesmoke 05.28.21	Of the classic 'era', my favourite period is romantic. Of this period, Chopin is my man. Etude op 10 # 4 Etude op 10 #12 Ocean etude (op 25 # 12) Winter wind etude (op 25 # 11) Raindrop prelude Prelude in E minor Fantasie impromptu All quite badass pieces.
e210013 05.28.21	Nice names here. All are great. But, my three favourites are probably the first three, Bach, Beethoven e Mozart, probably by this order. But, many others could be part of my list, especially the composers of the Baroque period.
Egarran 05.28.21	No need for those buts.
sumyunguy 05.28.21	While there are countless genius composers who have graced us with a treasure trove of brilliant music, Bach is the alpha and omega. Nobody has and nobody will ever surpass him. It peeves me to no end when Beethoven is placed above him. You can personally prefer Beethoven over Bach, that's completely fine, but objectively speaking, Bach is greater and there is really no discussion.
Atari 05.28.21	Sibelius is great, surprised he hasn’t even been mentioned yet
CaliggyJack 05.28.21	Where the fuck is Saint-Saens?
DadKungFu 05.28.21	Saint-Saens isn't even top 10 romantic composers
CaliggyJack 05.28.21	Danse Macabre>Anything Haydn had ever done in his career
Egarran 05.28.21	Among other things, Saint-Saens wrote The Carnival of the Animals. A true classic.
beefshoes 05.28.21	I love seeing love for Hildegard von Bingen!!! To me, she's basically the Rumi of Catholicism, which is meant as a highest complement. Great list too obviously. Schoenberg is an easy 1 for me, but JSB is probably after that.....I mean, because he's fucking Bach. Mahler, Webern, Ravel, Wagner, Boulez, Mendelssohn, Berg, Beethoven, Bartok....there are just too many that immediately come to mind, and summon unbridled affection for me.
CaliggyJack 05.29.21	"Among other things, Saint-Saens wrote The Carnival of the Animals. A true classic." Thank God for that man. Samson and Delilah and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso are some other classics from him
DadKungFu 05.29.21	1. Bach 2. Beethoven 3. Webern 4. Debussy 5. Schoenberg 6. Messiaen 7. Bartok 8. Biber 9. Schnittke 10. Ockegham
LeddSledd 05.29.21	people listen to old nerd music lmao
CaliggyJack 05.29.21	For every list without Saint-Saens in it I die inside a little bit
Egarran 05.29.21	I had this idea that I loved Bartok but then I actually heard a lot of Bartok and I had to conclude that I don't love Bartok.
gg901goody 10.26.22	Missing Debussy, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky and Chopin, take out Carl Bach, von Bingen, Haydn, Palestrina, with the exception of Haydn they do not compare
chchelse2 10.26.22	Big fan of Liszt!
BaselineOOO 10.27.22	Handel easily.
DadKungFu 10.27.22	Egarran, what about Bartok's string quartets? Some of the greatest out there imo. Baseline, I get the sense that you like being contrarian but I gotta ask: why Handel?
Egarran 10.27.22	Rec me a piece.
DadKungFu 10.27.22	The fifth quartet is probably the most immediately enjoyable, energetic, almost chaotic opening and closing movements and a lot of atmosphere and unusual texture in between, all in an overall symmetrical structure. https://youtu.be/MpyoHFjIcVY
Egarran 10.27.22	Thanks! Yeah that is impressive. But it's also a bit too progressive for me.
DadKungFu 10.27.22	Fair lol, being a violin player I loved it from the get-go but I could see how it could be something that's more easily appreciated than enjoyed