Classical Top Five

If most will concede Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and Brahms as " the given" top 4, who would you choose as number 5?

jpwarren5803-10-2021 3:16am

tablejockey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,407 posts 03-12-2021 at 04:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The history Classical is complex, a top 5 clearly is impossible
polkalover Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 175 posts 03-12-2021 at 05:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Tchaikovsky is the obvious - however my personal top 5 are Mozart, Beethoven, Copland, Grieg and Debussy- round out to top 8- Bach, Ravel and Tchaikovsky and lastly to 10- Vivaldi and Strauss
roxy1927 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 174 posts 03-12-2021 at 05:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Gluck-Some of the most meltingly beautiful music ever and I can hardly believe it was composed by a man. And for brownsfan the B Minor Mass is considered the greatest piece of music ever written.
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jpwarren58 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 744 posts 03-12-2021 at 07:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Apart from clearthinking's personal favorite could we provide short examples of your champion's works? Drill down to 3-8 minute segments that illustrate their genius and inspiration. (Brahms appears in need of an overhaul, another separate thread perhaps?)