Best Classical music piece of all time

[partygirluk]

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto #2
Beethoven Symphony #7 (5 is good too)
Beethoven's 14th piano sonata (esp. last movement)

[andyfox]

D-flat major.

[2planka]

The Requiem

[andyfox]

It's all in the ear of the beholder, of course. My favorite composer is Chopin. He was the master of every musical element--harmony, melody, texture, counterpoint, rhythm, form--except for orchestration. But of course he made the piano into an orchestra in and of itself. If you want to sample his genius, listen to the Barcarolle, the "Winter Wind" etude, and the Piano Sonata in B minor.

Based on the space in the Schwann catalog, the most popular 18th and 19th century composers are, in order:

Mozart
Beethoven
Bach
Brahms
Tchaikowsky
Schubert
Chopin
Haydn
Wagner
Schumann
Verdi

[Cancer Merchant]

Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

[jesusarenque]

Mahler's Symphony No. 9

[Blarg]

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Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

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I love that one!

By the way, I'm surprised no joker mentioned "The Lone Ranger Overture."

[wayabvpar]

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Four Seasons by Vivaldi

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This is the one. I could listen to this over and over.

[codewarrior]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Ode to Joy is a hymn.

The 9th is the "Choral"

And I agree with your choice, BTW. Mozart's Requiem is probably my favorite composition, but I can't call it the best when it was written by more than one composer.

[Laomedon]

Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique

It's sweet.