I would also opt for Beethoven, closely followed Bach and Brahms - regarding the "big B's".
But there are many other great componists (Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Chopin, Vivaldi, Ravel, Mozart, Pachelbel, Verdi, Berlioz, Liszt, .... - it would be too long to list all af them - lol) from the past and from more recent times.
Beethoven, easily the greatest composer in history.
Mine would be Bach.
Bach
I would also opt for Beethoven, closely followed Bach and Brahms - regarding the "big B's".
But there are many other great componists (Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Chopin, Vivaldi, Ravel, Mozart, Pachelbel, Verdi, Berlioz, Liszt, .... - it would be too long to list all af them - lol) from the past and from more recent times.
Rachmaninov ranks high too. This heartbreakingly beautiful Magnificat has just the right blend of joy and sadness.
@T(h)ink
Yes, he does - I like also to listen to his piano compositions, for instance, concerto no 1, op. 1:
@ Marianne:
Yes, but it looks quite difficult to play.
Oh yes, they look indeed very complicated, and it was said that they are difficult to play.
And he changes key every 3 minutes!
Wow - lol - wait a second - don't you mean nearly every line?
Yes, sometimes at least.
Lol, estimating frequencies, sizes, etc. allows many definitions - lol.
