The 7 Wonders of Classical Music

[Ataraxia]

You've heard of the Seven Wonders of the World, but what I'm asking here is, what are YOUR Seven Wonders of Classical Music? It can be an individual work, a whole cycle or every note a composer wrote. It can be a historic event, a particular performer or conductor. Use your imagination.

Remember to list seven, no more, no less.

Thank you.

[springrite]

Bach

One wonder will do. Or it will be 1 plus 6, with the other 6 significantly below Bach.

[Ataraxia]

Or it will be 1 plus 6, with the other 6 significantly below Bach.

Yes.

[Drasko]

Ecole de Notre-Dame
Machaut's Messe de Nostre Dame
Monteverdi's IV Book of Madrigals
W.A. Mozart
Chopin's four Ballades
Claude Debussy
Stravinski's Rite of Spring

[Ataraxia]

Perfect, Drasko. Just what I asked for.

[Sergeant Rock]

The Seven Wonders of My Classical World:










Sarge

[Ataraxia]

Excellent! Bravo, Sarge.

[springrite]

Sarge puts a few photos of ugly men in their just so that Mrs. Rock wouldn't have any wrong ideas...

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge puts a few photos of ugly men in their just so that Mrs. Rock wouldn't have any wrong ideas...

Or maybe I just have a thing for bald heads and grey hair 

Sarge

[The Six]

Gustavo Dudamel's hair.
Yuja Wang's legs

[Ataraxia]

Gustavo Dudamel's hair.
Yuja Wang's legs

We'll add these to springrite's "Bach."

[Todd]

Eroica
Op 111
Op 132
Tristan und Isolde
Wozzeck
Debussy's Preludes
WTC

[springrite]

Eroica
Op 111
Op 132
Tristan und Isolde
Wozzeck
Debussy's Preludes
WTC

I love this set. Personally I may sub Rite of Spring and Goldberg for... Eroica and Debussy...

[madaboutmahler]

Bernstein's Mahler
Tennstedt's Mahler 2
Karajan's Mahler 9
Chailly's live BBC Proms Mahler 6 with Gewandhaus!
The Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons

and:
GMG!

[Mirror Image]

My 7 Wonders of Classical Music (in no particular order):

1. Dmitri Shostakovich -



2. Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps -



3. Leonard Bernstein -



4. Martha Argerich -



5. Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe -



6. Bruckner's Symphony No. 9



7. Béla Bartók -

[mahler10th]

Hans Rott Symphony 1  - Segerstam
Anton Bruckner
Carlos Kleiber
*Celibidache and the BPO playing Beethovens Egmont overture in the ruins of Berlins Philharmonic hall, circa 1947*
Rautavaara - Angels and Visitations
Herbert von Karajan
Bertinis Inbals Mahler 5
Shostakovich 5

[TheGSMoeller]

Bach
Beethoven's 9th
Wagner's Ring Cycle
Ives
Minimalism
Evolution of brass instruments
Bernstein

[eyeresist]

Almost impossible to narrow it down to seven! Here's an attempt:

Barber - Symphony No. 1
Elgar - Enigma Variations
Holst - The Planets
Mahler - ALL the songs
Mozart - Requiem
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Kalinnikov - Symphony No. 1 (cond. Friedmann)
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[DavidW]

Bach's Mass in B Minor

Handel's Messiah

Beethoven

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Audio recordings

Franco de Cologne

GMG Classical Music Forum (and Rob for making it happen)

[Brahmsian]

Unique poll, Dave!  I like it. 

My personal seven wonders are:

Bach - Cello Suites
Beethoven - Late string quartets
Wagner - Solti's Ring
Tchaikovsky's Ballets
Schubert - String Quintet in C, D956
Brahms - Chamber Music
Bruckner & Mahler's symphonies