Your Favorite 3 or 4 Pieces?

[Symphonien]

That approach was great. And it helped me understand what I so often forget. The different periods of classical music. I never think of it the way it was listed for me like that. Helpful reminder.

Of course, do bare in mind that there is a lot of overlap with these periods. Some people say that Beethoven was a Romantic composer after he wrote the Eroica, while others maintain that he was a Classicist right up to and including his final works. Tchaikovsky could be considered Late Romantic as well, and all of those "Late Romantic" pieces I chose were in fact composed in the early 20th century. Some people may well dispute calling Sibelius a Romantic composer at all, and in the 20th century although I split it into 1901-1950 and 1951-2000 these do not indicate any sort of stylistic periods as such but only dates. There was such a myriad of styles going on in the 20th century at the same time, it is impossible to define any specific boundaries - there is even some confusion over who would be classified Minimalist, Serialist, etc because since the latter half of the 20th century, composers have absorbed so many influences that they can no longer really be categorised at all.

[BachQ]

Brahms Piano Concerto no. 1
Bach Goldberg Variations
Bruckner 9 / 8
Brahms Handel Variations

[Henk]

Brahms Piano Concerto no. 1

I think this is your favourite piece of all? You always mention it .

[BachQ]

I think this is your favourite piece of all? You always mention it .

Guilty as charged! 

[aquablob]

Bach - WTC and Goldberg Variations.
Chopin - Preludes
Schumann - Davidsbundlertanze.

Depending on the day, my list might look the same! I'd probably have to add Beethoven's late piano sonatas and string quartets, and include pretty much everything Chopin ever wrote (minus the piano concerti), but we clearly have similar tastes.

[Grazioso]

That's a really hard question. My top 4 overall could include

* Bach's cello suites
* Mahler 7
* Bruckner 8
* Mozart's divertimento in D, KV 136

Special honorable mention to Pettersson 7

My top 4 of music I've listened to recently

* Bernstein's Candide overture
* Atterberg 4
* Diamond 2
* Mathias 3

(I gravitate towards symphonies.)

[helios]

Beethoven - Quartet Op. 131
Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Chopin - Ballade no. 4
Wagner - Gotterdammerung

[dave b]

Hi, Helios: What recording of Sibelius Violin Concerto do you have?

[bhodges]

Today's list:

Britten: Peter Grimes
Ligeti: Atmosphères
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

Tomorrow's list:

Mahler: Symphony No. 6
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin
Xenakis: Tetras
Gubaidulina: String Quartet No. 3

Yesterday's list:

R. Strauss: Salome
R. Strauss: Four Last Songs
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances



--Bruce

[helios]

Hi, Helios: What recording of Sibelius Violin Concerto do you have?

I have a few, but my favourites are the Heifetz & Khachatryan.

[Christo]

My list of personal favourites at 21:06 hrs CET:

# Vaughan Williams, A Pastoral Symphony
* Bach, Matthäus Passion (well, it's still Easter - I played it five times, these days)
+ Tubin, Symphony no. 6
^ Ginastera, Variaciones concertantes

[Sergeant Rock]

Six favorite performances and pieces (I'm taking liberty with the term "pieces") from my six favorite composers:

Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen - Karajan/Berlin Phil, Barenboim/Bayreuth, Krauss/Bayreuth

Mahler Symphony #6 A minor - Solti/Chicago, Szell/Cleveland, Karajan/Berlin Phil

Bruckner Symphony #3 D minor - Celibidache/Munich Phil, Szell/Cleveland, Tintner/Royal Scottish

Sibelius Kullervo - Davis/LSO (RCA)

Beethoven Symphony #3 "Eroica" - Bernstein/NY Phil, Norrington/London Classical Players, Szell/Cleveland

Havergal Brian Symphony #1 D minor "Gothic" - Boult/BBC SO, Lenard/CSR Bratislava


Sarge

[Kullervo]

Going from empirical data based on how many plays each piece has:

Sibelius - Symphony No. 4
Beethoven - String Quartet No. 13 (including the Große Fuge)
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet
Nørgård - Symphony No. 3

[Keemun]

Here are today's five favorite works:

Bach: Cello Suites
Bach: Mass in B Minor
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132
Brahms: German Requiem
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

(The Four B's  )

Bruckner Symphony #3 D minor - Celibidache/Munich Phil, Szell/Cleveland, Tintner/Royal Scottish

Sarge, I didn't like Tintner's Bruckner Symphonies Nos. 4-7, is his Bruckner Symphony No. 3 much different?  I'm wondering if I should give him another try....