Your Top 10 Favorite Composers

[Symphonic Addict]

That's an unusual list, San Antone. And by unusual, I mean personal.

No Machaut this time?

[Symphonic Addict]

Yep, and I don't see those composers you mention getting bumped off my list anytime soon!

And that's good, you and me have similar fixed tastes, composers, works, styles, etc.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Current list:

JSB
Akutagawa
Hindemith
Stravinsky
Ibert
Prokofiev
Amirov
Adigezalov
Turina
Walton

[Mirror Image]

Time for a bit of a change:

Debussy
Mahler
Strauss
Sibelius
Bartók
Ravel
Stravinsky
Martinů
Berlioz
Saint-Saëns

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Time for a bit of a change:

Debussy
Mahler
Strauss
Sibelius
Bartók
Ravel
Stravinsky
Martinů
Berlioz
Saint-Saëns

Shostie out?

[Mirror Image]

Shostie out?

Out of the "Top 10" yep, but I still love him and the same with Schoenberg et. al.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Out of the "Top 10" yep, but I still love him and the same with Schoenberg et. al.

Yes, top ten is a pretty tough selection.

[Mirror Image]

Yes, top ten is a pretty tough selection.

Indeed, but if I change every week. All my favorites will be included at some point or another.

[prémont]

Indeed, but if I change every week. All my favorites will be included at some point or another.

Oh I see, a parallel to your frequent change of avatar.

[Mirror Image]

Oh I see, a parallel to your frequent change of avatar.

Indeed!

[Madiel]

Oh I see, a parallel to your frequent change of avatar.

He lives in the moment.

[Karl Henning]

Yes, top ten is a pretty tough selection.

Sure is!

[kyjo]

Current list:

JSB
Akutagawa
Hindemith
Stravinsky
Ibert
Prokofiev
Amirov
Adigezalov
Turina
Walton

What a quirky and fun list!! JSB is certainly the "odd man out" in that company!

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Current list:

JSB
Akutagawa
Hindemith
Stravinsky
Ibert
Prokofiev
Amirov
Adigezalov
Turina
Walton

I don't know any of the music from some of those composers (nor anything about them...will google).  Which pieces of music would you suggest as a newbie to:  Akutagawa, Amirov, Adigezalov and Turina?  And what do you like about them (the composers' music) in general?

PD

[Papy Oli]

hmmm...there's going to be some damage after those last 2 years

Roughly in order as of now:

JS Bach
Saint-Saëns
Arnold
Fauré
Debussy
Ravel
Holst
Vaughan Williams
Haydn
Albinoni

I think Albinoni will have to drop off to make room for Buxtehude.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

What a quirky and fun list!! JSB is certainly the "odd man out" in that company!

I don't know any of the music from some of those composers (nor anything about them...will google).  Which pieces of music would you suggest as a newbie to:  Akutagawa, Amirov, Adigezalov and Turina?  And what do you like about them (the composers' music) in general?

PD

Kyle and PD, thank you for your understanding and open-minded responses. I listen cross over- Jazz (main), classical, world music, etc. PD, I will respond to your request soon.
Thank you gents.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I don't know any of the music from some of those composers (nor anything about them...will google).  Which pieces of music would you suggest as a newbie to:  Akutagawa, Amirov, Adigezalov and Turina?  And what do you like about them (the composers' music) in general?

PD

Yasushi Akutagawa- Ellora Symphony, from Naxos. Mainly a western music, with a little Asian traditional elements and his own aestheticism. It's quite successful musically. Hard to tell if this is a new-wave or traditional music. Probably the both.
Also, you may enjoy reading the Japanese composers thread:  https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=6161.0

Fikret Amirov- Arabian/1001 nights, from Olympia (better, but oop) and Naxos. Shur, from Naxos. Also recordings by Stokowski and Alexander Gauk.

Vasif Adigezalov- Ajerbaijani Piano Concertos, from Naxos. The music of Japanese composers are 80-100 percent European. In contrast, the music by Amirov and Adigezalov are decidedly Azerbaijani. Melodies, melodies, and melodies. They are elegant and beautiful.

Joaquin Turina- the recording by Antonio de Almeida, infamous conductor at GMG, and the EMI disc by Enrique Batiz.  The Naxos disc by Max Darman is fine as well.  Turina successfully utilizes traditional Spain (Seville) music/scales in his modern compositions. His music is picturesque and exotic. In contrast to de Falla, his music is less dark.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Yasushi Akutagawa- Ellora Symphony, from Naxos. Mainly a western music, with a little Asian traditional elements and his own aestheticism. It's quite successful musically. Hard to tell if this is a new-wave or traditional music. Probably the both.
Also, you may enjoy reading the Japanese composers thread:  https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=6161.0

Fikret Amirov- Arabian/1001 nights, from Olympia (better, but oop) and Naxos. Shur, from Naxos. Also recordings by Stokowski and Alexander Gauk.

Vasif Adigezalov- Ajerbaijani Piano Concertos, from Naxos. The music of Japanese composers are 80-100 percent European. In contrast, the music by Amirov and Adigezalov are decidedly Azerbaijani. Melodies, melodies, and melodies. They are elegant and beautiful.

Joaquin Turina- the recording by Antonio de Almeida, infamous conductor at GMG, and the EMI disc by Enrique Batiz.  The Naxos disc by Max Darman is fine as well.  Turina successfully utilizes traditional Spain (Seville) music/scales in his modern compositions. His music is picturesque and exotic. In contrast to de Falla, his music is less dark.

Thank you for your descriptions and recs!     I'll see if I can find any of their music on youtube and/or from my library.  Will be a nice break from all of the tennis drama currently going on.

PD

[LKB]

Exclusions were painful. Still, in no particular order:

JS Bach
Bruckner
Beethoven
Mahler
Schubert
Shostakovich
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Wagner
Josquin Des Prez
Brahms

And, five who nearly were among the Ten ( and still may be in the future ):

Tchaikovsky
Puccini
Ravel
Debussey
Haydn

[foxandpeng]

Bruckner

Bruckner has come roaring back onto contention for me after the last couple of days. His contradictions of belief and behaviour, spirituality and personality have always fascinated me. Listening to so much more recent/contemporary music over the last few years has pushed him into the background for me, but his symphonies leave me open mouthed at times.