Your Five (or so) Favorite Composers

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

My 'Top 5' hasn't over the last 4-5 years:

Mahler
Debussy
R. Strauss
Sibelius
Bartók

[Florestan]

My 'Top 5' hasn't over the last 4-5 years:

Mahler
Debussy
R. Strauss
Sibelius
Bartók

That's surprising, John. Judging by your current listening and purchasing habits, I should have thought that Schubert and Handel made their way to your pantheon. 

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

That's surprising, John. Judging by your current listening and purchasing habits, I should have thought that Schubert and Handel made their way to your pantheon. 

My 'Top 5' is doubtful to have any change, but a 'Top 10' certainly offers more wiggle room and Schubert is in this 'Top 10'. But I do have to say that Bach, Handel and Beethoven each occupy a special category that makes them unelectable for any favorite composer list. Their music is just that special to me that I couldn't possibly have the courage to place them in any kind of ranking.

[nico1616]

The 2 towering above all for me are:
Mozart
Beethoven

And then, since I love opera:
Verdi
Puccini
Wagner

[Madiel]

That's surprising, John. Judging by your current listening and purchasing habits, I should have thought that Schubert and Handel made their way to your pantheon. 

Andrei is guaranteed to sniff out a Schubert reference wherever it can be found.

[brewski]

Five, because I'm terrible at math.

Bartók
Bruckner
Janáček
Mahler
Ravel
Shostakovich

[Madiel]

No more terrible at maths than the conductor I heard about MANY years ago who conducted 5/4 time by going:

1-2-3-4-5 *breath intake*
1-2-3-4-5 *breath intake*