What is your favorite classical music piece, composer, artist, conductor?

United States
March 24, 2009 6:51pm CST
I have a friend who is into classical music and I have not had much exposure to it. What pieces of classical music are the ones that are must hears? What artists, composers and conductors are the ones that I should learn about? What is your favorite classical music piece? If you have the ability to link to it on the net... I would appreciate it.
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
25 Mar 09
I love all the songs in SOund of Music. But all the composers like BAck BRahams, Thycasky (sp) Handel ones like those are great classics!
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
28 Mar 09
cool and your welcome!
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• United States
28 Mar 09
Thanks for sharing what you like... I like the Sound of Music too... and the others you mention.
• Philippines
25 Mar 09
Among classical musicians I appreciate Handel the most. I like so much his piece "Messiah". It gives much glory to Christ and truly the piece is highly inspired. I also like Beethoven. I consider him a genius.
• United States
28 Mar 09
Thanks for sharing what you like: Handel and Beethoven... They are indeed great!
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
25 Mar 09
I like classical music very much. I like listening to Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Beethoven, and more. My favorite is Johan Strauss, very beautiful, very relaxing. I had the opportunity once to listen to Johan Strauss at the Vienna Philarmonic Orchestrs in Vienna, Austra. Oh, that was fabulous ! An unforgetable experience ! In fact, I like listening to classical music of other cultures too, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Indian. In their unique ways, they are also very nice listening.
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• United States
25 Mar 09
It must have been neat to hear someone you like in person... I am glad that you told me about it... Thanks for also letting me know to listen to music of other cultures as well.
@teka44 (3420)
• Brazil
25 Mar 09
Hi whiteheron. I don't have only one favourite so it's hard to pick only one of them. My favourite composers are Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rowkmaninov. I like many others too but those are my favourites. My favourite conductors are Arthur Rubistein (passed away already), Zubin Metha, Gunter Von Clidows. I think that you must listening classical music so you can choose what you like the most because each one have his own taste. Sorry I don't have any link because I don't listen classical music in the net. I find the sound very poor in the net when it comes to classical music. Hope it can help you. Have a good day.
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• United States
25 Mar 09
Thanks for letting me know your favorites and also your encouragement to explore and to find out what I like. Thanks too for telling me about the fact that the net does not do justice to classical music. I will remember that when my friend plays it on the net and asks me what I think about it.