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**mllebrie** · 10-12-2011, 08:51 PM

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**Caligulove** · 10-13-2011, 11:13 PM

Rachmaninov
Holst
Tchaikovsky
Shostakovich

**staticjenn** · 11-10-2011, 07:38 AM

Whoever did the soundtrack for the tv show Dexter

**Still Standing** · 11-10-2011, 11:24 AM

Bach rules. Vivaldi comes close second. Yann Tiersen for the more modern stuff.

**verbosely** · 11-11-2011, 07:48 AM

Beethoven, Chopin (my favorite to play), Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff (Prelude Op 23 No 5... amazing), Ravel.

**JC22** · 11-11-2011, 08:41 AM

Ludwig van Beethoven -
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**WhirlsTwirls** · 11-11-2011, 08:48 AM

I can't name a single favorite composer. Even if a lot of my favorite music was written by a single person on their own (as opposed to in collaborative way in a band dynamic), I wouldn't be able to pick. It's just like trying to pick a favorite color; there are lots of beautiful hues and nuances.

**GreenElf** · 11-11-2011, 09:16 AM

Beethoven

**Haumea** · 11-13-2011, 02:28 AM

Schumann, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Beethoven.

**Dung** · 11-13-2011, 02:31 PM

Schnittke, Prokofief, Ravel, Satie, Bach, Pergolese, too many to name just one.

**Quantiq** · 11-13-2011, 04:04 PM

Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Chopin (especially), Eno (experimental-modern works), etc.

A lot of people mentioned Tchaikovsky. However, I find his works are very arid and sour.

Mozart I will admit has talent but I'm not much of a fan of his works.

**Antares** · 11-13-2011, 06:48 PM

Mahler and Beethoven. These two speak to my soul.

Other favorites: Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostsakovich

I definitely have a German/Russian theme going on.

**Haumea** · 11-13-2011, 11:12 PM


	A lot of people mentioned Tchaikovsky. However, I find his works are very arid and sour.

That's strange, 'cause a lot of people find him sacchariny. (Although I don't see how that applies to Symphony #5, e.g.) I guess it depends on the work in question.

**Progressor** · 11-14-2011, 01:05 AM

Hans Zimmer

**JulietCapulet** · 11-14-2011, 01:40 AM

Mozart

Othesemo · 11-16-2011, 04:06 PM

My favorite composer? Rimsky-Korsakov, hands down. I also like Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Stravinsky. In Europe, I'm not a big fan of too many composers. Many of them are good, like Verdi, and many are excellent, like Beethoven, but I can't claim to like their music as a whole. I may love Rondo a la Turque (And Blue Rondo a la Turk, for that matter), but I can't claim to feel the same about a fair amount of other music by Mozart. Although I love everything (that I've heard) by Rimsky-Korsakov, if you picked a piece by Mozart at random, chances are I wouldn't be too big a fan of it.

In America, I'm a huge fan of Gershwin and Bernstein, and an uncountable number of jazz composers. Outside of Russia, Europe and America, I don't have much experience.

**Rosanna** · 02-05-2012, 10:58 AM

I used to love classical music, especially Chopin or the Planets Suite by Holst. Recently however, I've found myself favouring film and TV soundtracks. My favourite composers and songs are Hans Zimmer (Now We Are Free - Gladiator), James Horner (I See You - Avatar), and Murray Gold (This is Gallifrey - Doctor Who).

**quietguy** · 02-06-2012, 12:05 AM

Edvard Grieg and Beethovin

**Distance** · 02-06-2012, 12:14 AM

I'm a classical music slut with no loyalty to any specific composer. Flavour, piece, mood, audience.

**Megalomania** · 02-06-2012, 12:24 AM

I tend to like stuff with catchy melodies and sombre or epic moods. Beethoven and Wagner seem to be the only ones I like consistently. Otherwise it is hit and miss.

**KelvinDjangoTeo** · 02-06-2012, 01:18 AM

Gypsy Jazz, Jean Django Reinhardt
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**hamlet9** · 02-06-2012, 02:41 PM

Bach!!!!

**elTee13** · 02-06-2012, 03:04 PM

Ludwig van
Sibelius
Smetana
Grieg
Offenbach
Richard Strauss
J.S. Bach
Copeland
some others
but especially Grieg.

**thehammer** · 02-06-2012, 03:07 PM

Lots of great ones already mentioned. Couple of current guys I like: Christopher Tignor and Daniel Bjarnason.

**darkWight** · 02-06-2012, 04:14 PM

Vaughan Williams
Elgar
Mahler
Brahms
Rodrigo

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WhirlsTwirls Member [03%] MBTI: INTj Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 152	I can't name a single favorite composer. Even if a lot of my favorite music was written by a single person on their own (as opposed to in collaborative way in a band dynamic), I wouldn't be able to pick. It's just like trying to pick a favorite color; there are lots of beautiful hues and nuances.
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Quantiq New Member [01%] MBTI: ENTJ Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 57	Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Chopin (especially), Eno (experimental-modern works), etc. A lot of people mentioned Tchaikovsky. However, I find his works are very arid and sour. Mozart I will admit has talent but I'm not much of a fan of his works.
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Antares Core Member [170%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,835	Mahler and Beethoven. These two speak to my soul. Other favorites: Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostsakovich I definitely have a German/Russian theme going on.
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Othesemo Core Member [122%] MBTI: INTj Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 4,891	My favorite composer? Rimsky-Korsakov, hands down. I also like Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Stravinsky. In Europe, I'm not a big fan of too many composers. Many of them are good, like Verdi, and many are excellent, like Beethoven, but I can't claim to like their music as a whole. I may love Rondo a la Turque (And Blue Rondo a la Turk, for that matter), but I can't claim to feel the same about a fair amount of other music by Mozart. Although I love everything (that I've heard) by Rimsky-Korsakov, if you picked a piece by Mozart at random, chances are I wouldn't be too big a fan of it. In America, I'm a huge fan of Gershwin and Bernstein, and an uncountable number of jazz composers. Outside of Russia, Europe and America, I don't have much experience.
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Megalomania Veteran Member [80%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,234	I tend to like stuff with catchy melodies and sombre or epic moods. Beethoven and Wagner seem to be the only ones I like consistently. Otherwise it is hit and miss.
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02-06-2012, 03:07 PM	#74
thehammer Member [32%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,312	Lots of great ones already mentioned. Couple of current guys I like: Christopher Tignor and Daniel Bjarnason.
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