Your top 5 Classical composers: (concert, Piano, Violin)

SATCHMO · 08-04-2010, 06:46 PM

For people new to "classical" music, I think that 20th century European composers are really the way to go. There seems to be a much more engaging vigorous dynamic going on, a lot more minor key "doom & Gloom", especially with the Russians like Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff. I find it to be a lot more accessible than most of the earlier periods

My faves:
Shostakovich
Bartok
Holst
Rachmaninoff
Sibelius
Prokofiev

I don't think you can go wrong with any of those.

08-04-2010, 06:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	For people new to "classical" music, I think that 20th century European composers are really the way to go. There seems to be a much more engaging vigorous dynamic going on, a lot more minor key "doom & Gloom", especially with the Russians like Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff. I find it to be a lot more accessible than most of the earlier periods My faves: Shostakovich Bartok Holst Rachmaninoff Sibelius Prokofiev I don't think you can go wrong with any of those.