This might be shot down because it isn't "sophisticated" enough, but why does nobody ever include Duke Ellington? I know it is a difference type of music, but he really was like a bridge between classical music and jazz. Let the thumb downs begin!!
You said the extra 5 composers in your original video are Mozart, Bach, Bartok, Schoenberg, and Berlioz. Let me guess your arrangement of those 5 composers.
25. Hector Berlioz
24. Bela Bartok
23. Arnold Schoenberg
22. Johann Sebastian Bach
21. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (The one I like the most)
About those two composers Mozart and Mahler is that Mozart composed more music, over 600 pieces. I know Mahler was the great composer, I agree. Look at it this way, Mozart wrote a lot of work than Beethoven did and than Mahler did. Over 600 pieces were created by Mozart. That's why I place him as nr. 1.
This is such a complete list! Regardless of what I listen to, in my opinion romantic music seems to be the closest thing to musical perfection. Classical period stuff is dull and mass-produced. Baroque is nice, but feels empty emotionally. Contemporary classical music can sometimes evoke emotion, but most of the things done in it make me feel quite disorientated, I don't understand it at all! This is a great selection, we both share our love for the music of the romantic era and the 20th century
Thank you very much for this video. I was happy to see Elgar in there because he was in my personal top 20. I was surprised to see Mahler, R. Strauss, Beethoven, Bruckner, Dvorak, Vaugahn-Williams, Sibelius, Debussy, and Nielson in there. But no Mozart? :(
I guess Brahms and Debussy will always be at the top of my list, I can just pick any opus by those two and I will love it. I think Schumann is missing, he is underrated, I really adore his music.
I also like the music from the romantic age and the 20th century the best, but I would probably include Haydn in my top 10 and mozart and bach in my top 20.
@Vinther1991 Very happy to see Richard Strauss so high on your list, he was perhaps the best orchestrator ever. I remember listening to the alpine symphony, suddenly there is an organ, and it just fits perfectly. He also made my favorite opera: Der Rosenkavalier.
I like Mahler a lot, but haven't listened to much of his work. All his works are rather difficult to get in to, but when you finally know them well, they are fantastic.
I never really cared about Wagner, he fells so over the top.
@Vinther1991 Yes, Brahms and Debussy wrote so many amazing compositions, I love nearly everything they wrote! Schumann, I do love his music. Just not as much as the others in the list. I particularly love his piano concerto and symphonies, and a lot of the solo piano music as well. I would agree that Richard Strauss is one of the greatest orchestrators, along with Ravel! Yes, the Alpine Symphony is a perfect piece, one of my absolute favourites! Thank you for your comments!
Finally, why didn't u choose the Intro to Also Sprach Zarathustra? It's great! Years ago I spent ages seeking out all the best versions of that great Intro.....I finally came up with the 2nd best being VPO Karajan, the best....well, I'll upload it soon....it's off an old tape of mine.
@TheClassicalSymphony Thank you for all of your comments. Mahler - well yes, his music is certainly very expanded in terms of length, as well as on the emotional scale and orchestral size! I think it was necissary for his works to be so expanded so that all the excellent music could be fitted in! I could never imagine any of the music being deleted to make the piece shorter! Prokofiev - yes, a lot of his works could be better known. I absolutely adore Romeo and Juliet in full at the moment.
@elgarian497 I know he had all these ideas and needed to write long syms to fit them in, but in the final analysis, is truly great ideas can be whittled done to around 45 mins. Prokofiev's syms 3 and 4 are quite interesting.....
@TheClassicalSymphony continuing: I agree about Sibelius, what a powerful motif! I can agree with Brahms 4 as well, although my personal favourite of the Brahms would be no.3. :) Certainly. I think his orchestration skills really shine most in the later works like the symphonic dances, choral symphony, 4th pc. I don't think the intro to Also Sprach Zarathustra is his best music, or the best part of the piece, although a great introduction! I much prefer the beauty of the Alpine Symphony! :)
@elgarian497 So u don't think the intro to Also sprach is that good,ok, I'll change your mind, I'll upload this great version.....but I need an old cassette player to get it off my tape and onto my Laptop.....I'll upload it next week and let u know, but beware, it's so powerful, it'll make u cry with emotion, well, it does to me anyway.....!
@TheClassicalSymphony I never said I didn't think it was that good! Just don't think it is the best music he wrote. I agree, it is certainly very powerful, and extra amazing in a good performance! My favourite part of Also Sprach Zarathustra is the dance movement, just irresistably charming, and the massive climax with the tolling bells at the end of that movement. My favourite pieces of Strauss are the Alpine Symphony, Ein Heldenleben, Don Juan, Four Last Songs, Till Eulenspigel and Salome. :)
Prokofiev....he's one of those composers you need to listen to over and over again, cause there's great undiscovered stuff in there, his syms 1 and 5 are well known , but the others have these interesting orchestral ideas.
The Sibelius Sym 5 ending is just one of the greatest melodies ever written and he's done it to such good orchestral effect!
BRAHMS' 4TH!!!!!!!! I believe to be one of the 4 greatest syms ever written!
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances show what a great orchestrator he was!
Dan, your choice of extracts show u have a great love for the great composers! I love the way u round it off with that great ending to part 1 of sym3.....!!! I think Mahler is tops with u because of his great orchestral ideas, but as for me, I don't like the way he writes these gigantic works, when half their size would've have done the job, I can only listen to about 45 mins of extracts of his excellent orchestration, the rest of it, I couldn't care if I never heard it again....
A truly wonderful list. Mahler at 1 yes, I don't listen for ages then go back and just am awash with genius. Like you I am more Romantic and later oriented but I would sneak in Vivaldi for Debussy and- my discovery of the year -Janacek for Nielsen. Janacek is fantastic. The last act of Jenufa puts him in the top ten. Just thought about Respighi, shut up,
@suephilwill hmm... Not the greatest fan of Vivaldi, sorry! And Nielsen is certainly one of my absolute favourites, I love his symphonies so much! So I could not get rid of him from my list! Respighi - I probably like Respighi more than Janacek actually. What a masterpiece the Roman Trilogy is, and the Sinfonia Drammatica! I am glad you liked the list, and thank you for your comment!
And Mahler is nr.1! That was amazing, Daniel, an amazing list! I don't know how much would take to me to put Debussy as my nr.1, Mahler as my nr.2, and Beethoven as my 3rd, ignoring the traditional top three, etc.
Thanks for dedicating this to me, it means a lot to recieve a dedication from you, thank you again! And also thanks for mentioning my new channel, i promise i will dedicate you my new list of 25 composers of xx century :)
@0707NicePlayer It is my pleasure to dedicate this video to you Basil! Thank you for your kind words and saying you will dedicate your new video to me as well, thank you! :)
wow, wonderful list. glad that Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Bruckner is in top.10. i always believe that you like Elgar most but this video tells me that i'm wrong :D Mahler is your favourite most, truly. i like your top 3. i'm surprised that Beethoven is beaten by Elgar, Strauss and Mahler. please tell me Dvorak and Williams music.
Amazing, it could be almost my list, it includes many of my favourite composers! No surprise to see Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss at the top positions :) Instead I'm a little impressed to see Wagner and Liszt ranked so low.
and what happened to Puccini?? you like the music of Puccini
99candres 1 week ago
Who the hell is Edward Elgar?
fapestar 3 weeks ago
This might be shot down because it isn't "sophisticated" enough, but why does nobody ever include Duke Ellington? I know it is a difference type of music, but he really was like a bridge between classical music and jazz. Let the thumb downs begin!!
th3Arisaka 1 month ago
Beethoven cant be 4. He's 1
Bach is 2
Mozart is 3
Chopin is 4
Brahms is 5
treycardi333333 4 months ago
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Great video!
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greatclassicalmusic6 4 months ago
You said the extra 5 composers in your original video are Mozart, Bach, Bartok, Schoenberg, and Berlioz. Let me guess your arrangement of those 5 composers.
25. Hector Berlioz
24. Bela Bartok
23. Arnold Schoenberg
22. Johann Sebastian Bach
21. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (The one I like the most)
cmach7 5 months ago
About those two composers Mozart and Mahler is that Mozart composed more music, over 600 pieces. I know Mahler was the great composer, I agree. Look at it this way, Mozart wrote a lot of work than Beethoven did and than Mahler did. Over 600 pieces were created by Mozart. That's why I place him as nr. 1.
cmach7 6 months ago
Mahler is #1. Totally agreed.
LouiePlaysDrums 6 months ago
This is such a complete list! Regardless of what I listen to, in my opinion romantic music seems to be the closest thing to musical perfection. Classical period stuff is dull and mass-produced. Baroque is nice, but feels empty emotionally. Contemporary classical music can sometimes evoke emotion, but most of the things done in it make me feel quite disorientated, I don't understand it at all! This is a great selection, we both share our love for the music of the romantic era and the 20th century
0OoFACUoO0 6 months ago
Thank you very much for this video. I was happy to see Elgar in there because he was in my personal top 20. I was surprised to see Mahler, R. Strauss, Beethoven, Bruckner, Dvorak, Vaugahn-Williams, Sibelius, Debussy, and Nielson in there. But no Mozart? :(
cmach7 6 months ago
I guess Brahms and Debussy will always be at the top of my list, I can just pick any opus by those two and I will love it. I think Schumann is missing, he is underrated, I really adore his music.
I also like the music from the romantic age and the 20th century the best, but I would probably include Haydn in my top 10 and mozart and bach in my top 20.
Vinther1991 6 months ago
@Vinther1991 Very happy to see Richard Strauss so high on your list, he was perhaps the best orchestrator ever. I remember listening to the alpine symphony, suddenly there is an organ, and it just fits perfectly. He also made my favorite opera: Der Rosenkavalier.
I like Mahler a lot, but haven't listened to much of his work. All his works are rather difficult to get in to, but when you finally know them well, they are fantastic.
I never really cared about Wagner, he fells so over the top.
Vinther1991 6 months ago
@Vinther1991 Yes, Brahms and Debussy wrote so many amazing compositions, I love nearly everything they wrote! Schumann, I do love his music. Just not as much as the others in the list. I particularly love his piano concerto and symphonies, and a lot of the solo piano music as well. I would agree that Richard Strauss is one of the greatest orchestrators, along with Ravel! Yes, the Alpine Symphony is a perfect piece, one of my absolute favourites! Thank you for your comments!
elgarian497 6 months ago
Finally, why didn't u choose the Intro to Also Sprach Zarathustra? It's great! Years ago I spent ages seeking out all the best versions of that great Intro.....I finally came up with the 2nd best being VPO Karajan, the best....well, I'll upload it soon....it's off an old tape of mine.
TheClassicalSymphony 6 months ago
@TheClassicalSymphony Thank you for all of your comments. Mahler - well yes, his music is certainly very expanded in terms of length, as well as on the emotional scale and orchestral size! I think it was necissary for his works to be so expanded so that all the excellent music could be fitted in! I could never imagine any of the music being deleted to make the piece shorter! Prokofiev - yes, a lot of his works could be better known. I absolutely adore Romeo and Juliet in full at the moment.
elgarian497 6 months ago
@elgarian497 I know he had all these ideas and needed to write long syms to fit them in, but in the final analysis, is truly great ideas can be whittled done to around 45 mins. Prokofiev's syms 3 and 4 are quite interesting.....
TheClassicalSymphony 6 months ago
@TheClassicalSymphony continuing: I agree about Sibelius, what a powerful motif! I can agree with Brahms 4 as well, although my personal favourite of the Brahms would be no.3. :) Certainly. I think his orchestration skills really shine most in the later works like the symphonic dances, choral symphony, 4th pc. I don't think the intro to Also Sprach Zarathustra is his best music, or the best part of the piece, although a great introduction! I much prefer the beauty of the Alpine Symphony! :)
elgarian497 6 months ago
@elgarian497 So u don't think the intro to Also sprach is that good,ok, I'll change your mind, I'll upload this great version.....but I need an old cassette player to get it off my tape and onto my Laptop.....I'll upload it next week and let u know, but beware, it's so powerful, it'll make u cry with emotion, well, it does to me anyway.....!
TheClassicalSymphony 6 months ago
@TheClassicalSymphony I never said I didn't think it was that good! Just don't think it is the best music he wrote. I agree, it is certainly very powerful, and extra amazing in a good performance! My favourite part of Also Sprach Zarathustra is the dance movement, just irresistably charming, and the massive climax with the tolling bells at the end of that movement. My favourite pieces of Strauss are the Alpine Symphony, Ein Heldenleben, Don Juan, Four Last Songs, Till Eulenspigel and Salome. :)
elgarian497 6 months ago
Prokofiev....he's one of those composers you need to listen to over and over again, cause there's great undiscovered stuff in there, his syms 1 and 5 are well known , but the others have these interesting orchestral ideas.
The Sibelius Sym 5 ending is just one of the greatest melodies ever written and he's done it to such good orchestral effect!
BRAHMS' 4TH!!!!!!!! I believe to be one of the 4 greatest syms ever written!
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances show what a great orchestrator he was!
TheClassicalSymphony 6 months ago
Dan, your choice of extracts show u have a great love for the great composers! I love the way u round it off with that great ending to part 1 of sym3.....!!! I think Mahler is tops with u because of his great orchestral ideas, but as for me, I don't like the way he writes these gigantic works, when half their size would've have done the job, I can only listen to about 45 mins of extracts of his excellent orchestration, the rest of it, I couldn't care if I never heard it again....
TheClassicalSymphony 6 months ago
A truly wonderful list. Mahler at 1 yes, I don't listen for ages then go back and just am awash with genius. Like you I am more Romantic and later oriented but I would sneak in Vivaldi for Debussy and- my discovery of the year -Janacek for Nielsen. Janacek is fantastic. The last act of Jenufa puts him in the top ten. Just thought about Respighi, shut up,
suephilwill 6 months ago
@suephilwill hmm... Not the greatest fan of Vivaldi, sorry! And Nielsen is certainly one of my absolute favourites, I love his symphonies so much! So I could not get rid of him from my list! Respighi - I probably like Respighi more than Janacek actually. What a masterpiece the Roman Trilogy is, and the Sinfonia Drammatica! I am glad you liked the list, and thank you for your comment!
elgarian497 6 months ago
A very well-crafted video! Congratulations!
paxukulele 6 months ago
And Mahler is nr.1! That was amazing, Daniel, an amazing list! I don't know how much would take to me to put Debussy as my nr.1, Mahler as my nr.2, and Beethoven as my 3rd, ignoring the traditional top three, etc.
Thanks for dedicating this to me, it means a lot to recieve a dedication from you, thank you again! And also thanks for mentioning my new channel, i promise i will dedicate you my new list of 25 composers of xx century :)
0707NicePlayer 7 months ago
@0707NicePlayer It is my pleasure to dedicate this video to you Basil! Thank you for your kind words and saying you will dedicate your new video to me as well, thank you! :)
elgarian497 7 months ago
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wow, wonderful list. glad that Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Bruckner is in top.10. i always believe that you like Elgar most but this video tells me that i'm wrong :D Mahler is your favourite most, truly. i like your top 3. i'm surprised that Beethoven is beaten by Elgar, Strauss and Mahler. please tell me Dvorak and Williams music.
masterclassicalmusic 7 months ago
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masterclassicalmusic 7 months ago
Amazing, it could be almost my list, it includes many of my favourite composers! No surprise to see Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss at the top positions :) Instead I'm a little impressed to see Wagner and Liszt ranked so low.
IlaryRhineKlange 7 months ago
What's the piece by Williams? thanks, and good video.
mooobtube 7 months ago
@mooobtube The piece by Vaughan Williams is the 5th symphony, it is the climax from the first movement. Thank you :)
elgarian497 7 months ago