My Top 20 Composers - A personal list

Note: This list is a personal list of favourite composers. I am not ranking them in order of their greatness, but instead I rank them in terms of where they would come in my personal favourites. I am sure that some people will be highly surprised that I have not a single baroque composer in my list, or the fact that Mozart is not in the list! This is because I relate more to music of the romantic era, or the 20th century as there is I believe more power and passion in the music.
I was originally going to do a top 25 list, but that would have made the video far too long. But if you want to know, the extra five I would have included would have been Mozart, Bach, Bartok, Schoenberg and Berlioz.

I dedicate this video to my good friend, Basil. Please take a look at his channel which has many great videos on it. :) www.youtube.com/user/NiceplayeR700

Please feel free to write comments on the video, remember that these are just my own personal favourites. :)

Please take a listen to my own compositions if you are interested - www.youtube.com/user/danielhoganmusic

Thank you for watching/listening!

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[TheClassicalSymphony]

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.

[elgarian497]

@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! :)

[TheClassicalSymphony]

@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.....!

[elgarian497]

@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. :)

[99candres]

and what happened to Puccini?? you like the music of Puccini

[fapestar]

Who the hell is Edward Elgar?

[th3Arisaka]

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!!

[treycardi333333]

Beethoven cant be 4. He's 1

Bach is 2

Mozart is 3

Chopin is 4

Brahms is 5

[cmach7]

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]

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.

[LouiePlaysDrums]

Mahler is #1. Totally agreed.

[0OoFACUoO0]

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

[cmach7]

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? :(