I have loved Wagner’s Der Ring cycle since high school and have listened to it often. I particularly love Götterdämmerung and what Wagner does throughout the entire opera. The music
I have loved Wagner’s Der Ring cycle since high school and have listened to it often. I particularly love Götterdämmerung and what Wagner does throughout the entire opera. The music
My favorite piece of classical music, what I also consider the best overall comes from Gustav Mahler, who perfected the symphonic form with his Symphony No. 6 in A minor.
Coming in second place on my Top 50 Favorite/Best Classical is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with his final symphony, Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74. This symphony is an
Coming in at #3 on my Top 50 Favorite/Best Classical is Richard Wagner’s crowning achievement, the final story of his massive Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Götterdämmerung, the four and a
At #4 on my Top 50 Favorite/Best Classical is George Gershwin with his wonderful An American in Paris. George Gershwin composed Tin Pan Alley musicals in the early teens and
Coming in at #5 on my Top 50 Favorite/Best Classical is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with his sublime masterpiece, his Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550. Mozart composed this
Coming in at #6 on my Top 50 Favorite/Best Classical is Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95. This symphony is a sumptuous feast of sonic delight
At #7 in my Top 50 Favorite/Best Classical is Sergei Prokofiev with his most astounding work, and that is for the Romeo and Juliet ballet. I’ll get into what makes
On Sunday, June 26, 1994, I was working as a sales associate at the Men’s Wearhouse in Woodside, California. On Sundays at work, Chris, one of the salesmen, would put
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov makes his first and only appearance on my Top 50 Favorite/Best Classical list at #9 for his symphonic suite, Sheherazade. Much like my enjoyment of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and