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.
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 #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
I am giving an honorable mention to Beethoven for his final symphony, the 9th in D minor. It used to be at the top of my list when I was
In the summer of 1788, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was in one of the most inspiring compositional groove anyone can be in. He churned out his final three symphonies, No. 39,
I’m giving Schubert another honorable mention for his great Symphony No. 9 in C major. It is a grand symphony that deserves honors. It has beautiful melodies and technically proficient.
This is the first Dvorak piece on my list, and there are still two others. Yeah, I like his style of romanticism, a beautiful blend of Czech nationalism infused with
Gustav Mahler comes in at #22 on my Top 50 Favorite/Best Classical Music with his amazing Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection,” though Mahler was not the one who
Time/Life had a series out in the 70s and 80s called “Great Men of Music.” I forget when and how I got several of the series, but sometime in the