Who is your favorite classical composer and why?
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Bach is the greatest composer that ever lived... his fugues and canons are among the most intricate and ornate music ever written and not only did he cover ground in musico-logical fields never before imagined, he reveloutionized western music in general by using the well-tempered 12 tone system of pitches instead of the orginal pythagorean system so well that he generated a national interest in Germany for the flavors of the new system, propelling the state of  Western music forward at least 200-300 years.
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I love il divo.i love everything in them(voices,looks&ect). before them i never used to listend to opera type music.I think the most handsome one is URS (even though he's a bit short)
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Don't know if it's a symphony at all but my favorite classical piece is "sheep may safely graze" by Bach
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Great composer.\nDefinitely not the ultimate!\nBut definitely the ultimate Indian composer. I love most of his music (and his ringtones!)
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http://in.dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Genres/Classical/Reviews/
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classical music be it western,hindustani,african....................
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the magic flute\nmarriage of Figaro\neine kline nacht music
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try listening to Corelli, Teleman,Scarlatti, Handel, Vivaldi, Paul Hindemith.\nSixteenth centuries like Orlandus Lassus, Palestrina, Zarlino.
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They are both very good, but i happen to like Back more than them. Verdi is also good.
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Definately David Bowie, he is gorgeous, [not to you obviously], his music is really fab, been my fave since 1970's. But it's obviously who you like.
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I love classical music! It is the inspiration for the best types music out there, in my opinion. First of all, I can find a classical piece for almost anything. If I want to relax, Ill play something like Pachelbel's Canon. It is very soothing, especially since I have a copy of it with included ocean sounds. If I feel pissed, agitated, or some tense emotion, Vivaldi does the trick for me. Concerto No. 6 in A minor, RV 356 III. Presto from his four seasons concert is awesome. For just plain entertainment, I listen to classical guitar. Tárrega has very cool pieces, like Cappricio Arabe. As for providing inspiration for modern music... Listen to many 80's shred bands. The soloing is purely classical scales. Yngwie Malmsteen, who still tours to this day, has really good classical shred. Other classically inspired music is a lot slower pop songs with classical piano. Overall, I think classical music is the best type of music today. That is just my opinion, but I'll bet my money that there are many who will agree with me.
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I would go for cello! There are many GREAT violinists but with the void left by jaqueline dupres, who will be the next great celloist????
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My favorite is Catherine the great of Russia because i believe she was great queen. She also made Russia more known to the western world and brought Russia out of a time of poor to a time of sophistication .
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Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, but I have lots of them. (yes, Moonlight Sonata is one of them)
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London Symphony Orchestra.\nPiano - Melvyn Tan
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Classics IV\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classics_IV
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Yes, I think most people who play musical instruments (esp a stringed one) like classical music since we learned to play using it.  I'll check out the group. Thx!