Classical Top Five

If most will concede Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and Brahms as " the given" top 4, who would you choose as number 5?

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roxy1927 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 125 posts 03-12-2021 at 05:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Gluck-Some of the most meltingly beautiful music ever and I can hardly believe it was composed by a man. And for brownsfan the B Minor Mass is considered the greatest piece of music ever written.
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jpwarren58 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 669 posts 03-12-2021 at 07:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Apart from clearthinking's personal favorite could we provide short examples of your champion's works? Drill down to 3-8 minute segments that illustrate their genius and inspiration. (Brahms appears in need of an overhaul, another separate thread perhaps?)
harrylavo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 346 posts 03-12-2021 at 08:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm surprised no one favors Schubert. So I will.
schubert Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,386 posts 03-12-2021 at 09:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's like this .The world's greatest sport event is the World Football Cup (yes, Americans) . For an analogy the the Winner is Bach. Score , Bach 26 Runner up 8 Devout Christian Music lovers, love him because he makes us love God even more than anyone else can. Music is God's greatest gift to mankind and if Bach was the ONLY music in the world it would still be that .