What are your top three favorite classical compositions?

I'm not "seasoned" enough as a Classical listener (only 20 years or so) to have definitive faves yet..

I Do however agree with my go to FM stations 2022 #1 pick

Ludwig V's 9th.

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Perhaps a generic/vanilla pick for discerning Classical afficionados, but the history/story behind the piece and Ludwig V's debut performance left me intrigued and a fan since learning about it.

The 2nd movement played VERY loud of my pristine 1959 RCA Living Stereo press never fails to catch my attention.

Of the countless interpretations of this masterpiece, this one is my favorite. Strongly recommended for anyone building a Classical collection with "Golden Age" Living Stereo LP's.

Cheap, probably "better" than most reissue or audiophool  copies.

@tablejockey 

I like how on the album cover it seems to very casually mention “…and symphony No. 8….” in small type, like it was just a throw-away done by Beethoven. 🤣

Poulenc PR 61.

What the heck. I'll give it a go. Off the bottom of my head --

Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3.

Beethoven's Sixth Symph,

Tchaik's Fifth Sim.

Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Beethoven 5th Symphony 

Handel Messiah