Did you know that he was heavily influenced by classical piano? He was a fan of Vladimir Horowitz and Rudolf Serkin.

I am blessed that much of the time at work I get to listen to the radio or youtube, two such pieces I've played over and over, for you fans of Mozart.

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Mozart - Lacrimosa but humanity has ended

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I do now!

Thanks:cool:

Paganini.

Makes Eddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page look like amateurs.

I can only add this...

All my favorites are decomposing now :D

Contemporary:

John Williams was mentioned,,
Danny Elfman,
Vangelis,
Interestingly Trent Reznor

Whats a composer? :D

I love Mahler for basically being a death metal composer.

I love Chopin for basically being a thrash punk rocker with his Preludes

But, Wagner and his Ring Series is my thing. Prog rock meets doom rock meets progressive storytime rock. 16 hours of Dungeons and Dragons fun!

Henry Mancini;)

I confess I’m 100% a music consumer - not a student nor a connoisseur. I have stopped paying much attention to the news and started listening to more music, but can’t tell one composer from another.

No favorite, per se, I have favorite pieces from most of them I can't live without. I probably listen to Vivaldi more than the rest, especially The Four Seasons.

Got a Gershwin CD (Rhapsody...) and a Rachmaninoff CD I've nearly worn out.

Beethoven
Mozart
Gershwin

Yes, you guys have heard the Ramsey Lewis Trio before, you just did not know it

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Contemporary composer, I listen a bit to David Lang.
Simple patterns become complex, yet relaxing.
It's about all my brain can handle these days.;)

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Used in an artsy foreign film- "The Great Beauty" Hauntingly beautiful.

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If you want to talk about musicians. My older brother is the best guitarist I have ever seen in real life, and I saw David Gilmour live twice.

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I would say Copland and Ennio Morricone.

Don't forget "Beef.....It's what's for dinner".

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The whole of "Rodeo" is great!

And of course this:

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