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TIMO'S TOP 20 CLASSICS

The list of composers below outlines my current favourites in classical music. In general, I enjoy many kinds of music ranging from, say, Beethoven to Pink Floyd. The list is not to be taken too seriously! There are some other lists in the end for comparison.

TOP TWENTY COMPOSERS

  1. D Shostakovich (paged by Pasi Nousiainen, Simon Hawkin, Rob Hudson )
  2. J Sibelius
  3. L v Beethoven (paged by Classicalmus )
  4. S Prokofiev (paged by David Rolon )
  5. I Stravinsky (paged by Pasi Nousiainen Classicalmus )
  6. J S Bach (paged by Classicalmus )
  7. W A Mozart (paged by Classicalmus )
  8. S Rachmaninov
  9. P I Tchaikovsky (paged by Classicalmus )
  10. D Milhaud
  11. C Nielsen
  12. M Ravel
  13. A Pärt
  14. A Dvorak
  15. B Bartok (paged by Classicalmus )
  16. M Mussorgsky
  17. F Chopin (paged by Classicalmus )
  18. F Schubert
  19. J Brahms (paged by Classicalmus )
  20. O Mustonen

LIST BY THE READERS OF HELSINGIN SANOMAT

The biggest daily newspaper of Finland, Helsingin Sanomat, asked her readers who are the best classical composers. Here are the results that were at 6th of January, 1996. Almost 3000 people answered. I am sure you can understand the list also in Finnish!

THEIR FAVOURITE CLASSICAL PIECE OF MUSIC

  1. Finlandia, Jean Sibelius (238)
  2. Neljä vuodenaikaa, Antonio Vivaldi (131)
  3. Viulukonsertto, Jean Sibelius (128)
  4. Requiem, W.A. Mozart (103)
  5. Valse triste, Jean Sibelius (86)
  6. Adagio, Tomasio Albinoni (83)
  7. Bolero, Maurice Ravel (69)
  8. Carmen, Georges Bizet (45)
  9. Sinfonia nro. 9, L. van Beethoven (43)
  10. Pianokonsertto nro. 1, Pjotr Tshaikovski (35)

MOST REMARKABLE CLASSICAL PIECE OF MUSIC

  1. Finlandia, Jean Sibelius (462)
  2. Sinfonia nro. 9, L. van Beethoven (359)
  3. Requiem, W.A. Mozart (211)
  4. Matteus-passio, J.S. Bach (188)
  5. Sinfonia nro. 5, L. van Beethoven (111)
  6. Neljä vuodenaikaa, Antonio Vivaldi (96)
  7. Taikahuilu, W.A. Mozart (55)
  8. Die Kunst der Fuge, J.S. Bach (41)
  9. Messu h-molli, J.S. Bach (40),
    Toccata ja fuuga, J.S. Bach (40)

The favourite play was Shakespeare's Hamlet. The most popular popular piece of music was Yesterday, the second Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, the third Lennon's Imagine, fourth Unto Mononen's Satumaa, and the fifth Juice Leskinen's 15. yö.

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Timo Honkela, updated Feb 17, 1998