Here is a list of my favorite composers to give you an idea of what composers I like:
Shostakovich, Bartók, Prokofiev, Vaughan Williams, Ravel, Villa-Lobos, Koechlin, Stravinsky, Debussy, Britten, Revueltas, Ginastera, Somers, Dutilleux, Tippett, Tubin, Ives, Sculthorpe, Milhaud, Myaskovsky, Szymanowski, Honegger, Janáček, Sibelius, Berg, Pärt, Martinů, Rubbra, Poulenc, Broadstock (a new favorite), Nielsen, W. Schuman, Copland, Barber, Casella, Schoenberg (pre-12 tone works), Adams, Lindberg, Salonen, Ligeti, Varese, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Enescu, Langgaard, and Arnold.
What about you?
Actually, I like almost every composer on your list, to varying degrees. As for favorites, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Vaughan Williams, and Martinu are among my very favorite composers. Other favorites include Havergal Brian, Janis Ivanovs, Bruno Skulte, Messiaen, Hovhaness, Delius, Bax, Chadwick, Creston, Foulds, and many, many others. These are just a few who come to mind.
I need to check out Ivanovs. I know he's considered one of the greatest Latvian composers of all-time, right? I should have mentioned Delius in my list as he's a favorite as well. Don't really know
I left him off. Never could get into Bax or Messiaen. Foulds is an interesting composer. I enjoy those two Oramo recordings on Warner. Haven't heard
yet. Have been meaning to listen to it.
