Read reviews of Tallis latest recordings here 45 Erik Satie (1866-1925)ДЄn original thinker, dadaist, artist, pianist and creator of furniture music Whether simple four-part homophony or the complex micropolyphony and dazzling sonic spectacle of Spem in alium, everything a composer interested in choral music needs to learn can be found here. Read reviews of Hildegard von Bingen latest recordings here 46 Thomas Tallis (c1505-85)Д®nglish composer known best for his sacred polyphonic choral worksДЇrom ornate Marian effusions to syllabic settings in English, TallisвЂ™s music encompasses all the diversity of styles that were required of a 16th-century English composer due to the frequent changes of monarch (and, therefore, religion): itвЂ™s ecstatic, propulsive, luminous, florid (or simple), with a harmonic richness and melodic grace that is very special. IвЂ™m a staunch atheist and yet somehow her music is a sublime taste of the divine. As with all the best music, I think itвЂ™s impossible to describe her work вЂ“ it is something that simply has be experienced. I eventually found out what the sample was and Hildegard has remained a constant companion ever since. I first discovered HildegardвЂ™s music through the rave scene вЂ“ OrbitalвЂ™s 1991 trippy track Belfast uses a beautiful sample of O Euchari and I was instantly hooked. Theologian, mystic and now a saint, Hildegard composed sacred monophony Read reviews of Boulez latest recordings here 47 Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) He has done so much for other composers, too, building institutions and shaping how contemporary music is programmed in normal orchestral concerts. Serialist, modernist, conductor and founder of Ensemble intercontemporainД«oulez is simply the best! Musically speaking, not only was he ground-breaking at the time, but his harmony and sonority are always gorgeous вЂ“ if you slice his music, every bit is beautiful. Read reviews of Schumann latest recordings here 48 Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) Who were Clara and Robert SchumannвЂ™s children?.I feel close to Schumann, both personallyВ and professionally. ThereвЂ™s something about SchumannвЂ™sВ Violin Concerto the music reminded me of myself. I grew up listening to violin concertos, because my father played the violin. German Romantic composerwhose unstable mind spawned complex masterpiecesД«ach and Mozart write perfect music, but thereвЂ™s a fragile quality to SchumannвЂ™s perfection.

Read reviews of Rachmaninov latest recordings here 49 Robert Schumann (1810-56) He has the gift of making his music seem as if he is speaking just to you.ДЄrturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) Philharmonia/Ettore Gracis (1957)

His melodic invention is to die for, his harmonic flavour subtle and instantly recognisable, his orchestration rich yet never cloying. The best recordings of RachmaninovвЂ™s Piano Concerto No.He lays his soul before us in music like the Second Symphony, yet it is noble as much as passionate. No two of his piano pieces are alike, each one creates its own world. He never wrote a piece of music unless he had something to say and he never repeated himself he never outstayed his welcome. Rachmaninov belongs to the aristocracy of composers. Russian virtuoso pianist, gifted melodist and one of the greats of late-Romanticism He we present the Top 50, in descending order, with each composer personally appraised by one of those who voted for them. sheer enjoyability вЂ“ quite simply, how much pleasure does their music give you?.craftmanship вЂ“ from a technical point of view, how brilliantly constructed is their music?.impact вЂ“ how greatly did they influence the musical scene both in their own lifetime and in years/centuries to come?.originality вЂ“ to what extent did your chosen composers take music in new and exciting directions?.To clarify things, we set out the criteria for greatness as follows: Nonetheless, when faced with the same question, Ferneyhough gamely named his top five вЂ“ as did 173 other leading composers from across the globe.

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